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Avoiding losses from climate change requires socially engaged research that explains what people value highly, how climate change imperils these phenomena, and strategies for embracing and managing grief.

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  1. Jon Barnett and Lesley Head are at University of Melbourne, School of Geography, 221 Bouverie Street, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia,

    Jon Barnett & Lesley Head

  2. Petra Tschakert is at University of Western Australia, School of Earth and Environment, School of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 35 Stirling Highway, M004 Crawley, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia,

    Petra Tschakert

  3. W. Neil Adger is at Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Amory Building, Rennes Drive, Exeter EX4 4RJ, UK,

    W. Neil Adger

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Barnett, J., Tschakert, P., Head, L. et al. A science of loss. Nature Clim Change 6, 976–978 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate3140

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