We summarize what we assess as the past year's most important findings within climate change research: limits to adaptation, vulnerability hotspots, new threats coming from the climate–health nexus, climate (im)mobility and security, sustainable practices for land use and finance, losses and damages, …

Climate change accentuates heat waves in The Netherlands. This, in combination with high nutrient concentrations in Dutch surface waters, is intensifying the proliferation of toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), a threat for the health of the population and ecosystems. Lakes are resources for recreational …

In the next 20 years we are dealing with a growing population, regional growth is 8% and worldwide even 20%. Due to the effect we as inhabitants of planet earth have on the planets climatological systems, our awareness of the amount of resources we use has grown. This is called the ecological footprint …

Satellites are an increasingly important tool in modern warfare and, as such, there is a renewed interest in developing anti-satellite weapons, as well as in assessing the vulnerability of satellites to being intercepted. In 2007 China used a modified ballistic missile to intercept a defunct Chinese …