1482 papers
This study reveals a stark hydroclimatic divergence in the Indus River Basin under 1.5°C to 3.0°C warming, where headwater runoff significantly increases due to snowmelt while downstream regions face deepening water deficits, posing critical risks to irrigation, food security, and adaptation planning.
This study presents a scalable, satellite-based framework for monitoring crop water stress across West Africa from 2001 to 2023, demonstrating that a parsimonious evapotranspiration limitation index (1 − ET/PET) outperforms temperature-based and vegetation-enhanced metrics in correlating with independent rainfall anomalies and effectively capturing the region's strong north-south moisture gradient.
This study utilizes noble gas isotope analysis of 23 samples to reveal that crustal-derived helium enrichment in the Anyue gas field's Sinian–Cambrian reservoirs is quantitatively controlled by basement groundwater circulation, where efficient migration in the Sinian contrasts with the Cambrian's poor fault connectivity and overpressure that hindered helium accumulation.
This study demonstrates that combining enzyme-induced calcium carbonate precipitation with tung oil modification significantly enhances the mechanical strength, hydrophobicity, and vapor permeability of earthen site soils, with an optimal mixture of 80 g/L soybean powder, 0.75 mol/L cementation solution, and 5% tung oil achieving a 158% increase in unconfined compressive strength while maintaining visual compatibility.
This study integrates a field inventory of road impacts, kinematic source susceptibility, and numerical trajectory simulations to develop a calibrated framework that accurately quantifies and maps rockfall hazards along an Alpine transport corridor.
This paper introduces a spatio-temporal framework applied to Rotterdam that reveals urban flood disruptions to healthcare follow a distinct timeline from flood extent, necessitating equitable continuity of care strategies across pre-flood, peak, and recovery phases rather than relying solely on maximum flood depth maps.
This study quantifies methane emissions from degrading low-Arctic polygonal peatlands in the Western Siberian Lowland, revealing that water-saturated hollows are the primary source and estimating that these ecosystems contribute significantly (31.1–45.7 kt CH₄ yr⁻¹) to the region's total tundra methane budget.
This study demonstrates that while hydroperiod and microtopography are primary drivers of mangrove–saltmarsh zonation in a microtidal estuary, strong competitive exclusion between *Avicennia marina* and saltmarsh species further constrains their distribution, suggesting that biotic interactions play a critical role in shaping future coastal wetland transitions under sea-level rise.
This study utilizes global Wikipedia page views across ten languages to demonstrate that, while threatened vascular plants generally receive fewer views overall, they garner significantly higher attention than non-threatened species when controlling for geographic range size and documented human use, indicating heightened local awareness of at-risk flora.
This study utilized EDXRF analysis to reveal significant heavy metal contamination, particularly of copper, zinc, and lead, in soils surrounding informal street garages across Dar es Salaam's Ilala, Temeke, and Kinondoni districts, highlighting localized hotspots and the urgent need for improved waste management and monitoring.