Nature Climate Change
Nature Climate Change is a monthly journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research papers that describe the most significant and cutting-edge research on the causes, impacts and wider implications of global climate change. The journal publishes climate research across the physical, biological and social sciences and strives to integrate and communicate interdisciplinary research. The journal aims to play a leading role in: providing accessibility to a broad audience to research published both within and outside the journal; raising the visibility of climate change research in related research communities as well as the mainstream media; and offering a forum for discussion of the challenges faced by researchers and policy makers (and other interested parties) in understanding the complex mechanisms and impacts associated with the Earth’s changing climate.
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Distributional effects of expanding climate targets beyond CO<sub>2</sub>
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 01 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02622-z
In response to the large contribution of non-CO2 GHG to global warming, pricing of their emissions has been proposed as a cost-effective mitigation option. The authors find that such multi-GHG pricing can be more regressive than CO2-only pricing, with a relative increase in burden for low-income households.Tropical cyclones relieve drought
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 29 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02627-8
Droughts and tropical cyclones are two well-known hazards that can interact in dynamic ways. Now, research shows that rainfall from tropical cyclones shortens and weakens droughts in coastal regions but not in a uniform way.From yield impacts to just transformation of food systems
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 29 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02625-w
Food security remains a major global challenge, which is only amplified by ongoing climate change. Here, I look back on a 2015 paper on climate change impacts on wheat and discuss subsequent research on agriculture and food security.Artificial intelligence to support cross-disciplinary climate change research
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 28 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02624-x
Integrating knowledge across climate risks, societal responses and their interactions is a critical yet persistently challenging goal. We argue that advanced artificial intelligence frameworks, specifically foundation models, offer a new opportunity to unify these domains and support climate decision-making.Large coastal cities are losing sea–land breeze
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 24 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02619-8
High-resolution modelling incorporating sea surface temperature variability reveals that ocean warming has already reduced sea–land breeze days in most large coastal cities. Thus, ocean warming poses an overlooked threat to a natural climate regulator, with future emissions pathways determining whether the decline accelerates or slows.