RSS Parrot

‘I am the one responsible’: the gendered reality of clean cooking fuel affordability in Shirati, Tanzania

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add7ed

Published: May 22, 2025 23:00

Affordability remains one of the most significant barriers to the exclusive use of clean cookstoves and fuels, a top global health, energy, and development priority. The measurement and discussion of clean fuel affordability is almost always based on the…

Deep learning based reconstructions of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation confirm twenty-first century decline

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add7f0

Published: May 22, 2025 23:00

Gaining knowledge of the past and present variations of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is crucial for the development of accurate future climate projections. The short range covered by direct AMOC observations, inconsistent…

Lebanese rivers status: juggling between public negligence and challenged scientific awareness

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add7ef

Published: May 22, 2025 23:00

Lebanon is one of the richest countries in water resources in the Middle East. Despite its small geographical area, it faces escalating environmental challenges, including air pollution, water pollution, soil degradation, and poor waste management, that…

The response of Arctic warming to aerosols

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add8a3

Published: May 22, 2025 23:00

Aerosols are increasingly recognized as critical components in global climate dynamics, yet their complex spatiotemporal variability and observational uncertainties present significant challenges in assessing their climatic impacts, particularly in the…

Rate and growth limits for carbon capture and storage

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add9af

Published: May 22, 2025 23:00

CO2 capture and storage (CCS) in geological reservoirs is expected to play a large role in low-emissions scenarios from multi-sector human Earth system models. Yet these scenarios have often projected near-term CCS deployments that far exceed what is…

Record-breaking lifespan, rapid intensification, and long-lasting coastal activity of tropical cyclone Freddy (2023) in the South Indian Ocean

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add7ec

Published: May 22, 2025 23:00

Tropical cyclone (TC) Freddy traversed the South Indian Ocean (SIO) in 2023, setting a record for longevity and ranking secondly among historical TCs for both accumulated cyclone energy and potential destructiveness. Freddy’s long lifespan benefited from…

Precipitation phase drives seasonal and decadal snowline changes in high mountain Asia

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/adcf39

Published: May 22, 2025 23:00

Snow cover is of key importance for water resources in high mountain Asia (HMA) and is expected to undergo extensive changes in a warming climate. Past studies have quantified snow cover changes with satellite products of relatively low spatial resolution…

A practical metric for estimating the current climate forcing of natural mires

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add607

Published: May 21, 2025 23:00

Commensuration of the radiative effects of different greenhouse gases (GHGs) is crucial for understanding the effects of land cover and ecosystem changes on the global climate. However, none of the current commensuration approaches are suitable for…

Assessing the climate and health impacts of energy consumption in European Union countries

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add752

Published: May 21, 2025 23:00

Greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels are routinely counted in energy and climate policies, yet the immediate health burden of air pollution emissions from combusting these fuels is rarely quantified alongside. Particularly, the European Union…

Territories of commons: a review of common land organizations and institutions in the European Alps

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add1f4

Published: May 19, 2025 23:00

Common land organizations and institutions (hereinafter: CLOIs) have been extensively studied worldwide. However, the extent of the European ones is relatively unknown, despite studies and evidence of their long existence. This is the first comparative…

An indirect radiative surface-cooling due to water vapor in the tropics and its implications for pre-monsoonal heat stress

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add174

Published: May 19, 2025 23:00

Severe pre-monsoonal heat stress has become a routine occurrence in several tropical regions. Motivated by the surmounting evidence that high ambient humidity worsens the perception of heat during these events, we analyse the general, net radiative impacts…

Global health benefits of policies to reduce on-road vehicle pollution through 2040

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/adcd87

Published: May 18, 2025 23:00

Air pollution from road transport-related tailpipe emissions is a well-documented risk to human health. This study assesses the health impacts of these emissions under business-as-usual and various policy scenarios across 186 countries and territories,…

Gaps in public trust between scientists and climate scientists: a 68 country study

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add1f9

Published: May 18, 2025 23:00

This study compares public trust in climate scientists and scientists in general across 68 countries (N = 69,534). On average, participants reported moderately high levels of trust in climate scientists, with trust levels being slightly lower than trust in…

Unprecedented rainfall events increase the magnitude of design storms

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add175

Published: May 15, 2025 23:00

Climate change, driven by human activities and increasing greenhouse gas emissions, is pushing Earth’s climate toward a warmer state, as evidenced by long-term observations. The frequency and intensity of unprecedented rainfall events have increased in…

Can your smartwatch measure ambient air temperature?

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add6b5

Published: May 15, 2025 23:00

Despite ongoing efforts to collect high-resolution datasets that capture the spatial distribution of urban heat, there remains a gap in human-centric monitoring that focuses on the immediate environment of individuals experiencing heat exposure. To address…

Distributional justice and rapid green energy transitions: citizen experiences in Kenya

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add27d

Published: May 15, 2025 23:00

A global movement promotes and supports the concept of just energy transitions. Advocates endorse the combined goals of universal, affordable access to electricity, and the use of clean, renewable sources of energy. In the Global South and particularly…

Sustainable forest management for carbon, wood and biodiversity must consider natural disturbance regimes

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add54d

Published: May 15, 2025 23:00

Forests provide multiple benefits that include sequestering carbon, supporting biodiversity, and providing wood products. Managing temperate forests to achieve these benefits sustainably is challenging given the legacy of past human impacts, the complexity…

On the validity of corporate green bonds’ environmental claims: is the environmental reporting of corporate green bonds reliable?

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add028

Published: May 15, 2025 23:00

Green bonds are debt instruments aimed at raising funds for sustainable investments. While issuers must provide post-issuance impact reports to inform investors about the allocation of proceeds, these reports lack standardization and often contain…

Implementation of automated biodiversity monitoring lags behind its potential

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add02d

Published: May 15, 2025 23:00

Efforts to conserve and restore biodiversity rely on widespread, accurate, and timely monitoring to understand where and how fast biodiversity is changing and develop appropriate responses. The current landscape of biodiversity assessments typically…

Anthropogenic factors in a forest and peatland fire danger rating system in South Sumatra

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add609

Published: May 15, 2025 23:00

In an effort to prevent forest and land fires, Indonesia has implemented its fire danger rating system (FDRS). Currently, the FDRS is based upon the Canadian system, which is driven by only weather parameters. However, fires in Indonesia are primarily…

Linking freshwater hydrology to global food security in the Mekong Basin

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add60c

Published: May 15, 2025 23:00

Tropical flood pulse rivers are crucial for global food security, especially in developing nations. The Mekong River basin is one of the world’s most significant agricultural regions, sustaining millions through rice production and export. However, rapid…

Structure and changing trends of carbon footprint in sugarcane

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add1f6

Published: May 15, 2025 23:00

Carbon footprint is vital for the sustainable development of sugarcane industry. In this study, a systematic investigation involving a life cycle approach, structure analysis, sensitivity analysis and the individual fixed regression was conducted on the…

From discourses to systems—policymaking for adaptive management in the Brahmaputra River basin

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add02b

Published: May 15, 2025 23:00

Flood and riverbank erosion management in the Brahmaputra River basin (BRB) has traditionally relied on structural engineering interventions. However, there is growing evidence of their ineffectiveness and the social-ecological concerns they raise,…

Intraseasonal variability of vegetation water content in India driven by monsoon hydrometeorology

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/add0c7

Published: May 15, 2025 23:00

Understanding how Indian vegetation during the summer monsoon (June–September) responds to intraseasonal variability, with hydrometeorological stressors like vapor pressure deficit (VPD) and soil moisture (SM), is crucial and yet it is not well-explored.…