Climate change is associated with more intense storms, shorter periods of ice cover that reduce protection from coastal erosion, and melting permafrost that undermines village infrastructure.
November 07, 2025
high
temporal
Mechanisms by which a warming climate increases vulnerability of Arctic and sub-Arctic coastal communities.
Factors that contribute to increased human–bear encounters in Japan include rural population decline and aging—which can allow abandoned agricultural land to revert to forest and enable bears to expand their range—and climate change, which can shift bear hibernation schedules and affect the availability of natural food sources.
October 31, 2025
high
causal
Durable ecological and demographic drivers of changing bear–human interactions in Japan.
Emissions from burning coal are a leading driver of climate change and contribute to sea level rise and more extreme weather.
October 16, 2025
high
environmental
Combustion of coal releases greenhouse gases and other pollutants that influence global climate systems.
Deforestation of tropical forests, agricultural expansion and intensification, competition from invasive species, and climate change are major drivers contributing to global declines in bird populations.
high
threats
List of principal threats cited as causing bird population declines