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Global plague transmission, with hydroclimate variability and tree-ring correlations in the Hengduan Mountains.

Nature-positive climate risk financing in the broader finance landscape (Figure adapted from World Bank with permission)

Schematic illustrating the atmospheric response to a localized dust storm in the northern hemisphere during the local summer season. High dust loadings significantly increase the absorption of solar radiation, leading to enhanced atmospheric heating, particularly in the middle atmosphere. This thermal response in turn affects the water ice cloud deck, which becomes more vertically extended and less opaque due to reduced water vapor condensation. Additionally, the enhanced atmospheric circulation associated with the dust storm strengthens vertical transport of water vapor from the lower atmosphere, favoring the injection of water to higher altitudes and enhancing the hydrogen escape at the exobase.

A graph demonstrating private forest owners' preferences for different forest adaptation strategies. 'Laissez-faire' was the most favoured, and 'prescribed burning' the least. Most respondents intend to implement multiple strategies, hence strategies are not exclusive.