📄 earth_science

Energy flows through tropical bird and mammal communities reflect anthropogenic effects and biogeographic history

This study reveals that despite similar productivity, bird and mammal communities in the Peruvian Amazon and Borneo channel energy through distinct pathways shaped by biogeographic history and anthropogenic effects, demonstrating that ecosystem functionality cannot be fully understood through species richness alone.

Bhavya Palugudi, Joseph Tobias, Yadvinder Malhi2026-09-04
📄 earth_science

Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Health Risk Assessment of Gross Beta Radioactivity in a Tropical Reservoir: Insights from Phase Partitioning and Long-Term Monitoring

This 14-quarter study of the Mudan Reservoir in Taiwan reveals that while summer monsoons significantly elevate dissolved gross beta radioactivity through runoff, the resulting water remains radiologically safe for public consumption, with estimated annual doses far below WHO safety limits despite limited removal by conventional treatment processes.

Yi-Lung Yeh, Ting-Chien Chen, Chih-Chung Lin, Wei-Hsiang Huang2026-09-04
📄 earth_science

Geometry and Structural Controls on the Magmatic Emplacement and Geo-spatial Distribution of the San Feliciano Plutonic System, Northern Zacatecas, Mexico: Insights from Integrated Aeromagnetic Modelling and Geological Constraints

By integrating aeromagnetic modeling with geological constraints, this study reconstructs the three-dimensional geometry and structural controls of the Late Cretaceous San Feliciano Plutonic System in Northern Zacatecas, revealing a large, irregularly shaped intrusive body emplaced along a NE–SW trend and subsequently deformed by NW–SE tectonic forces associated with the Mexican Orogen.

Erik Emmanuel M. Torres, Héctor López-Loera, Sanjeet K. Verma, Eduardo G. Partida, Mahendra Shukla2026-09-04
📄 earth_science

LLM Agent-informed 1.5 °C Global Mitigation Pathways Considering Sustainable Development Goals

By coupling the Global Change Analysis Model with an LLM agent-coordinated workflow, this study demonstrates that the temporal pacing of mitigation under a fixed 1.5°C carbon budget critically determines Sustainable Development Goal outcomes, revealing that front-loaded strategies reduce long-term overshoot and pollution but increase near-term pressures, whereas delayed mitigation shifts burdens to the late century and increases reliance on carbon removal.

Xunzhang Pan, Tianming Shao, Jianxiao Wang, Shu Zhang, Feng Gao, Guannan He, Yanhua Wang, Jie Song2026-09-04
📄 earth_science

Heat Risk Assessment at Union Level Using Multiplicative Hazard-Exposure-Vulnerability Framework Integrating Remote Sensing and Socio-Economic Data

This study presents the first union-level heat risk assessment for Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh, utilizing a multiplicative Hazard-Exposure-Vulnerability framework integrated with remote sensing and census data to identify spatial risk clusters and inform targeted adaptation strategies across 654 administrative unions.

Ahad Kanak Prottay, Vargob Paul, Shazed Hossain Chamok2026-09-04
📄 earth_science

Dynamic Flood Routing in Sediment-Affected Reservoirs Using Satellite- Derived Area-Elevation Curves: A Case Study of Golestan Dam, Iran

This study demonstrates that integrating satellite-derived, time-varying area-elevation curves into flood-routing models for the Golestan Dam reveals that significant sediment-induced morphological changes substantially alter peak outflows and flood risks, highlighting the necessity of dynamic geometry updates for accurate dam safety and flood management.

Abdolreza Zahiri, Mohammad Reza Nikoo, Hamed Feiz Abady2026-09-04
📄 earth_science

Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Projection of Forest Cover Using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning in Baishari Bangdopa, Bangladesh

This study utilizes remote sensing and machine learning to reveal a 74% decline in forest cover in Baishari Bangdopa, Bangladesh, between 1988 and 2025, and projects that future forest stability depends critically on management interventions, with strict protection potentially tripling current cover by 2050 compared to a near-total collapse under high deforestation scenarios.

Niamjit Das2026-09-04
📄 earth_science

Waste generation, environmental perception, and community responses to industrial pollution in peri-urban Oluyole, Oyo State, Nigeria

This study of peri-urban Oluyole, Nigeria, reveals that despite high environmental awareness, industrial pollution persists due to inadequate waste management infrastructure, sensory-driven risk perceptions, and weak institutional governance, compelling communities to adaptively tolerate pollution for livelihood security.

Timothy. O Ogunbode, O.. Adeji Alaba, M. Ademola Sunday2026-09-04