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Global and regional changes in working-age population exposure to heat extremes under climate change
Despite recent progress in assessing future population exposure, few studies have focused on the exposure of certain vulnerable groups, such as...
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Identification of regional pattern of climate change risk in China under different global warming targets
Climate change will bring huge risks to human society and the economy. Regional climate change risk assessment is an important basic analysis for...
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Role of Adaptation Governance of Bangladesh in Global Climate Change Discourse
Despite being an LDC and one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, Bangladesh has taken several exemplary initiatives to tackle climate...
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Paleolimnological Indicators of Global Change
AnthropogenicClimate climate changeClimate change and the recent increase ofSaharan dust Saharan dust depositionSaharan dust deposition are...
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High Mountain Lakes as Remote Sensors of Global Change
This chapter addresses the question of why the high mountain lakes of Sierra NevadaSierra Nevada (Spain) areSpain unique remote sensorsRemote sensors...
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Global Change and Human Mobility in the Anthropocene
In a period of increasing large-scale human effects on the planet, the named Anthropocene, the mobility turn has emerged as a crucial paradigm for...
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Global Change in Mountains and Its Consequences at Different Scales
Throughout this book it has been verified that the world’s mountain areas are being affected by major changes with serious consequences for the...
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AI-enabled strategies for climate change adaptation: protecting communities, infrastructure, and businesses from the impacts of climate change
Climate change is one of the most pressing global challenges we face today. The impacts of rising temperatures, sea levels, and extreme weather...
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Climate Change Impact on Land Use and Land Cover Change on Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh
Coral islands like Saint Martin’s have long been recognized as being particularly vulnerable to the consequences of climate change. Based on this...
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Coastal Shoreline Change in Eastern Indian Metropolises
The coastal regions of India have a high population density and are ecologically productive. However, they are also susceptible to both human...
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Land Use and Land Cover Changes in a Global Environmental Change Context—The Contribution of Geography
Although researchers from various scientific fields (e.g., biologists, ecologists, historians) have contributed to the development of Land Use and...
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An overall consistent increase of global aridity in 1970–2018
Climate change is expected to introduce more water demand in the face of diminishing water supplies, intensifying the degree of aridity observed in...
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Socioeconomic and Environmental Changes in Global Drylands
Drylands are a pivotal component of Earth’s biosphere and provide essential ecosystem services to mankind. Over the past several decades, with rapid...
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Unveiling structural differentiation in the global nickel trade network: A product chain perspective
This research aimed to understand supply and demand in the global nickel market from a product chain perspective. Accordingly, we established an...
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Dynamics of the global semiconductor trade and its dependencies
The semiconductor industry typifies the international division of labor and exhibits significant structural differences in global trade in key...
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A CMIP6-based assessment of regional climate change in the Chinese Tianshan Mountains
Climate warming profoundly affects hydrological changes, agricultural production, and human society. Arid and semi-arid areas of China are currently...
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Land use and cover change and influencing factor analysis in the Shiyang River Basin, China
Land use and cover change (LUCC) is the most direct manifestation of the interaction between anthropological activities and the natural environment...
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Global scale study of the environmental preferences and distribution of Orcinus orca
We aimed to describe global patterns of distribution (general and seasonal) for Orcinus orca , and to describe its environmental preferences. We used...
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Coastline behavior under climate change and sea-level rise scenarios: a western Portuguese littoral case study
With climate change being addressed as a concern that poses a risk to the coastal communities, alongside with warnings of mean sea-level rise (SLR),...
