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Coastal ecological disasters triggered by an extreme rainfall event thousands of kilometers inland
The world is experiencing an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, yet the influences of remote inland extreme weather...
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Drilling the North Carolina Coastal Plain – Discovering What Lies Beneath
This chapter explains how geologic environments of the Quaternary are explored by a field geologist who drills holes and collects core samples from...
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Assessment of Diversity in Landscape Ecology in Parts of the Purba Medinipur Coastal District, West Bengal, with Geospatial Technology
The study of landscape ecology illustrates the significant relationships between spatial patterns and ecological processes, and it comprises...
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Will They Stay or Will They Go — Understanding South Atlantic Coastal Wetland Transformation in Response to Sea-Level Rise
Threats to coastal wetlands, including sea-level rise and subsidence, led the National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) System to protect over 500,000 hectares...
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Factors driving changes in surface ozone in 44 coastal cities in China
Surface ozone (O 3 ) pollution is an important environmental problem in China. We conducted a comprehensive study to investigate the influence of...
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A quantitative priority-based approach using a multi-criteria decision-making model for sustainable coastal city development
Throughout history, water availability has been an essential factor in sha** the development, culture, transportation, economic activities, and...
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Soils of the Coastal Tablelands Under Atlantic Forest (Tabuleiros Costeiros)
The Coastal Tablelands (CT) or Tabuleiros Costeiros are formed by the extensive coastal sedimentary strip, along a north–south direction, with a...
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Spatial assessment and chemical characterization of degraded (salt-affected) soils at post-reclamation stage of the Indo-Gangetic Plain in Haryana State
Dynamics of soil salinity and sodicity is a common feature driven by anthropogenic causes such as soil reclamation, the effect of extreme climate...
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Assessing tropical cyclone risk for improving mitigation strategies in Coastal Odisha, India
Tropical cyclone causes large-scale devastation and destruction in the coastal plains of India, particularly in Odisha, which is the most...
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An integrated approach based on HFE-D, GIS techniques, GQISWI, and statistical analysis for the assessment of potential seawater intrusion: coastal multilayered aquifer of Ghaemshahr-Juybar (Mazandaran, Iran)
The overexploitation of coastal aquifers is one of the important reasons for the salinity of groundwater due to seawater intrusion (SWI). This study...
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Spatial variation of soil properties and evaluation of the risk of soil erodibility on a river alluvial and marine sedimentary plain in eastern China
PurposeThis study aims to clarify the spatial variability and characteristics of the distribution of soil properties and erodibility on a typical...
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Evaluating Coastal Wetland Restoration Using Drones and High-Resolution Imagery
Coastal marsh ecosystems are changing and being lost at a rapid rate around the world. One of the fastest rates of land loss, specifically coastal...
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Mangrove forests can be an effective coastal defence in the Pearl River Delta, China
Coastal vegetation can reduce extreme water levels during storm events, but the controlling factors and processes in complex estuary or delta systems...
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Effect of seawater intrusion on water quality of coastal aquifer of Bagerhat district, Bangladesh
The coastal region of Bangladesh is under a complex situation linked to its other parts due to the direct connection of the groundwater resources...
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Lessons from Coastal Slums of Global South Toward Flood Resilience
Urban slums are among the areas most vulnerable to the impacts of climate extremes. At the same time hosts a major urban population in develo**...
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Socioeconomic vulnerability assessment of coastal villages and buildings along Andhra Pradesh East Coast of India
Climate change is a global phenomenon that has enhanced sea-level rise and aggravated the prevailing coastal hazards that make coasts more...
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In-situ loading experiments reveal how the subsurface affects coastal marsh survival
Over the past decades coastal marshes around the world have declined dramatically. Their deterioration is controlled by scarcity of sediments,...
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Hydrogeochemical and isotopic assessment for characterizing groundwater quality in the Mitidja plain (northern Algeria)
Coastal aquifer overexploitation represents a concerning trigger for water salinization around the world and especially in arid and semi-arid regions...
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Vegetated coastal ecosystems in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean are an unexploited opportunity for climate change mitigation
Vegetated coastal ecosystems (mangroves, seagrasses, and saltmarshes, often called Blue Carbon ecosystems) store large carbon stocks. However, their...
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Coastal Sedimentary Dynamics and Land Use Occupation of the Sabkha in Semi-arid Region
This framework aims to monitor the sediment dynamic evolution and land use occupation of the coastal salt-lake system—Sabkha of Ariana—extended in...