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📄 earth science

Framework for Selection of Representative Earthquake Scenarios for Regional Risk Simulation leveraging National Seismic Hazard Model

This paper presents a framework that leverages National Seismic Hazard Models to select representative earthquake scenarios for regional risk simulation, demonstrated through the identification of two specific scenarios for Wellington, New Zealand, and validated against hazard distributions and criteria of consistency, plausibility, and transparency.

Preetish Kakoty, Kenneth J Elwood, Christopher J DiCaprio, Sanjay S Bora2026-08-20
📄 earth science

Evaluating landfill site operator competence and experience for sustainable waste management in the Upper Vaal Catchment Area

This mixed-methods study on landfill operators in South Africa's Upper Vaal Catchment Area reveals that while many possess moderate experience and tertiary education, their competence is hindered by insufficient, short-duration training focused on operations rather than environmental compliance, highlighting an urgent need for structured, continuous capacity building to ensure sustainable waste management.

Malise Noe, Hester Roberts, Karabo Shale, Machete Machete2026-08-20
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Synoptic and Local Controls on Summer Cooling Explain Diverging Glacier Mass Balance Across High Mountain Asia

This study resolves the Karakoram Anomaly by demonstrating that diverging glacier mass balances across High Mountain Asia are driven by a multi-scale atmospheric coupling where synoptic teleconnections and local katabatic wind feedbacks induce summer cooling in western regions, which, when combined with precipitation regimes, explains 78% of the observed mass balance variance.

Franco salerno, Guyennon Nicolas, Luca Calciati, Sheharyar Ahmad, Nicola Colombo, Kun Yang, Tobias Bolch, Changgui Lin (…)2026-08-20
📄 earth science

Integrating Biodiversity Conservation with Carbon-Neutral Airport Operations for Sustainable Aviation Infrastructure

This paper argues that achieving truly sustainable aviation infrastructure requires airports to move beyond carbon neutrality alone by integrating biodiversity conservation strategies—such as habitat restoration and nature-based solutions—to create a synergistic approach that balances environmental protection with operational safety and efficiency.

Gunal R S2026-08-20
📄 earth science

Unraveling the Interplay Between SPI-Based Drought Characteristics and Rainfall Variability: A High-Resolution Dasarian Assessment across Bali’s Seasonal Zones

This study utilizes a 35-year high-resolution dasarian dataset across Bali's 20 seasonal zones to demonstrate that combining the Standardized Precipitation Index with wet dasarian thresholds reveals critical spatio-temporal drought patterns and rainfall variability, offering a robust framework for improving water security and agricultural adaptation in tropical monsoonal regions.

Naufal Al Ghazali, Adi Mulsandi2026-08-20
📄 earth science

Escalating marine heatwaves drive taxonomic and functional trait loss in the world’s warmest coral reefs

Based on 16 years of survey data from the Persian/Arabian Gulf, this study reveals that recurrent marine heatwaves have caused a 50% decline in functional richness and a shift toward disturbance-tolerant but structurally simpler coral traits, threatening the ecosystem's capacity to withstand future climate warming.

Samara Zinman, Nicholas Jones, Jeneen Hadj-Hammou, Bernhard Riegl, John Burt, Andrew G. Bauman2026-08-20
📄 earth science

Reducing Particulate Matter Emissions in Landfills Using Novel Dust Suppressants: A New Approach to Improving Air Quality

This study demonstrates that applying specific dust suppressants, particularly compost and bentonite at optimal dosages and mesh sizes, significantly reduces wind-driven particulate matter emissions from the Meyami Landfill in Mashhad, offering an effective strategy to improve air quality and mitigate soil erosion.

Fahimeh Moghaddam, Maryam Sarkhosh, Mahdi Saeedi, Aliakbar Dehghan2026-08-20
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Unequal and fragmented futures increase the material cost of decarbonisation

This study reveals that while decarbonization universally increases demand for critical minerals, socio-economic conditions such as inequality and geopolitical fragmentation significantly amplify material requirements and reshape their geographic distribution, making the transition more resource-intensive precisely when supply chains are most constrained.

Samuel Stephenson, Jonathan Cullen, Andre Cabrera Serrenho2026-08-20
📄 earth science

Metagenomic Insights Delineating the Impact of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles on Microbial Community Structure of Yamuna River Water

This study demonstrates that mycogenic copper oxide nanoparticles synthesized using *Serendipita indica* effectively remediate polluted Yamuna River water by significantly reducing physicochemical contaminants and reshaping microbial communities through antimicrobial activity and nutrient limitation.

Somani Chandrika Rath, Jitender Kumar, Arti Goel2026-08-20