📄 earth science

Assessment of groundwater depletion rate by numerical modelling: a case study of Johar town Lahore, Pakistan

This study utilizes Visual MODFLOW modeling integrated with data from WASA, PMD, and GPS to quantify the groundwater depletion rate in Johar Town, Lahore, at 0.8757 m/year, while identifying hydraulic conductivity as a critical parameter and proposing policy interventions like inverted wells and artificial recharge to mitigate the city's water scarcity.

Sonia Anwar2026-08-25
📄 earth science

Spatial Variability of soil along Toposequance in the Workaria Watershed, South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia

This study characterizes the spatial variability of soil properties and fertility status along the toposequence of the Workaria watershed in Ethiopia, identifying dominant soil types (Cambisols, Luvisols, and Vertisols) and critical nutrient deficiencies to inform site-specific management strategies for sustainable agriculture and food security.

Alemayehu Kiflu, Mohammed Said2026-08-24
📄 earth science

Spatiotemporal Network Analysis of Actual Evapotranspiration Dynamics and Causal Teleconnections in Iran

This study utilizes an integrated trend–topology–directionality framework applied to 44 years of satellite-derived evapotranspiration data to map Iran's hydroclimatic dynamics, revealing a core–periphery network structure and identifying northeastern regions as critical predictive sources to optimize environmental monitoring networks and water resource management.

Mohammad Kamangar, Mohammad Darand2026-08-24
📄 earth science

Impacts of Landslide Disasters on Community Livelihoods in Rutsiro District Rwanda

This mixed-methods study of Rutsiro District, Rwanda, reveals that frequent landslides severely undermine community livelihoods through farmland loss and water contamination, exposing critical gaps between high perceived preparedness and the limited efficacy of current mitigation efforts and post-disaster support.

Salim Kabano, Thompson Faraday Ediagbonya, Francois Regis NIYOMUGABA, Christopher Mupenzi2026-08-24
📄 earth science

High-latitude occurrence of Phoebetria palpebrata in the Weddell Sea: new distribution limits and ecological implications

Ship-based surveys conducted in February 2024 aboard the Argentine icebreaker ARA Almirante Irízar documented the southernmost occurrence of the Light-mantled Albatross in the Weddell Sea, reaching 71°S and highlighting the species' seasonal exploitation of high-latitude marine habitats during the austral summer sea-ice minimum.

Maria Lourdes Albertus, Agostina Sanda Vitale, Facundo Alvarez2026-08-24
📄 earth science

Life form composition, biological spectrum, and phytoclimate of the alpine flora of Madhmaheshwar Valley, Western Himalaya, India

This study characterizes the alpine flora of Madhmaheshwar Valley in the Western Himalaya, revealing that its biological spectrum is dominated by hemicryptophytes and chamaephytes due to harsh climatic conditions, which significantly deviates from Raunkiaer's Normal Spectrum by favoring perennial herbs and dwarf shrubs over woody and annual species.

Sunit Singh, J P Mehta, Sajan Thakur, Namrata Sharma, Harish Chander Dutt2026-08-24
📄 earth science

PSR Framework for Identifying Eutrophication Drivers in a Tropical Hydroelectric Reservoir

This study applies the Pressure–State–Response (PSR) framework to the Nova Ponte hydroelectric reservoir in Brazil, demonstrating that agricultural expansion and fertilizer leaching are the primary drivers of eutrophication and that this integrated approach effectively supports water quality management in tropical reservoirs.

Valquíria Flávia Lima Viana, Juliana da Silva Martins Pimentel, Cristiano Christófaro Matosinhos, Arthur Lanna Neves, Le (…)2026-08-24