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Estimating Avian Mortality Due to Predation by Cats and Window Collisions in Sweden Using the Capture-Recapture Method

Using long-term bird ringing data and a capture-recapture approach, this study provides the first nationwide estimate for Sweden showing that while domestic cats and window collisions kill approximately 107,000 and 180,000 birds annually respectively, these anthropogenic threats pose a lower risk to overall bird populations compared to habitat degradation and other broader environmental pressures.

Hans Ryttman2026-07-21

📄 earth_science

Building-scale functional mixing reveals a decarbonization window in cities

By developing a nationwide functional atlas of 200 million buildings in China, this study reveals that building-scale functional mixing follows a non-linear, three-stage relationship with carbon emissions, identifying a specific moderate mixing range that offers a critical decarbonization window for urban planning.

Xin Huang, Jiayi Li, Zhen Zhang, Liangpei Zhang, Xiaofeng Pan, Song Ma, Xiangyun Xiong2026-07-21

📄 earth_science

Comparative Carbon Accounting Using Distance-Based and Average Data Methods in Employee Commuting Emissions

This study demonstrates that a distance-based method provides significantly more accurate Scope 3 commuting emissions data than average data methods by capturing local variables like hybrid work patterns and fuel types, as evidenced by a 34% discrepancy in calculations for Middlesbrough Council.

Oluwafemi Ajayi, Johnson Ugwu, Ebere Donatus Okonta2026-07-20

📄 earth_science

Impact of Climate Extremes on Socio-economic Characteristics of Peri-urban Mountain Settlements

This study investigates the compounding impacts of climate extremes and unregulated peri-urbanization on socio-economic livelihoods and gendered vulnerabilities in the Indian Himalayan Region, highlighting critical governance gaps and proposing context-sensitive strategies for climate-resilient development in Himachal Pradesh.

Ahana Chatterjee, Meet Kumar2026-07-20

📄 earth_science

Effects of Land Cover Change and Climate Variability on the Hydrological Balance of the Kulpawn Basin, Ghana

This study utilizes Random Forest and SWAT modeling to demonstrate that the conversion of dense savannah forest to built-up areas and climate variability in Ghana's Kulpawn River Basin have significantly altered hydrological conditions, leading to decreased water yield and increased surface runoff, thereby necessitating sustainable land management and climate adaptation strategies.

Osman Zakari, Charles Gyamfi, Samuel Ofosu Anim, E benezer Boakye, Mabel Kumah, Kwadwo Asamoa Oku-Afari, Anornu Kwame Ge (…)2026-07-20

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EU fossil fuel supply-chain emissions: Options for regulation and implications

The paper projects that unregulated fossil fuel supply-chain emissions outside the EU will reach 380 Mt CO₂eq by 2030 and compares a methane standard versus a carbon price, finding both could achieve 80–90% abatement but noting that a standard risks compromising energy security if suppliers refuse compliance.

Philipp Verpoort, Gunnar Luderer, Frederike Bartels, Christian Bauer, Michael Jakob, Christopher Leisinger, Renato Rodri (…)2026-07-20

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Spatio-temporal temperature variability, climate regime shifts and thermal risk in Bankura and Purulia districts of West Bengal, India

This study analyzes long-term temperature data from 1995 to 2025 in Bankura and Purulia districts, India, revealing a significant warming trend with a regime shift around 2007–2008, accelerated nighttime heating, and heightened thermal vulnerability in southern sectors, thereby providing a scientific foundation for regional climate adaptation.

Suranjana Manna, Sougata Dalal Chowdhury, Anirban Baitalik2026-07-20

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Integrated Geophysical Assessment of Aquifer Geometry and Groundwater Potential in a Basement Complex Terrain, Southwestern Nigeria: Combining Vertical Electrical Sounding, Self-Potential, and Pumping Tests

This study demonstrates that integrating Vertical Electrical Sounding, Self-Potential, and pumping tests provides a cost-effective and reliable framework for identifying high-potential groundwater zones in the crystalline basement terrain of Osogbo, Nigeria, by correlating thick, low-resistivity weathered layers with strong positive SP anomalies to significantly improve borehole siting success.

Solomon M. Jekayinfa¹, Rasaq A. Azeez¹, Olabanji A. Ojo¹2026-07-20

📄 earth_science

Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Vegetation NPP and Its Lagged and Cumulative Responses to Climatic Factors in the Qinba Mountains

This study utilizes a fine-temporal-scale framework combining MODIS data and XGBoost–SHAP analysis to reveal the spatiotemporal dynamics, monthly shifting drivers, and distinct lagged/cumulative responses of vegetation NPP to climatic factors in the Qinba Mountains, providing critical insights for ecosystem management in climate-sensitive transition zones.

Feng Xu, Xin Yao, Fangyuan Huang, Shaomian Niu, Liyang Liu, Shouye Liu, JiQiang Niu2026-07-20

📄 earth_science

Dry-season drawdown primes cantilever failure of stratified riverbanks in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: geotechnical and probabilistic evidence from An Giang

Field data and probabilistic modeling from the Vietnamese Mekong Delta reveal that dry-season drawdown-induced cantilever failure of undercut clay caps, rather than the traditionally assumed flood-season rotational sliding, is the primary mechanism driving riverbank collapse in stratified riverbanks.

Hoa Thanh Thi Nguyen, Giang Song Le2026-07-20

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