Category: Environmental Science
Clean energy use rose, but major barriers remain
Examines clean energy adoption barriers in low-income and middle-income countries, revealing that access metrics overlook affordability, reliability, and actual usage patterns critical to energy.
Climate change risks brain health in the Euro-Mediterranean region
Examine climate change impacts on European brain health through risk management frameworks, addressing tropicalization threats, adaptive capacity, and evidence-based prevention strategies.
Sediment extracts boosted Microcystis growth and phosphorus use
Study examines how nutrient sources from sediment, periphyton, and cyanobacterial scum affect Microcystis growth rates and microcystin toxin production in harmful algal blooms.
Perceived environmental quality linked to restoration in urban greenspaces
Path analysis of greenspace characteristics, perceived environmental quality, and psychological restoration outcomes in urban settings using mediation models from Munich greenspace survey data.
Summer ozone levels in Jilin were shaped by weather
Study analyzing meteorological drivers of summer ground-level ozone in Jilin City (2020-2023) using WRF-CMAQ modeling and health risk assessment to identify atmospheric conditions affecting ozone.
Weighted scenario ensembles reduce dominance of overrepresented models
Multidimensional weighting framework for emissions scenario ensembles accounting for relevance, quality, and diversity, with application to IPCC climate scenarios.
Indigenous wolf beliefs are linked to niche construction
Comparative analysis of Indigenous Plains concepts of wolves as creator figures through Niche Construction theory and Yellowstone ecosystem data.
Physical activity initiatives may support climate and health goals
Conceptual framework demonstrating how physical activity initiatives generate co-benefits for climate mitigation, adaptation, and population health through integrated systems-based approaches.
Projected land cover change slightly increases flood discharge
Hydrologic impact assessment of projected land cover changes in Cijangkelok Watershed using ANN-based spatial prediction and HEC-HMS design flood simulation.
Regional transport increased ozone pollution in the Fen-Wei Plain
Study reveals cross-regional ozone transport contributes 65% of surface pollution in Fenwei Plain, with Hubei and Henan as dominant sources. Multi-source observations show transport drives.
