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Katherine Cann argues that community-engaged climate research could support fairer adaptation, but only if projects examine their aims, value social learning and scrutinize how the work is governed.
A reconstruction from 17th-century records finds frequent harsh winters and uneven, often excessive precipitation in Transylvania, with climate stress compounding harvest and social crises.
An observation-constrained model suggests Thwaites Glacier could add up to 30 millimeters to global sea level by 2100, as warm water beneath a broad grounding zone may speed melting and retreat.
Long-running records from forests in Costa Rica and Puerto Rico show warming and more hot days, while rainfall extremes differ between sites—evidence of local shifts, not one uniform regional pattern.