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Remote sensing images are an essential tool for mapping the amount of flood inundation after flood events. For early flood estimation, flood mapping is a crucial component. This study used an integration of geospatial techniques to evaluate the flood...

Public health is currently facing several difficulties. The global impact of climate change is intensifying. Consequently, several problems have developed regarding human health and water resources. Globally, natural water resources are frequently in...

Recently, the Italian government has announced IRIDE, a new Earth observation program. IRIDE will likely be completed by 2026 under the management of the European Space Agency (ESA) and with the support of the Italian Space Agency (ASI). IRIDE is an...

In the framework of the ESA-NASA Joint Aeolus Tropical Atlantic Campaign (JATAC), the ASKOS experiment was implemented during the summer and autumn of 2021 and 2022. ASKOS comprised roughly 9 weeks of measurements in the Saharan dust outflow towards...

Addressing a natural hazard’s complexity is essential in preventing human fatalities and conserving natural ecosystems as natural hazards are varied and unbalanced in both time and place. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to presen...

This study examined the association between precipitation indices and atmospheric processes in Southeast Europe using ERA5 land data from 1961 to 2020. The Rx1day intensity index showed predominantly positive trends in heavy precipitation events, res...

In recent years, a considerable body of research has demonstrated the suitability of global and regional reanalysis data for human-biometeorological applications. These applications include the assessment of the outdoor thermal environment and the in...

Flash floods are considered one of the most devastating and frequent extreme climatological natural hazards in the world. El Minya is one of the most vulnerable areas in Egypt for flash flood problems. It was affected by several hazardous historical...

Climate change (changes in temperature and weather patterns) plays a significant role in the outbreak of tick-borne diseases such as Lyme borreliosis (LB) disease and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Europe. The prevalence of LB disease has increased...

One of the main crops cultivated in Greece is the olive tree. In recent years, olives around the Mediterranean Basin and especially in Greece have been facing increasingly high temperatures and are more often exposed to water deficits, inducing sever...

Air pollution is a major environmental risk to human health and wellbeing, and a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Particularly affected are the vulnerable populations of women, pregnant women, children, people with disabilities, and...

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly being used in meteorology research due to their ability to overcome challenges such as difficult access to hazardous locations and the need for high-resolution and real-time data. UAVs provide accurate...

Heating and Cooling Degree Days (HDD, CDD) are indicative of the energy needs of buildings and also are associated with agriculturalism, tourism and other outdoor activities. Under the changing climate, future modifications of HDD and CDD are of prim...

Banned pesticides are continuously preferred by the planters of the Idukki District irrespective of their toxicity. Among the banned pesticides, acephate is preferred because of its high solubility in water and persistent character. Unfortunately, it...

A brief overview of the newly established Solar Radiation and Energy Laboratory of the Eratosthenes’ Centre of Excellence is provided. The laboratory focuses on fundamental research and practical applications related to solar radiation levels,...

Soil loss by water is a major form of land degradation with environmental and economic consequences. In particular, erosion rates are sensitive to both climate and land cover changes. The present study investigates the temporal changes in soil loss r...

In the present study, the introduction of the Innovative Polygon Trend Analysis (IPTA), a non-parametric trend analysis methodology, is proposed as an alternative to the classical trend analysis methodology, according to which processes (normality, i...

In the present study, the spatial and temporal variability of the Aridity Index (AI) in the Mediterranean region during the 30-year period 1971–2000 is analyzed. The analysis is performed on a decadal timescale. Subsequently, the projected chan...

This research was to examine water stability and to evaluate the drinking water quality. Groundwater samples from 16 borewells in Aurangabad, Bihar, were taken from the shallow unconfined aquifer and tested for a wide range of physicochemical charact...

The Mediterranean is recognized as one of the most sensitive regions regarding climate change. The northern sector winds are a dominant feature of summer low-tropospheric circulation over the Aegean basin in the eastern Mediterranean (EMed). This stu...

Fire is a natural disruption that affects the structure and function of forest systems by changing the vegetation composition, climatic situation, carbon cycle, wildlife habitat, and many other major properties. The measure of the degree of these cha...

Diurnal Temperature Range (DTR), defined as the difference between the daily maximum (T_max) and daily minimum (T_min) air temperature, has received considerable attention as an important indicator of climate change. In the present study, we analyse lo...

A morphometric analysis and its comparison was carried out using two multi-resolution DEMs-MERIT and FABDEM for a region in North Eastern Himalayas. The study area includes districts of Kamrup Rural, Kamrup Metropolitan, Dhubri, Bongaigaon, Nalbari,...

Today, high-density building areas, along with low albedo construction materials and a lack of green spaces, have led to higher urban temperatures. Climate change significantly intensifies the magnitude of urban overheating and the frequency of extre...

Precipitation is a key component of the hydrological cycle and directly affects water availability and hydrometeorological hazards. The objective of this study is to evaluate the performance of two reanalysis precipitation datasets, ERA5 and ERA5-lan...

Since the beginning of humanity, many sectors have produced different chemicals. These chemicals are the main causes of environmental pollution and have become a global problem with irreversible effects in terms of health. Because of this, countries...

The microalgae-microbial fuel cell (mMFC) enables us to perform secondary and tertiary treatment of domestic wastewater while simultaneously producing green electricity. In this work, the treatment of wastewater and producing electricity using a dual...

Delhi is one of the most densely populated megacities in the world, and it is experiencing deteriorating air quality due to rapid industrialization and excessive use of transportation. The limited emission control measures in Delhi have led to worsen...

In this work, we present a comprehensive study on fish detection in underwater environments using sonar images from the Caltech Fish Counting Dataset (CFC). We use the CFC dataset, initially designed for tracking purposes, to optimize and evaluate th...

Hyperspectral imaging is becoming popular in land use/land cover classification because of its ability to capture detailed information through higher spatial resolution and contagious spectral bands. Using the hyperspectral image from G-LiHT (Goddard...

Soil moisture (SM) is an important variable related to the health of terrestrial ecosystems, agriculture, the continental water cycle, etc. It also provides an opportunity for drought monitoring, flood forecasting, weather forecasting, and the calibr...

Lima Puluh Kota Regency in West Sumatera Province is one of the regencies in Indonesia that has had a flood problem every year in the last decade. In the case of such large-scale flooding, it is important to classify the hazard zone for efficiency of...

The aim of this research is to find out the effects of different degrees of drought stress on the growth index and yield of semi-late rice. In this experiment, a pot experiment was conducted with hybrid Tian-you-hua-zhan rice as material. Intermitten...

Mykonos is one of the fastest growing Greek islands, and it attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists, mainly in the summer months. A consequence of this rapid development is an ever-increasing energy demand. Solar energy exploitation is the topic o...

Snow significantly affects the economy of many European countries, especially in the sector of winter tourism. It affects the operation of ski resorts, the mountain real estate, and can cause disruptions in transportations. The objective of this stud...

Airborne pollen triggers allergic reactions in up to 40% of the global population. The incidence of pollen allergies is increasing in Thessaloniki, Greece and it is predicted that more than 50% of the European Union’s inhabitants will suffer fr...

The effect of two dust events on solar energy has been studied in Europe and North Africa. For analysis, total aerosol and dust optical depth (AOD) in conjunction with solar irradiation and energy data were utilized from Copernicus Atmosphere Monitor...

The dependence of the atmospheric pollution levels on the synoptic conditions and the associated prevailing weather regimes over Ioannina was examined for the 3-year period of 15 February 2019–14 February 2022. The study period is constrained b...

A weather forecast is a result of applying science and technology to predict the conditions of the atmosphere in a selected location and time in the future. The main input is a collection of data (atmospheric, land, and ocean), and the resulting outp...

This study aims at assessing meteorological, hydrological, and hydraulic modeling to develop a flash flood forecasting tool. The flash flood that occurred in the Evrotas River Basin (ERB) on 26 January 2023 is used as a case study. Precipitation over...

Under the framework of the European project “FirEUrisk”, the present work aimed to spatially assess the climate change signal of fire weather danger in the Attica region at a high resolution of 5 km. For this purpose, a methodology was ap...

Human-caused climate change is linked to changes in some types of climate extremes such as high- and low-temperature extremes. Extreme temperature poses risks to several sectors of society and, more importantly, on human health. In Europe, the popula...

Floods hit Jakarta and several areas in the Ciliwung–Cisadane Watershed. The rain that occurred on 31 December 2019 stopped briefly and continued until 1 January 2020. As a result, several areas were flooded for several days. It is said that th...

Aiming to develop a novel optimization model for numerical weather and wave predictions, this study proposes a hybrid approach based on the combination of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and Kalman Filters (KFs). The KF technique uses fixed covaria...

The present study estimates the future impact of climate change on heat-related mortality in Thessaloniki, Greece. Mortality attributed to high temperatures will increase from 0.64% (95% eCI = −1.12, 2.48) to 3.32% (95% eCI: 0.52, 6.1), whereas...

A network of low-cost sensors operates at six islands in the Aegean Sea (Lemnos, Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Syros and Rhodes) providing real-time PM_2.5 concentrations to the public. In the present study, the effect of the prevailing meteorological conditi...

Climate variation in temperature describes the fluctuations that occur above or below the average temperature over time. This study focuses on the analysis of various approaches for calculating the average temperature to better capture and represent...

This study aims to provide insight regarding the future evolution of a series of important agroclimatic indicators for a specific farming area of viticulture in Stimagka, Greece. The calculated indicators cover various aspects of the climate and its...

Weather prediction is a key aspect of today’s society and its activities. Accurate predictions are crucial for efficiently organizing human activities, particularly in the agricultural, transportation and energy sectors. In this paper, two deep...

Forecasting and characterizing fire weather conditions over a region days in advance is of great importance for developing early warning systems and supporting effective wildfire management. Furthermore, it is important for increasing awareness and p...