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Earth, Volume 5, Issue 1

March 2024 - 5 articles

Cover Story: In a groundbreaking study, we explore the escalating threat of heat waves in Ecuador’s diverse climatic zones through the lens of the HadGEM-RegCM4 coupled model. Our analysis reveals alarming trends for the 1975–2004 and 2070–2099 periods under various Representative Concentration Pathways scenarios. The Coastal Highlands and Amazon regions face significant increases in heatwave intensity and maximum air temperatures, particularly under the severe RCP 8.5 scenario. With a moderate positive correlation between temperature maxima and climate indices like the PDO and ONI, the study emphasizes the urgent need for comprehensive climate adaptation strategies in Ecuador. These strategies include urban forestry and the promotion of cool surfaces to mitigate risks to health, agriculture, and ecosystems, spotlighting the pressing challenge of climate change in Latin America. View this paper

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Projected Heat Waves in Ecuador under Climate Change: Insights from HadGEM-RegCM4 Coupled Model

Diego Portalanza,
Carlos Ortega,
Liliam Garzon,
Melissa Bello,
Cristian Felipe Zuluaga,
Caroline Bresciani,
Angelica Durigon and
Simone Ferraz

Earth2024, 5(1), 90-109;https://doi.org/10.3390/earth5010005

14 March 2024

This study examines heat wave projections across Ecuador’s Coastal, Highlands, and Amazon regions for 1975–2004 and 2070–2099 under Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) scenarios 2.6, 4.5, and 8.5. Employing dynamic downscali...

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Resilience of an Urban Coastal Ecosystem in the Caribbean: A Remote Sensing Approach in Western Puerto Rico

Yadiel Noel Bonilla-Roman and
Salvador Francisco Acuña-Guzman

Earth2024, 5(1), 72-89;https://doi.org/10.3390/earth5010004

10 February 2024

Utilization of remote sensing-derived meteorological data is a valuable alternative for tropical insular territories such as Puerto Rico (PR). The study of ecosystem resilience in insular territories is an underdeveloped area of investigation. Little...

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Assessing Post-Monsoon Seasonal Soil Loss over Un-Gauged Stations of the Dwarkeswar and Shilabati Rivers, West Bengal, India

Ankita Mukherjee,
Maya Kumari and
Varun Narayan Mishra

Earth2024, 5(1), 45-71;https://doi.org/10.3390/earth5010003

7 February 2024

This study employs the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model to evaluate soil loss within the Shilabati and Dwarkeswar River Basin of West Bengal, serving as a pilot investigation into soil erosion levels at ungauged stations during the post-mo...

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Assessing Groundwater Recharge in the Wabe River Catchment, Central Ethiopia, through a GIS-Based Distributed Water Balance Model

Gideon Tadesse and
Muralitharan Jothimani

Earth2024, 5(1), 20-44;https://doi.org/10.3390/earth5010002

19 January 2024

The utilization of groundwater has emerged as an indispensable asset in facilitating economic advancement, preserving ecological integrity, and responding to the challenges posed by climate change, especially in regions characterized by aridity and s...

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Features of Degassing from Overburden Rock Massifs: A Case Study Using Radon

Timofey Leshukov,
Aleksey Larionov,
Ekaterina Nastavko,
Philipp Kaizer and
Konstantin Legoshchin

Earth2024, 5(1), 1-19;https://doi.org/10.3390/earth5010001

25 December 2023

Overburden rock massifs resulting from open-pit coal mining are very common objects in the world’s mining regions. These locations pose a significant challenge as the global mining industry expands. These dumps are capable of self-burning for q...

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