“The Future of Climate Research”,  a collection of 14 articles arising out of the WCRP second Open Science Conference in Kigali, Rwanda in October 2023, is now available as an ebook. The collection contains articles that offer a snapshot of the state of climate science, with a vision of how our subject moves forward.

The book “Meteorology and Climate of the Southern Hemisphere” published in December 2025, describes weather and climate at different time and space scales in South America, Africa, Australasia, and Antarctica. Phenomena such as El Niño Southern Oscillation, Southern Annular Mode, and the Indian Ocean Dipole are discussed in depth. Other topics include the role of oceans in climate, the impact of extreme events, future projections in a warming world, and the current challenges of modeling present and future climate. .

A new study entitled”Multi-model estimate of Antarctic ice-shelf basal mass budget and ocean drivers” supported by the WCRP Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Core Project has been published in The Cryosphere. provides the first multi-model estimate of melting and refreezing beneath Antarctica’s floating ice shelves, combining results from 10 ice-shelf/ocean simulations with satellite observations. Quantifying basal melt and freeze processes is essential for understanding present-day ice-sheet dynamics and their potential contribution to future sea-level rise. This new assessment offers an important tool to better evaluate the role of ice shelves in ongoing and future ice-sheet changes, with direct relevance for coastal risk and adaptation planning.

The study “Processes Controlling the South American Monsoon Response to Climate Change” published in the Journal of Climate investigates the physical processes governing how the South American Monsoon System responds to climate change. Using climate model simulations, the authors analyze the mechanisms driving projected shifts in monsoon circulation and rainfall patterns. The study highlights the role of thermodynamic and dynamic processes in shaping regional precipitation responses, improving understanding of future hydroclimatic changes across South America. These results contribute to more robust projections of regional climate impacts, supporting improved planning and adaptation in monsoon-affected regions.

A Pacific Region Panel member  of the WCRP « Climate and Ocean Variability, Predictability and Change  (CLIVAR) Core project published a study “Enduring impacts of El Niño on life expectancy in past and future climates” in Nature Climate Change examining the long-term impacts of El Niño–driven climate variability on human mortality and life expectancy, linking ENSO dynamics with health and economic outcomes. The work focuses on how ENSO-related climate variability can leave persistent, multi-decadal imprints on societal outcomes, complementing ongoing panel interests in ENSO teleconnections, climate variability in a warming world, and regional impacts.

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