📄 Category

earth_science

1458 papers

📄 earth_science

Evaluating Evacuation Challenges for Vulnerable Populations During the 2023 Lahaina (Maui) Wildfire: A Wildland–Urban Interface Analysis of Emergency Evacuation Systems

This study analyzes the 2023 Lahaina wildfire's evacuation failures for vulnerable populations by identifying critical deficiencies in infrastructure and regulatory compliance, ultimately proposing an Accessible Wildfire Evacuation Model that integrates Universal Design principles with key building and fire codes to enhance equitable disaster resilience.

Aly Haidar2026-07-22
📄 earth_science

Multiscale land-atmospheric feedbacks intensify hot droughts over global river-basins

This study reveals that hot drought severity across 30 major global river basins is driven not only by regional mean land-atmospheric feedbacks but also by the spatial coherence of soil drying and inter-basin propagation, with these scale-dependent mechanisms explaining up to 32% of severity and showing a shift toward soil-moisture-driven intensification in subtropical regions.

Auroop Ganguly2026-07-22
📄 earth_science

The Equity of the Built-Nature Interface: Perceivable Landscape Connectivity and Urban Health across Korean Cities

This study introduces perceivable landscape connectivity (PLC) to analyze how the spatial arrangement of urban nature, distinct from mere green space quantity, relates to cardiometabolic health and life satisfaction across seven Korean cities, revealing that while most beneficial configuration effects are intertwined with socioeconomic advantage, specific aspects like built-fabric contiguity and water aggregation independently support walking and well-being, particularly among older adults.

Baysok JUN2026-07-22
📄 earth_science

Validation of a Modified Normalized Spotted Hyena Optimization Fractal Dimension of Characterizing Pore Structure in Permo–Triassic Khuff Carbonate Reservoirs, Central Saudi Arabia

This study validates modified statistical and optimization-based methods, specifically the Modified Normalized Kruskal–Wallis and Modified Normalized Spotted Hyena Optimization approaches, for accurately characterizing pore-network heterogeneity and predicting permeability in Permo–Triassic Khuff carbonate reservoirs through robust fractal dimension analysis.

Khalid Elyas Mohamed Elameen Alkhidir2026-07-22
📄 earth_science

The new microclimatic scenario of the Pantanal: a temporal analysis of thermo-pollutant dynamics

This study analyzes 24 years of data (2000–2024) to reveal that the Pantanal biome and the city of Cáceres are experiencing a critical new microclimatic scenario characterized by synergistic warming, drying, and severe particulate pollution that threatens both ecological integrity and public health.

Cleverson Ricardo Soares Viana, Maísa Consuelo Santos, Daiana Ferreira Dias, Adriana Gioda, Wilkinson Lopes Lázaro, Erna (…)2026-07-22
📄 earth_science

Bibliometric reviews of scientific trends, collaboration networks, and emerging directions in Wetland and Waterways mitigation research

This bibliometric review of 437 publications from 1996 to 2026 analyzes the thematic evolution, collaboration networks, and emerging gaps in wetland and waterway mitigation research, revealing a shift toward restoration effectiveness and ecosystem-based management while highlighting the need for standardized frameworks and advanced geospatial technologies.

Micheal Oketunde Okegbola2026-07-22✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
📄 earth_science

Dendroclimatological Study of Pinus roxburghii Growth Variation along an Elevational Gradient in the Lesser Himalayas, Pakistan

This study utilizes tree-ring chronologies from *Pinus roxburghii* across an elevational gradient in the Lesser Himalayas of Pakistan to demonstrate that March precipitation and temperature are dominant growth drivers, while revealing that elevation modulates the seasonal breadth of climate sensitivity, with upper elevations showing the strongest response to hydroclimatic variability.

Mehvish Majeed, Eman Majeed, Sahar Abidi, Sher Shah, Sohaib Muhammad2026-07-22
📄 earth_science

GIS-Integrated Analysis of Spatial and Vertical Variability in Airborne Pollen and Fungal Spore Concentrations Across an Urban Campus in Islamabad, Pakistan

This study utilized a custom low-cost sampler and GIS analysis to reveal significant spatial and vertical variability in airborne pollen and fungal spore concentrations across an urban campus in Islamabad, demonstrating that bioaerosol levels are strongly influenced by local land cover, wind patterns, and sampling height.

Fatima Filza Hassan2026-07-22
📄 earth_science

Understanding of Deepwater Sedimentary Model based on Geophysical Data Interpretation to identify the possible scope of Hydrogen Exploration in the Northern Part of the Andaman area, India

This study utilizes geophysical data interpretation to develop a deepwater sedimentary model for the Andaman basin, identifying tectonic and stratigraphic features conducive to the generation and accumulation of geologic hydrogen via serpentinization as a potential carbon-neutral energy resource.

Saurabh Datta Gupta, Dhritideb Karmakar, Padmini Pujapanda, Pampa Malik, Raj Kiran, Rajeev Upadhyay, Vinay Rajak2026-07-22