📄 earth science

Comparative analysis of erythemal and cataractogenic solar UV irradiance under varying atmospheric and geometrical conditions: implications for UV index interpretation

This study demonstrates that while erythemal and cataractogenic UV irradiances respond similarly to ozone and surface orientation, they react differently to aerosol properties and ground albedo, suggesting that the UV Index may not always accurately reflect ocular hazards.

Andrea-Florina Codrean, Octavian Madalin Bunoiu, Marius Paulescu2026-08-14
📄 earth science

The role of shipping capacity and maritime regulation in ocean liming deployment

This paper integrates ocean liming into the WITCH Integrated Assessment Model to demonstrate that its deployment as a carbon dioxide removal method is highly dependent on maritime shipping capacity, port availability, and low-carbon fuel regulations, potentially contributing 9–15% of total CDR by the end of the century.

Marco Gambarini, Lara Aleluia Reis, Cindy Giselle Azuero Pedraza, Hesam Naghash, Laurent Drouet2026-08-14
📄 earth science

Long-Term Changes in Heatwave-Ozone Compound Events and Spatially Heterogeneous Ozone Associations across China

This study reveals that from 2000 to 2024, China experienced a significant nationwide increase in heatwave-ozone compound events—particularly nighttime and compound day-night heatwaves—with pronounced spatial heterogeneity in ozone sensitivity and expanding pollution hotspots, highlighting the urgent need for integrated climate adaptation and air-quality management strategies.

Zhihe Yuan, Xiaoling Zhang, Xinying Qin, Yulu He, Yijia Yin, Yong Chen2026-08-14
📄 earth science

Cascading Hazards, Contested Futures: Media Analysis of the 2025 Blatten Disaster in the Swiss Alps

This study analyzes Swiss media coverage of the 2025 Blatten ice-rock avalanche disaster, revealing how the event was framed not only as a cascading natural hazard but also as a catalyst for broader societal debates on climate change adaptation, governance, and the future habitability of Alpine communities.

Veruska Muccione, Raphael Neukom, Saeid Ario Vaghefi, Nadine Strauss, Christian Huggel2026-08-14
📄 earth science

Long-term Radiosonde Observations from Ny-Ålesund Reveal Shifts in Temperature Trends over Svalbard Linked to Atmospheric Circulation Changes

A 33-year homogenized radiosonde record from Ny-Ålesund reveals that Arctic warming over Svalbard exhibits strong seasonal and decadal variability, where shifts in atmospheric circulation patterns—such as the transition from southerly warm-air advection to northerly flows—have decoupled free-tropospheric temperature trends from surface warming, leading to recent winter stagnation and autumn intensification.

Marion Maturilli, Phillip Eisenhuth, Sandro Dahlke, Dörthe Handorf2026-08-14
📄 earth science

Comparative Analysis of Chernozem Microbiome Resistance to Toxic Heavy Metals (Co²⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, Ni²⁺) under Individual and Pairwise Exposure

This study demonstrates that while the native chernozem microbiome exhibits varying resistance to individual heavy metals (Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cu²⁺), binary mixtures induce severe synergistic toxicity that drastically exceeds additive predictions, revealing that current single-metal risk assessments critically underestimate the hazards of polymetallic contamination.

Illia Kostiuk, Vira Hovorukha, Ewa Moliszewska, Oleksandr Tashyrev2026-08-14