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By harmonizing observational and modeled microplastic particle size distributions, this study revises global atmospheric microplastic emissions downward to approximately 12 Gg yr⁻¹, revealing a 27-fold reduction from previous estimates and bridging the gap between top-down and bottom-up assessments.
This paper analyzes the 2012 Mw 7.5 Mexico earthquake to demonstrate that despite its high magnitude, the event caused only minor damage compared to the 1985 earthquake due to lower peak ground acceleration, shorter duration, and less destructive frequency content, thereby highlighting the critical importance of evaluating comprehensive seismic parameters beyond just magnitude for accurate risk assessment.
This study addresses the lack of standardized metrics for corporate climate resilience within ESG frameworks by analyzing existing indicators and proposing a new, structured set of metrics across physical exposure, adaptive capacity, and recovery potential to enhance transparency and long-term preparedness.
Based on a survey of 385 households in Zambia's Nyimba District, this paper demonstrates that high-quality community forest governance and secure group tenure significantly enhance perceived REDD+ readiness, whereas mere participation in meetings does not independently influence readiness once governance quality is accounted for.
This study evaluates the use of satellite altimetry, gravimetry, and Argo data to infer deep-ocean steric changes as a residual in sea level budgets, finding that robust regional detection remains challenging due to the method's lack of validation against long-term observations and the dominance of non-oceanographic gravity signals in certain regions like the Northeast Atlantic.
This study demonstrates that dispersal between a cyclone-impacted coastal ecosystem and a less-affected inland patch is essential for preventing extinction and maintaining chaotic population dynamics under extreme climatic events, whereas dispersal between equally affected patches fails to ensure survival.
This study utilizes a comprehensive inventory of 781 landslides on Grand Mesa, Colorado, to reveal that while high-volume megaslides occur roughly once every millennium, smaller but highly mobile events are frequent, with the Green River-Uinta Formation disproportionately driving landslide activity due to its unique lithology and stratigraphic position.
This study reveals that Lake Sampaloc in the Philippines suffers from severe microplastic pollution, with surface waters showing very high contamination levels and farmed fish accumulating significantly higher microplastic loads than wild counterparts, primarily consisting of polyethylene and polypropylene fibers that exhibit size-dependent accumulation patterns.
This study demonstrates that six-year thermal infrared UAV surveys provide a highly reliable, cost-efficient, and effective method for monitoring long-term sika deer population dynamics and detecting culling-induced declines on Nakanoshima Island, Japan, outperforming traditional ground-based methods in effort while correlating strongly with harvest-based estimates.
This pilot study demonstrates that the feces of the laughing dove (*Spilopelia senegalensis*) serve as an effective non-invasive biomonitoring tool for tracking urban environmental contamination in Yerevan, Armenia, by revealing significantly elevated levels of anthropogenic toxic elements like lead and arsenic in industrial peripheral zones compared to the city center.