Global Scans · Biophysical · Weekly Summary

• [New] The U.S. federal government will collapse as a result of war, economic crisis, or the simple ongoing erosion of biophysical support systems. Resilience
• Although difficult to capture at a global scale, the ability of species to respond to changes in ocean acidity will depend on species adaptive capacity, rate of change, as well as complex biophysical feedbacks. Frontiers
• Even under a scenario in which all species currently included in IUCN Red List as threatened become extinct, non-native plant species naturalizations are by far the stronger contributor to biotic reorganization. Center for Invasive Species Prevention
• The urban decisions made in the next two decades will shape whether societies remain within - or overshoot - the planet's biophysical boundaries. Nature
• India is currently facing a collision of multiple cumulative climate hazards co-occurring due to its size, urbanisation rate, and biophysical characteristics, significantly influencing the hydrological cycle and consequently affecting the behaviour of climate extremes. PLoS One
• About one fifth of the Earth's surface, including the global biodiversity hotspots, are at risk due to biotic invaders. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Discussions will span plant metabolism, phenology, biotic interactions and microclimate management - all critical areas for building the heat-resilient agricultural systems Australia will increasingly depend on. ANU College of Science
• In the future, pro-biotic agents could be used to treat mood and anxiety disorders. Irish Food Board
• We need urban land change forecasts conducted from a wider range of geographies and city sizes, especially across large swaths of lands where urbanization is expected to progress rapidly, for example in Sub-Saharan Africa with its own social, economic, cultural, and biophysical contextual factors. Nature

Last updated: 21 June 2026