📄 earth science

Climate Hazard Exposure and Involuntary Immobility: Evidence from Rural China Using an Instrumental Variable Approach

Using an instrumental variable approach on rural Chinese data from 2010 to 2020, this study demonstrates that climate hazard exposure significantly increases involuntary immobility by eroding migration capabilities, particularly among the poorest households, thereby highlighting the urgent need for adaptation policies that support those trapped by climate change rather than focusing solely on migrants.

Xinyue Zhao2026-08-31
📄 earth science

Conceptualizing Sustainable Landscape and Landscape Sustainability: Implications for Landscape Planning and Design

This paper employs a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis to clarify the complementary relationship between sustainable landscape (as a desired spatial outcome) and landscape sustainability (as a developmental process), thereby establishing a conceptual framework to guide future assessment, planning, and design while addressing the current anthropocentric bias in the field.

Weronika Łempicka, Adrianna Czarnecka2026-08-29
📄 earth science

Machine Learning in Mineral Exploration:A Review of Methods, Applications, and Open Challenges

This review synthesizes the current applications of machine learning and deep learning across the mineral exploration pipeline, from prospectivity mapping to geophysical inversion, while critically examining persistent challenges such as data scarcity and model interpretability, and outlining future directions including physics-informed learning and foundation models.

Avery Inyangala¹, Aaron Kutukhulu Waswa¹2026-08-29
📄 earth science

Sea Level Change Assessment along the Egyptian Mediterranean Coast Using Multi-Source Data and Machine Learning Models

This study assesses sea level rise risks along the Egyptian Mediterranean coast by integrating multi-source data (GPS, tide gauges, GRACE, and satellite altimetry) with machine learning models, identifying XGBoost as the most accurate predictor and forecasting a continued rise of 2.8 to 4.09 mm/year through 2050 that threatens coastal cities like Alexandria, Port Said, and El Arish.

Sana Saeed, Soliman Slama, Fawzi H. Zarzoura, Mahmoud El-, Mewafi Shetiwi2026-08-28
📄 earth science

Spatial accounting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals across global land

This study presents a high-resolution, observation-based global assessment of annual gross greenhouse gas emissions and removals from 2016 to 2024, revealing that while land acts as a net sink of -3.6±4.1 Gt CO2e yr⁻¹, these fluxes are highly concentrated spatially, with half of emissions occurring in just 4.5% of emitting land.

David Gibbs, Melissa Rose, Erin Glen, Philippe Ciais, Matthew Hansen, Tomislav Hengl, Mustafa Isik, Peter Potapov, Angel (…)2026-08-28
📄 earth science

Energy Intensity, Food Security, and Trade Dependence: Structural Insights from Meat Supply Chains in the Americas

This study utilizes a multi-regional input–output framework to analyze the energy intensity of meat supply chains across the Americas, revealing that trade dependence, logistics performance, and structural institutional conditions are more critical determinants of efficiency than income levels or renewable energy shares, thereby offering new insights for integrating food security and energy policy.

Fumiya Nagashima, Tetsuji Tanaka2026-08-28