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Advertisement Nature Communications sea-level rise collection An evolving collection of the latest sea-level rise research published in Nature Communications, editorially curated and updated periodically. The collection draws together articles examining different aspects of this field, from observations and drivers of sea-level variability, to ice sheet dynamics and their contribution to sea-level rise, to coastal vulnerability to flooding and extreme sea levels.  Explore the collection   TABLE OF CONTENTS August 2017 Volume 10, Issue 8 Editorial Correspondence News and Views Perspective Articles Subscribe   Facebook   RSS   Recommend to library   Twitter   Editorial Top Progress from catastrophe   p537 doi:10.1038/ngeo3004 Natural disasters can devastate local communities. However, these rare events also often trigger new ways of thinking, and provide a treasure trove of data that must be used to reduce vulnerability. Correspondence Top Eocene temperature gradients   pp538 - 539 Jessica E. Tierney, Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté, Richard D. Pancost, Appy Sluijs & James C. Zachos doi:10.1038/ngeo2997 See also: Correspondence Reply to 'Eocene temperature gradients'   pp539 - 540 doi:10.1038/ngeo2998 See also: Correspondence by Tierney et al. News and Views Top Geomorphology: Origins of low-relief plateaus   pp541 - 542 Annina Margreth doi:10.1038/ngeo2991 Relatively flat, low-relief plateaus contrast with glacially carved, deep fjords. Computational experiments suggest that these astonishing landscapes are formed exclusively by glaciers. See also: Article by Egholm et al. Biogeochemistry: Warmer Arctic weakens vegetation   pp543 - 544 Ana Bastos doi:10.1038/ngeo2989 Warm conditions in the Arctic Ocean have been linked to cold mid-latitude winters. Observations and simulations suggest that warm Arctic anomalies lead to a dip in CO2 uptake capacity in North American ecosystems and to low crop productivity. See also: Article by Kim et al. Planetary science: Bypassing the habitable zone   p545 Andrew P. Ingersoll doi:10.1038/ngeo2996 In our own solar system, Venus is too hot, Mars is too cold and Earth is just right. Simulations show that making an icy planet habitable is not as simple as melting its ice: many icy bodies swing from too cold to too hot, bypassing just right. See also: Article by Yang et al. Geoscience JOBS of the week Assistant / Associate / Full Professors-Physical and biological Oceanography, marine geophysics / geology, ocean engineering Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Assistant / Associate / Full Professors-Geophysics, Geodesy, Space Physics, Planetary Sciences Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Dean, Faculty of Science University of British Columbia (UBC) Tenured faculty position in the area of Paleontology and Evolutionary Developmental Biology University of California, Berkeley More Science jobs from Geoscience EVENT ICMES 2017 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Systems (ICMES 2017)--ACM, Ei Compendex 15.12.17 Wuhan, China More science events from Perspective Top National baselines for the Sustainable Development Goals assessed in the SDG Index and Dashboards   pp547 - 555 Guido Schmidt-Traub, Christian Kroll, Katerina Teksoz, David Durand-Delacre & Jeffrey D. Sachs doi:10.1038/ngeo2985 The Sustainable Development Goals map out a broad spectrum of objectives. Analytical tools in form of the Index and Dashboards provide a starting point to set national baselines, and allow comparison of the SDGs with other indices of well-being. Articles Top Abrupt climate transition of icy worlds from snowball to moist or runaway greenhouse   pp556 - 560 Jun Yang, Feng Ding, Ramses M. Ramirez, W. R. Peltier, Yongyun Hu et al. doi:10.1038/ngeo2994 Icy planets and moons could become habitable as their host stars brighten and their ice melts. Climate simulations instead show a rapid transition from a snowball to an inhospitable greenhouse climate with significant water loss. See also: News and Views by Ingersoll Remote detection of widespread indigenous water in lunar pyroclastic deposits   pp561 - 565 Ralph E. Milliken & Shuai Li doi:10.1038/ngeo2993 Volcanic glasses sampled by Apollo missions display high water contents. Remotely sensed spectral data show that pyroclastic deposits are generally enriched in water across the Moon, suggesting significant amounts of water in the lunar interior. Hemispheric climate shifts driven by anthropogenic aerosol-cloud interactions   pp566 - 571 Eui-Seok Chung & Brian J. Soden doi:10.1038/ngeo2988 A southward shift of the tropical rainbelts over the late twentieth century has been attributed. Climate simulations suggest that the mechanism for this influence lies largely with the interaction of aerosols with clouds. Reduced North American terrestrial primary productivity linked to anomalous Arctic warming   pp572 - 576 Jin-Soo Kim, Jong-Seong Kug, Su-Jong Jeong, Deborah N. Huntzinger, Anna M. Michalak et al. doi:10.1038/ngeo2986 Anomalous Arctic warming has been linked to colder North American winters. Analyses of weather and productivity observations reveal that Arctic–North American teleconnections reduce gross primary productivity in the US. See also: News and Views by Bastos Microbial substrate preference dictated by energy demand rather than supply   pp577 - 581 Maximiliano J. Amenabar, Everett L. Shock, Eric E. Roden, John W. Peters & Eric S. Boyd doi:10.1038/ngeo2978 Microbes are expected to prefer substrates with the highest energy yield. Laboratory experiments demonstrate that a metabolically flexible archaeon exhibits preference for and greater growth from lower energy substrates. Microbial oxidation as a methane sink beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet   pp582 - 586 Alexander B. Michaud, John E. Dore, Amanda M. Achberger, Brent C. Christner, Andrew C. Mitchell et al. doi:10.1038/ngeo2992 Subglacial lakes contain active microbial ecosystems capable of cycling methane. In a subglacial lake in West Antarctica, methane that is produced is subsequently consumed, limiting the potential for methane emissions during lake drainage. High levels of endocrine pollutants in US streams during low flow due to insufficient wastewater dilution   pp587 - 591 Jacelyn Rice & Paul Westerhoff doi:10.1038/ngeo2984 Wastewater can make up a large fraction of stream flow. An analysis of over 14,000 US streams shows that under severe low-flow conditions, wastewater containing endocrine disruptors is poorly diluted, and many streams exceed safety thresholds. Formation of plateau landscapes on glaciated continental margins   pp592 - 597 David L. Egholm, John D. Jansen, Christian F. Braedstrup, Vivi K. Pedersen, Jane L. Andersen et al. doi:10.1038/ngeo2980 Plateaus separated by deeply incised fjords are hallmarks of glaciated passive continental margins. Computational experiments show that they arise from evolving feedbacks between topography, ice dynamics and erosion over millions of years. See also: News and Views by Margreth Dynamics and early post-tsunami evolution of floating marine debris near Fukushima Daiichi   pp598 - 603 John Philip Matthews, Lev Ostrovsky, Yutaka Yoshikawa, Satoru Komori and Hitoshi Tamura doi:10.1038/ngeo2975 The tsunami triggered by the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake carried debris seaward. Satellite data and numerical simulations suggest that small-scale wind modifications over a smooth film-covered sea surface affected debris motions. A reverse energy cascade for crustal magma transport   pp604 - 608 Leif Karlstrom, Scott R. Paterson and A. Mark Jellinek doi:10.1038/ngeo2982 The controls on magma transport in the crust are poorly known. Field analysis and numerical modelling of magmatic intrusions preserved in North America suggest that surface transfer of magma increases in warming crust as the magmatic system ages. Tsunamigenic structures in a creeping section of the Alaska subduction zone   pp609 - 613 Anne Becel, Donna J. Shillington, Matthias Delescluse, Mladen R. Nedimović, Geoffrey A. Abers et al. doi:10.1038/ngeo2990 Creeping subduction zones are unlikely to generate tsunamigenic earthquakes. Analysis of a creeping part of the Alaskan subduction zone reveals fault structures similar to those in Tohoku, suggesting it may host large earthquakes and tsunamis. Natureevents is a fully searchable, multi-disciplinary database designed to maximise exposure for events organisers. The contents of the Natureevents Directory are now live. The digital version is available here. Find the latest scientific conferences, courses, meetings and symposia on natureevents.com. For event advertising opportunities across the Nature Publishing Group portfolio please contact natureevents@nature.com More Nature Events

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