📄 earth science

Ecological Drivers of Natural Forest Regeneration in a Tropical Moist Forest Protected Area of Bangladesh

This study evaluates the natural regeneration status and ecological drivers in Bangladesh's Tilaghor Eco-Park, revealing that seedling diversity and abundance are significantly influenced by specific habitat factors such as tree richness, elevation, and basal area, thereby providing critical insights for targeted forest management and restoration strategies.

Lubaba Noshin, Rabeya Sultana, Kazi Mohammad Masum2026-10-16
📄 earth science

Atmospheric and oceanic pathways linking the Pacific–Japan pattern to summer salinity variability in the Bay of Bengal

This study demonstrates that the boreal-summer Pacific–Japan pattern significantly drives sea surface salinity variability in the Bay of Bengal through a coupled mechanism of atmospheric freshwater forcing and oceanic Kelvin–Rossby wave propagation, creating a distinct meridional salinity dipole independent of ENSO and the Indian Ocean Dipole.

Srinivas Gangiredla, Nitesh Maury, Deepti D. Nagvekar, Srujitha Pothula, Jasti S. Chowdary, Subhra Prakash Dey, Rajesh S (…)2026-10-16
📄 earth science

The persistent impact of tropical cyclones over the Northwest Pacific on Arctic sea ice

This study demonstrates that enhanced tropical cyclone activity in the western North Pacific during autumn intensifies the following winter's El Niño, which triggers a Rossby wave train that transports energy to the Beaufort Sea to drive surface energy budget changes and reduce spring–summer sea ice, thereby providing a modest but genuine source of predictive skill for Arctic sea ice beyond traditional persistence and ENSO indices.

Dingjia Ye, Yanping Li, Jianping Li, Xuezhi Bai2026-10-16
📄 earth science

Indigenous Knowledge and Community-Based Climate Adaptation in the Thar Desert, India

This qualitative study of the Thar Desert in India demonstrates that Community-Based Organizations are vital for revitalizing indigenous knowledge and strengthening climate resilience through water harvesting and food security, despite facing challenges like funding gaps and gender inequality, thereby underscoring the need for policy frameworks that formally support locally-led adaptation.

Harsh Singhal, Saloni Bhatia, Satya Prakash Mehra, Leena Chauhan, Prakash Tyagi2026-10-16
📄 earth science

How tropical instability waves impact the equatorial Pacific interannual SST variability and heat budget in 2024

This study utilizes ocean general circulation model simulations to demonstrate that strong tropical instability waves during the 2023/24 El Niño decaying phase significantly suppressed the anticipated 2024 La Niña development by weakening cold SST anomalies in the Niño3 region by 49% through enhanced advection that warmed the cold tongue at a rate nearly three times greater than net heat flux.

Qiaojun Chen, Rong-Hua Zhang, Luying Yin, Hai Zhi, Yi Liu2026-10-16