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A ‘Sister Cities for the Anthropocene’ network could address the challenges experienced by urban communities in the wake of Anthropocene-driven change.

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Fig. 1: Far-reaching effects of Icelandic glacial melt.

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The research discussed in Fig. 1 has been supported by the National Science Foundation (award no. 2030474), Arctic Social Sciences Program, Office of Polar Programs.

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  2. Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience and Department of Anthropology, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA

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Howe, C., Boyer, D. Sister cities for the Anthropocene. Nat Cities 1, 330–331 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00067-z

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