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Published: January 3, 2011

Global Change Magazine No. 76

Articles in this issue focus on a range of topics, including the UN's Global Sustainability Panel, South American  palaeoclimate, Geoengineering and Ocean Acidification. The regulars include news from the IGBP and global-change communities.

The following feature articles from this issue


can be read on-line.

UNsustainable?
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is searching for new solutions to global sustainability.

Phosphorus: How much is enough?
A closer look at the debate about the availability of an essential plant nutrient and valuable commodity.

Climate geoengineering. Could we? Should we?
Geoengineering is now part of mainstream vocabulary. Is it a solution to the problem or a solution with a problem?

Climate change’s famous cousin
An analysis of the implications of ocean acidification for marine ecosystems and the economies they support.

Climate variability in the southern hemisphere
At last, South American palaeoclimate is receiving much-needed attention.

Mountain glaciers face the heat
Melting glaciers will affect societies and ecosystems. The impacts are region-specific and need careful evaluation.

The perfect storm
There is a strong link between soil moisture and storms in the dusty Sahel.

Here you can download articles to read them as Pdfs

Entire magazinePDF (pdf, 5.4 MB)

Cover and contentsPDF (pdf, 6.4 MB)

EditorialPDF (pdf, 658 kB)

NewsPDF (pdf, 638.4 kB)

UNsustainable? PDF (pdf, 378.7 kB)
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is searching for new solutions to global sustainability.

Phosphorus: How much is enough?PDF (pdf, 396.2 kB)
A closer look at the debate about the availability of an essential plant nutrient and valuable commodity.

Climate geoengineering. Could we? Should we? PDF (pdf, 428.8 kB)
Geoengineering is now part of mainstream vocabulary. Is it a solution to the problem or a solution with a problem?

Climate change’s famous cousinPDF (pdf, 438.9 kB)
An analysis of the implications of ocean acidification for marine ecosystems and the economies they support.

Climate variability in the southern hemispherePDF (pdf, 2.1 MB)
At last, South American palaeoclimate is receiving much-needed attention.

Mountain glaciers face the heatPDF (pdf, 640.5 kB)
Melting glaciers will affect societies and ecosystems. The impacts are region-specific and need careful evaluation.

The perfect stormPDF (pdf, 318.6 kB)
There is a strong link between soil moisture and storms in the dusty Sahel.

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