Connecting climate science and society: reflections from early and mid-career researchers at the World Climate Research Programme Open Science Conference 2023 by Leandro B. Díaz, Leandro B. Díaz, Leandro B. Díaz, Carla Gulizia, Carla Gulizia, Carla Gulizia, Shipra Jain, Shipra Jain, Gaby S. Langendijk, Hindumathi Palanisamy, Valentina Rabanal, Valentina Rabanal, Candice S. Charlton, Alima Dajuma, Felix K. Donkor, Temitope S. Egbebiyi, Temitope S. Egbebiyi, Ghafi Kondi Akara, Ghafi Kondi Akara, Amna Jrrar, Md Rezwan Siddiqui, Yassine Ait Brahim, Yassine Ait Brahim, Bapentire D. Angnuureng, Anna-Adriana Anschütz, Founi M. Awo, Founi M. Awo, Alejandro Builes-Jaramillo, Alison Cobb, Mohamadou A. Diallo, Mohamadou A. Diallo, Houda Er-Retby, Houda Er-Retby, Houda Er-Retby, Thierry C. Fotso-Nguemo, Benjamin Gwinneth, Masilin Gudoshava, Franck E. Kemgang Ghomsi, Franck E. Kemgang Ghomsi, Franck E. Kemgang Ghomsi, Inés M. Leyba, Inés M. Leyba, Redouane Lguensat, Redouane Lguensat, Roché Mahon, Shailendra K. Mandal, Lucia Mumo, Meshel Muzuva, Meshel Muzuva, Rodric M. Nonki, Juan A. Rivera, Juan A. Rivera, Alcade C. Segnon, Alcade C. Segnon, Laouali I. Tanimoune, Erlich-Honest E. I. Zauisomue, Gilbert Siame

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Atmospheric Black Carbon Evaluation in Two Sites of San Luis Potosí City During the Years 2018–2020 by Valter Barrera, Cristian Guerrero, Guadalupe Galindo, Dara Salcedo, Andrés Ruiz, Carlos Contreras

“…Nevertheless, there is a lot to know about air pollutants in Mexico’s largest cities, like San Luis Potosi City, which is one of the 12 most crowded cities and is expected to grow in the next years; however, there is little information about air pollutant levels mainly particulate matter in their regulated size fractions (PM₁₀ or PM_2.5), and its main component of the Organic fraction: Black Carbon (BC), which is especially important because of its chemical properties and their effects on human health, air pollution, and climate change. This work presents a one-year BC monitoring in the northern part of the city (2018–2019) and another one-year BC monitoring in the southern area (2019–2020) during the health contingency situation due to the SARX-CoV-2 virus to obtain direct equivalent black carbon (eBC) concentrations and their main fractions related to fossil fuel and biomass burning using aethalometer AE-33, as well as other air pollutants concentrations measured at the same periods by the governmental local monitoring network (SEGAM). …”
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An optimized approach for predicting water quality features and a performance evaluation for mapping surface water potential zones based on Discriminant Analysis (DA), Geographical... by Abhijeet Das

“…Surface water resources are running low as a result of things like severe climate change and overexploitation. Estimating water output and locating possible surface water zones are therefore crucial. …”
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Large-scale flood risk assessment in data-scarce areas: an application to Central Asia by P. Ceresa, G. Bussi, S. Denaro, G. Coccia, P. Bazzurro, P. Bazzurro, M. Martina, M. Martina, E. Fagà, C. Avelar, M. Ordaz, B. Huerta, O. Garay, Z. Raimbekova, K. Abdrakhmatov, S. Mirzokhonova, S. Mirzokhonova, V. Ismailov, V. Belikov

“…In the five considered countries, the largest relative expected annual damages by sector are found for the transport and agricultural sectors. Climate change is expected to have contrasting impacts, with increases in risk for some regions (the most severe increase is found in the Mangistauskaya region in Kazakhstan) and decreases for other regions (Lebap, Turkmenistan; Khatlon, Tajikistan; Samarkand, Uzbekistan; and Batken, Kyrgyz Republic).…”
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Genotyping-by-sequencing derived SNP markers reveal genetic diversity and population structure of Dactylis glomerata germplasm by Muhammad Tanveer Altaf, Pablo Federico Cavagnaro, Kağan Kökten, Amjad Ali, Andres Morales, Andres Morales, Muhammed Tatar, Mehmet Bedir, Muhammad Azhar Nadeem, Muhammad Aasim, Nafiz Çeliktaş, Sheikh Mansoor, Faheem Shehzad Baloch, Faheem Shehzad Baloch

“…Understanding its genetic diversity and population structure is crucial for developing resilient cultivars that can withstand climate change, diseases, and resource limitations. Despite its global significance in fodder production, the genetic potential of many regional accessions remains unexplored, limiting breeding efforts. …”
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The Role of Human Agency in Global Urban Health by Kai Michael Gensitz, Catherine Woods, Tadhg MacIntyre, Claudio R. Nigg

“… Introduction Global health is facing critical challenges (e.g., climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, increasing non-communicable diseases), particularly within urban settings (e.g., cities) where over half of the global population resides (Romanello et al., 2024). …”
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Identification of ecological security pattern in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Wangping Li, Yadong Liu, Qingrun Lin, Xiaodong Wu, Junming Hao, Zhaoye Zhou, Xiuxia Zhang

“…However, this region is increasingly threatened by climate change and human activities, leading to degradation of ecosystems and loss of biodiversity. …”
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A harmonized dataset relating alternative farmer management practices to crop yield, soil organic carbon stock, nitrous oxide emissions, and nitrate leaching generated using IPCC m... by Roberta Calone, Angela Fiore, Guido Pellis, Maria Luz Cayuela, Gabriele Mongiano, Alessandra Lagomarsino, Simone Bregaglio

“…Current methodologies from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forassessing the impacts of alternative farming practices on GHG emissions rely on global or country-specific coefficients. …”
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Evaluation of the WRF-CMAQ Model Performances on Air Quality in China with the Impacts of the Observation Nudging on Meteorology by Jiali Li, Shaocai Yu, Xue Chen, Yibo Zhang, Mengying Li, Zhen Li, Zhe Song, Weiping Liu, Pengfei Li, Min Xie, Jia Xing

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Versatile nitrate-respiring heterotrophs are previously concealed contributors to sulfur cycle by Bo Shao, Yuan-Guo Xie, Long Zhang, Yang Ruan, Bin Liang, Ruochen Zhang, Xijun Xu, Wei Wang, Zhengda Lin, Xuanyuan Pei, Xueting Wang, Lei Zhao, Xu Zhou, Xiaohui Wu, Defeng Xing, Aijie Wang, Duu-Jong Lee, Nanqi Ren, Donald E. Canfield, Brian P. Hedlund, Zheng-Shuang Hua, Chuan Chen

“…Our study provides insights into the ecological role of heterotrophic denitrifiers in microbial communities with implications for sulfur cycling and climate change.…”
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Toward a circular carbon economy: Production of green C1 compounds through high-temperature CO2 electrolysis by Nan Zheng, Jing Zhu, Haitao Zhu, Jin Xuan, Haoran Xu, Meng Ni

“…This process not only mitigates the environmental, economic, and social challenges posed by climate change and our reliance on fossil fuels but also integrates high-efficiency electrolysis within the circular carbon economy framework. …”
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Empirical estimation of saturated soil-paste electrical conductivity in the EU using pedotransfer functions and Quantile Regression Forests: A mapping approach based on LUCAS topso... by Calogero Schillaci, Simone Scarpa, Felipe Yunta, Aldo Lipani, Fernando Visconti, Gábor Szatmári, Kitti Balog, Triven Koganti, Mogens Greve, Giulia Bondi, Georgios Kargas, Paraskevi Londra, Fuat Kaya, Giuseppe Lo Papa, Panos Panagos, Luca Montanarella, Arwyn Jones

“…EC is considered a proxy of soil salinity and other soil characteristics, whose monitoring is much needed in the context of climate change, increasing irrigation in agricultural areas and sea level rise. …”
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Digital technologies for water use and management in agriculture: Recent applications and future outlook by Carlos Parra-López, Saker Ben Abdallah, Guillermo Garcia-Garcia, Abdo Hassoun, Hana Trollman, Sandeep Jagtap, Sumit Gupta, Abderrahmane Aït-Kaddour, Sureerat Makmuang, Carmen Carmona-Torres

“…It examines key water-related challenges - scarcity, pollution, inefficient use and climate change - and shows how various digital technologies such as Remote Sensing, Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, Big Data, Robotics, Smart Sensors and Blockchain can help address them. …”
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Reconstruction and computational analysis of the microRNA regulation gene network in wheat drought response mechanisms by M. A. Kleshchev, A. V. Maltseva, E. A. Antropova, P. S. Demenkov, T. V. Ivanisenko, Y. L. Orlov, H. Chao, M. Chen, N. A. Kolchanov, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…The results obtained can find application in breeding for the development of new wheat varieties with increased resistance to water deficit, which is of substantial importance for agriculture in the context of climate change.…”
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Measurement report: Analysis of aerosol optical depth variation at Zhongshan Station in Antarctica by L. Chen, L. Chen, L. Zhang, Y. She, Z. Zeng, Y. Zheng, B. Tian, W. Zhang, Z. Liu, H. Che, M. Ding

“…These findings help us infer AOD variation patterns in the coastal Antarctic based on meteorological changes, providing valuable insights for climate modeling in the context of global climate change.</p>…”
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Intensification of Natural Disasters in the State of Pará and the Triggering Mechanisms Across the Eastern Amazon by Everaldo B. de Souza, Douglas B. S. Ferreira, Luciano J. S. Anjos, Alan C. Cunha, João Athaydes Silva, Eliane C. Coutinho, Adriano M. L. Sousa, Paulo J. O. P. Souza, Waleria P. Monteiro Correa, Thaiane S. Silva Dias, Alexandre M. C. do Carmo, Carlos B. B. Gutierrez, Giordani R. C. Sodré, Aline M. M. Lima, Edson J. P. Rocha, Bergson C. Moraes, Luciano P. Pezzi, Tercio Ambrizzi

“…The detailed characterization of disasters on a municipal scale is relevant in terms of the scientific contribution applied to the strategic decision-making, planning, and implementation of public policies aimed at early risk management (rather than post-disaster response), which is critical for safeguarding human well-being and strengthening the resilience of Amazonian communities vulnerable to climate change.…”
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Effect of practicing water-saving irrigation on greenhouse gas emissions and crop productivity: A global meta-analysis by Mingdong Tan, Ningbo Cui, Shouzheng Jiang, Liwen Xing, Shenglin Wen, Quanshan Liu, Weikang Li, Siwei Yan, Yaosheng Wang, Haochen Jin, Zhihui Wang

“…Notably, the global warming potential (GWP) and greenhouse gas intensity (GHGI) significantly decreased by −0.290 (95 %CI: −0.346 to −0.234) and −0.389 (95 %CI: −0.579 to −0.199), respectively, highlighting the effectiveness of WSI in mitigating the impacts of climate change. Furthermore, water use efficiency (WUE) significantly improved by 0.265 (95 %CI: 0.203–0327). …”
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Cool topoclimates promote cold-adapted plant diversity in temperate mountain forests by Borderieux, Jeremy, De Lombaerde, Emiel, De Pauw, Karen, Sanczuk, Pieter, Vangansbeke, Pieter, Vanneste, Thomas, De Frenne, Pieter, Gégout, Jean-Claude, Serra-Diaz, Josep

“…Understanding how topography and canopies interactively affect understory temperature is key to identifying stable refugia that could shelter cold-adapted forest specialist plants under climate change. Here we report on growing season understory temperatures using 48 loggers in contrasting topographic features and canopy of a mid-range mountain valley spanning from 475 m a.s.l. to 1203 m a.s.l. in the Vosges Mountains (NE France). …”
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