Climate, Volume 13, Issue 9

The Athabasca River Basin (ARB) is the location of the Canadian oil sands industry and 70.8% of global estimated bitumen deposits. The Athabasca River is the water source for highly water-intensive bitumen processing. Our objective is to project ARB...

This study presents a comprehensive spatiotemporal assessment of climatic and bioclimatic conditions across Türkiye for both a historical reference period (1995–2014) and future projections (2020–2099) under two Shared Socioeconomic...

Background: Understanding the perceptions of climate change among local populations is crucial for informing public awareness and supporting the development of evidence-based policies. The Entre Douro e Minho region in Northern Portugal faces signifi...

Rural communities in arid regions face linked challenges of water scarcity, energy insecurity, and climate stress. This study develops a pilot-scale “Green Village” model for Dar Al-Sawda, Oman, integrating agrivoltaic solar generation wi...

Despite the growing impacts of climate change worldwide, achieving consensus on climate action remains a challenge partly because of heterogeneity in perceptions of climate risks within and across countries. Lack of consensus has hindered global coll...

Tropical cyclones (TCs) over the Arabian Sea pose significant threats to coastal populations and result in substantial economic losses, yet their variability in response to major climate modes remains insufficiently understood. This study examines th...

This study investigates the multifaceted factors influencing the success of government-funded construction projects and addresses the challenges posed by climate-induced flooding, proposing integrated solutions encompassing structural vulnerability,...

This study investigates the impacts of near-term climate forcers (NTCFs) and ozone precursor emissions on particulate matter (PM_2.5) concentrations in East Asia (EA). Our analysis used the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 Aerosols and Ch...

Climate inaction has traditionally been attributed to skepticism and denial. However, strategies obstructing climate action have become more nuanced, shifting from direct denial to complex forms of delay. This study presents a typology of discursive...

This study applies an artificial neural network (ANN) to simulate monthly temperature and salinity variations at three stations in the Venice lagoon, which have been selected to represent different regimes (marine, riverine and intermediate) in terms...

Australian agriculture managers deal with climates that are characterised by high variability and unpredictability. A simple framework for decision-making is used to structure weather-related inquiries using recent and long-term climate data to bette...

The transboundary partnership encourages multi-stakeholder efforts to mobilize adaptation funding and services for adaptation governance. However, challenges exist in scope, equality, and transparency when engaging these stakeholders. Few studies hav...

Several European courts have vested mitigation obligations with a hierarchically higher legal rank than ordinary state action. They construe these obligations from human rights in combination with international commitments and climate science. This p...

Internally displaced people (IDPs) are individuals forced to leave their homes due to conflicts or disasters without crossing international borders. Since 2008, weather-related extreme events—primarily storms and floods—have displaced mor...

This study investigates long-term changes in thermal comfort across the Italian and Iberian Peninsulas from 1940 to 2024, using the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) derived from ERA5-HEAT reanalysis. We apply a dual analytical framework combini...

Air quality in the Po Valley (Northern Italy), one of Europe’s most polluted regions, remains a major concern due to its unfavorable orographic setting and intense anthropogenic emissions. Climate change may further hinder progress by modifying...

Despite significant progress, precipitation forecasting in West Africa remains challenging due to the complexity of atmospheric processes and the region’s climatic variability. This study aims to identify optimal configurations of the WRF model...

The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission, operational from 2002 to 2017, provided critical measurements of Earth’s gravity field anomalies which have been extensively used to study groundwater and terrestrial water storage (T...

Understanding rural communities’ perceptions of the health impacts of extreme weather is vital for strengthening community resilience and adaptation strategies. This paper aimed to collate existing evidence on the perceptions of rural Australia...

Climate change is expected to have significant effects on crop yield in the Canadian Prairies. The objective of this study was to investigate these possible effects on spring wheat, barley and canola production using the Decision Support System for A...

Global policy actions to reduce the environmental and social impacts of natural gas flaring are primarily derived from voluntary arrangements. This paper evaluates stakeholder preferences amongst competing policies and regulatory options, optimizing...

Streamflow generated from snowmelt is important, and changing, in snow dominated regions of the world. We used a recently developed technique to estimate the start and end of snowmelt streamflow for 39 gauging stations across Colorado and determined...

In Central Asian countries (CACs) atmosphere pollution is increasing due to population growth, economic growth, agricultural development, energy consumption and climate change. The countries of the region developed climate change adaptation strategie...

This study presents a comprehensive analysis of climate evolution in the Porto region (Northern Portugal) using 148 years (1863–2010) of continuous meteorological data from the Serra do Pilar weather station (WMO station 08546). The research em...

The power generation sector is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and a significant consumer of freshwater, due to the extensive water use in cooling processes of thermoelectric power plants. While net-zero strategies increa...

Climate change poses a significant challenge to agriculture in southern Angola, particularly for smallholder farming systems that are highly exposed and vulnerable, lacking the resources and capacity to respond effectively. This study analyses climat...

Drought is a complex and impactful natural hazard, with sometimes catastrophic impacts on small or subsistence agriculture and water security. In Pacific Island countries, there lacks an agreed approach for monitoring agricultural drought hazard with...

The 1.5-degree lifestyles aim to reduce household carbon footprints across six areas (food, housing, mobility, consumer goods, leisure, and services), as identified by IGES, relying on public efforts. This study seeks to understand Japanese universit...