Royal Research Ship (RSS) Discovery stopped at Azores, Portugal, for supplies during the 29th Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT29). The cruise departed from…
As a land-grant institution, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has a responsibility to acknowledge the historical context in which it exists. We are currently on the lands of the Peoria, Kaskaskia, Peankashaw, Wea, Miami,…
4.1. Soil Mesofauna Presented Differences between eucalyptus and Cerrado Areas in Both SeasonsOur results showed that soil mesofauna communities presented differences in their composition between eucalyptus and Cerrado areas in both…
In the 1890s, railway engineers noticed river water used by steam locomotives started to become salty when surrounding land was cleared for agriculture.
Over the next decades, the problem worsened. In 1917, a Royal Commission in…
3.1. Spatio-Temporal Dynamic Analysis of Land Use Change in Xinjiang from 2000 to 2020The findings of the examination on the fluctuating alteration of land utilization in Xinjiang between 2000 and 2020 are presented in Table 3 and…
The training provided Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) officers with the knowledge required to coordinate shipboard cruise missile operations in route to Full Operational Capability.…
The training provided Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) officers with the knowledge required to coordinate shipboard cruise missile operations in route to Full…
Figure 1.
Locations of streamflow gauges and the Guxian reservoir over the Luo River basin in the middle reach of the Yellow River. The upper panel (a) shows the location of the Yellow River in China, panel (b) shows the location of…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel…
2.1. ULGUEAlthough the focus of studies on ULGUE has now shifted from theoretical interpretation to empirical analysis, it is still necessary to investigate its nuances. ULGUE originated from green development , which coincides with the…
Sustainability, Vol. 16, Pages 2801: Multi-Scale Analysis of Surface Building Density and Land Subsidence Using a Combination of Wavelet Transform and Spatial Autocorrelation in the Plains of Beijing
Sustainability doi:…
2.1. Common Approach in Calcualting ILUC EmissionsAs noted in the Introduction, two sets of data are required to calculate ILUC emissions from a biofuel pathway: (i) estimated land-use changes due to an increase in…
Forests, Vol. 15, Pages 599: Response of the Stability of Soil Aggregates and Erodibility to Land Use Patterns in Wetland Ecosystems of Karst Plateau
Forests doi: 10.3390/f15040599
Authors:
Longpei Cen
Xudong Peng
Quanhou Dai…
1. IntroductionInitially conceptualized to examine the decline of post-industrial Western cities, “shrinking cities” have become ubiquitous in the literature about Japan’s urban dynamics in the 21st century . Indeed, a majority of its…
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A joint investigation by three environmental groups has documented six potentially illegal large-scale deforestation cases in Australia.
Greenpeace Australia Pacific, the Queensland Conservation Council and the Wilderness…
For Immediate Release
October 20, 1999
(JIM THORPE, Pa.) - A panel discussion on the topics of land use changes, impacts on water resources, the image of the Delaware River Basin, and planning for the future will take place on Oct. 26 in…
1. IntroductionLand-use changes such as modification in land cover and land-use intensity have dramatically disrupted the soil carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) cycles and enzyme activities . Croplands are typically subjected…
3.1. New Land Cover ClimatologyFigure 3 exhibits the new land cover maps based on the 2010–2020 climatology of the ESACCI product, reclassified for the IGBP classifications (Figure 3A) and UMD classifications (Figure 3B), respectively.…
Nearly three decades into democracy, land reform remains central to South Africa’s transformation policies and agricultural policy.
We have over the years pointed out that the progress on land reform has been incorrectly reported.…
3.3.2. The Lithological Well ProfilesThe lithological well logs reveal a heterogeneous subsurface geology across the study area, with distinct hydrogeological layers intersected during drilling operations. Based on the recorded…
Aboriginal people use fires to manage the landscapePenny Tweedie/Getty Images
Indigenous Australians have been managing the environment with fire for at least 11,000 years, according to an analysis of sediment cores…
The LP DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of the Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) Land Surface Disturbance Alert from Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) Version 1 data product. This…
The second objective was to determine if significant differences existed in Eurocentric attitudes about agriculture when compared by selected demographics or previous international experience. The first demographic comparison focused on…
Appendix A. Survey Questionnaire on Farmers’ Cooperative DevelopmentWe are the Agricultural Economics Research Team from Northeastern Agricultural University. We sincerely invite you to participate in this research. The name of the…
Penobscot County commissioners have no plans yet for the downtown Bangor land under the former YMCA building, which they began demolishing last week.Demolition on the 1.6-acre plot at the corner Hammond and Court streets started!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Logging companies have “acquired” roughly 1m hectares of Indigenous peoples’ territory in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2000, according to a new study.
This is part of a wider trend in which companies…
1. IntroductionThe urgent needs to reverse land degradation and promote ecosystem restoration have increasingly received international attention, such as in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15 (“Life on Land”) and the…
1. IntroductionAs an important component of ecosystem services, carbon storage is considered to be the most practical and environmentally friendly way to reduce the greenhouse effect, and is essential for assessing the health of…
A state bill that would help affordable New York housing get built on land owned by religious institutions has expanded its coalition of support to include the Adams administration along with its first Republican backer.
The new boosts…
Prediction of global land subsidence (a) and zoomed in for North America (b), South America (c), Europe and North Africa (d), Middle East (e) and South, East and…
1. IntroductionUrban expansion, a defining feature of the contemporary era, presents both challenges and opportunities for sustainable development . This Editorial embarks on a comprehensive journey through recent developments in the…
One in 50 people living in two dozen coastal cities in the United States could experience significant flooding by 2050, according to Virginia Tech-led research.Published in Nature, the study combines satellite-obtained measurements of…
1. IntroductionCarbon exchanges between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2), have a large influence on the global and regional climate systems . Atmospheric CO2 from conversion processes in…
1. IntroductionAccording to data from the United Nations, 55% of the global population live in urbanised areas . This share is growing, which advances the development of these sites . Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) constitute 22.9% of…
4.1. The Effects of pH and Grain Sizes on Phosphorus FormspH value is an indicator reflecting the intensity of soil acidity and is associated with microbial action and root action under natural conditions. Various acids produced by…
1. IntroductionIn terrestrial climatology, land surface temperature (LST) is defined as the thermal state of the Earth’s surface . This thermodynamic variable arises from the interplay between solar irradiance absorption and…
By: Emily Plauche, Urban Forestry Coordinator
More and more people are moving to cities, a trend which doesn’t seem to be slowing down.
Around 80% of Americans live in cities and by 2050 it is predicted this will increase to 87%. With…
1. IntroductionEscalating global temperatures and the heightened frequency and intensity of heat waves (HWs) have become prominent focal points in climate change research, with significant implications for health, energy, and ecological…
From the 28th of January, the Mindanao Island which is among the most populous regions in the Philippines was hit by heavy rainfall caused by a trough of a low pressure area associated with the Northeast Monsoon causing widespread…
Growing up in southern Louisiana, Devon Parfait watched as members of his community, the Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi Chitimacha Choctaw (GCDBCC), moved from their lands as flooding and saltwater intrusion degraded nearby…
Before it is green land, it is a white house with a slanted breezeway. A painted sun rises—or sets—on one gable. Inside, there is potable water, a Free Angela Davis sign, and a hand-drawn map of the property. The path to our campsite…
1. IntroductionThe current substantial increase in global temperature has sparked widespread concern, and climate change is emerging as a central topic of discussion in societies worldwide . With the frequent occurrence of extreme…
Scorpius Space Launch Company made history by providing enabling technology that went to the moon.
TORRANCE, CA, UNITED STATES, February 23, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Scorpius Space Launch Company (SSLC), a pioneering leader in the…
Tourism Economic LinkagesIn this paper, the change in the total amount of tourism economic linkages in China’s land border cities from 2000 to 2019 is analyzed, considering the completeness and comparability of the node data, as well as…
A picture taken by the Odysseus spacecraft while in orbit around the moonIntuitive Machines
Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lander has touched down on the moon. This is the first time that a private firm has landed a…
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Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and the City of Sugar Land will co-host an in-person…
The Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) is pleased to announce the release of the MODIS/Terra Land Water Mask Derived from MODIS and SRTM Level 3 Global Version 6.1 (MOD44W) data product with a 250 meter spatial…
Bonn, Germany, 21 February 2024 – This year’s Desertification and Drought Day, observed on 17 June, will focus on the future of land stewardship. Every second, an equivalent of four football fields of healthy land becomes degraded –…