Seabed Acoustic Mapping Revealing an Uncharted Habitat of Circular Depressions Along the Southeast Brazilian Outer Shelf by Ana Carolina Lavagnino, Marcos Daniel Leite, Tarcila Franco, Pedro Smith Menandro, Fernanda Vedoato Vieira, Geandré Carlos Boni, Alex Cardoso Bastos

“…The circular depressions mapped at high resolution could be related to sea level processes acting during the last glacial period and shelf exposure, i.e., relict features. …”
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Anti-Methanogenic Potential of Seaweeds and Impact on Feed Fermentation and Rumen Microbiome In Vitro by Pradeep Kumar Malik, Atul Purshottam Kolte, Shraddha Trivedi, Govindan Tamilmani, Archit Mohapatra, Shalini Vaswani, Johnson Belevendran, Artabandhu Sahoo, Achamveetil Gopalakrishnan, Raghavendra Bhatta

“…A series of in vitro studies were conducted to explore the anti-methanogenic potential of five seaweeds collected from the Indian sea and to optimize the level(s) of incorporation of the most promising seaweed(s) into a straw and concentrate diet to achieve a significant reduction in methane (CH₄) production without disturbing rumen fermentation characteristics. …”
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and salinity stress mitigation in plants by Mohammad Reza Boorboori, Lenka Lackóová

“…In recent decades, climate change has caused a decrease in rainfall, increasing sea levels, temperatures rising, and as a result, an expansion in salt marshes across the globe. …”
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An Evaluation of the Architecture and Urban Positioning of the Phaselis Aqueduct by Kibar Cesur, Leyla Kaderli

“…However, it gradually deteriorated due to eartquakes and changes in sea levels. The structural features of the Phaselis aqueduct, its technical details and its contribution to the city’s water transmission system have not been comprehensively documented due to partial investigations in the past. …”
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Climate Change: The Urgent Need for Global Health Strategies to Counter Adverse Impacts on Human Health by Andrew John Macnab

“…Reports and reviews continue to document multiple health impacts from increasing temperatures, rising sea levels and more frequent extreme weather events like severe drought, flooding and wildfires. …”
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First study on molecular identification of Anaplasma ovis in sheep in southern Kazakhstan by Alexandr Ostrovskii, Madina Kadyrova, Nurdina Yerzhanova, Dinara Kamalova, Amirkhan Kassen, Nailya Tursunbay, Alexandr Shevtsov, Christian Bauer, Kassym Mukanov

“…-positive ewes varied significantly from 21.3% to 50.1% in the provinces. Altitude <500 m above sea level was identified as a risk factor for Anaplasma infection. …”
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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. The pan-European LUCAS soil monitoring scheme, established in 2009, provided EC1:5 in the topsoil (0–20 cm) in the surveys of the years 2015 and 2018 for almost 20,000 samples. …”
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Coarse-scale vertical distribution of pelagic amphipods in two contrasting seasons of the southern Gulf of Mexico by Marco Violante-Huerta, Laura Sanvicente-Añorve, Miguel Alatorre-Mendieta, Edlin Guerra-Castro

“…In a finer analysis taking the sampling levels as a factor, results indicated that, during the summer, the 200-400 m level showed a differentiation from the other deep levels; again, the effect of the deepening of temperature values between 15 and 18°C, could be the responsible. …”
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Durability of Marine Concretes with Nanoparticles under Combined Action of Bending Load and Salt Spray Erosion by Zhang Maohua, Lv Zhengyi, Cui Jiyin, Tian Zenong, Li Zhiyi

“…The coupling effect of bending load and salt spray erosion during the service of a sea-crossing bridge accelerates the deterioration and durability of concrete and dramatically reduces the load-carrying capacity of the bridge. …”
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The Effects of COVID-19 Measures on Air Pollutant Concentrations at Urban and Traffic Sites in Istanbul by Ülkü Alver Şahin

“…These pollutant levels demonstrate the anthropogenic contribution to air pollution and can inform clean air actions in Istanbul and in others cities throughout the world.…”
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Distribution and Bioaccumulation of Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Xiamen Coastal Waters by Zhineng Dai, Fansheng Zeng

“…The results illustrated the PFA pollution in the Xiamen sea area, and it is useful for the protection and control of the organic pollutants in this area.…”
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Physical Properties, Chemical Structure, and Microstructure of Thermoplastic Polyurethane Recycled Material-Modified Asphalt by Peng Yang, Peiliang Cong, Hongjie Hao, Pengfei Xiong

“…Slender–irregular TPRM and “sea–island” and hilly and gulley structures were found in the modified asphalt matrix.…”
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Hydrodynamic performance assessment of emerged and sub-merged semicircular breakwaters under random waves: An experimental and empirical study. by Faris Ali Hamood Al-Towayti, Hee Min Teh, Zhe Ma, Idris Ahmed Jae, Agusril Syamsir

“…Mangrove ecosystems and other coastal protection structures are essential barriers protecting coastal populations from the damaging effects of wave energy and increasing sea levels. This study uses a semicircular breakwater (SBW) model in an effort to develop coastal protection measures. …”
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Boreal waterways: An Early Cretaceous plesiosaur from Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic and its palaeobiogeography by Lene L. Delsett, Adam S. Smith, Stephen Ingrams, Simon Schneider

“…Its presence in the Sverdrup Basin is additional evidence for the connectivity of Arctic Canada and the Svalbard region during the Jurassic–Cretaceous transition, at a time when sea levels were low and microplankton, like dinoflagellates, experienced enhanced provincialism. …”
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THE NEW ATLANTEANS: FORCED MIGRATION, STATELESSNESS AND JUSTICE by Magnus Arni Skjöld MAGNUSSON, Heather ALLANSDÓTTIR, Danielle Elizabeth BEAUCHEMIN, Elham FAKOURI, Judit RODRIGUEZ, Anca TĂNASIE

“…With the well-documented predicted continuation of rising sea-levels as a result of man-made climate change over the next century, two interrelated issues have emerged in international law and global policy discussions: what to do about both those who are displaced due to climate change, those whose homelands are entirely physically eradicated due to climate change, and those whose homelands remain geographically/ physically intact but who nonetheless experience forced migrations, and what transnational duties exist in both cases. …”

Climate change and its environmental and health effects from 2015 to 2022: A scoping review by Sarah S. Abdul-Nabi, Victoria Al Karaki, Aline Khalil, Tharwat El Zahran

“…Substantial evidence now demonstrates that escalating global temperatures and rising sea levels might exacerbate release of chemical pollutants into the environment which amplifies their toxicity. …”
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RETHINKING CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATIONAL SECURITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA by ADIGWE AUSTEEN NDUBUISI

“…This ranges from decreased precipitation to deforestation and desertification, the poleward shift of vegetation and its impact on animal populations, the unmitigated rise in sea levels among others. This study interrogates the concept of climate change in the light of national security with the commitment to underscore its implication for sustainable development in Nigeria. …”
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Distribution and Structure of China–ASEAN’s Intertidal Ecosystems: Insights from High-Precision, Satellite-Based Mapping by Zhang Zheng, Renming Jia

“…However, these systems are increasingly threatened by climate change, rising sea levels, and anthropogenic impacts. Accurately mapping intertidal ecosystems and differentiating mangroves, salt marshes, and tidal flats remains a challenge due to inconsistencies in classification frameworks. …”
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND FARMERS-HERDERS CONFLICT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA by OLUFUNKE .A. MOSES-OJO, ARUYA KINGSLEY JOSEPH, RILWAN ABDULLAHI ALIYU

“…The desertification of far Northern Nigeria, accompanied by the reduction in the availability of pastoral land for grazing of cattle and crop farming activities and other attendant extreme environmental conditions such as rising sea levels, drought, and other infectious diseases as a result of global warming, have forced pastoralists to migrate from the affected areas to safer parts for the survival of their means of livelihood. …”
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THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PECULIARITIES ON TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCE IN LAGOS METROPOLIS, NIGERIA: RESIDENTS' EXPERIENCES by Ayobami Ademola AKANMU, Umar Obafemi SALISU

“…Recommendations include establishing robust drainage systems, incorporating corrosion-resistant materials, and adopting innovative technologies to mitigate the repercussions of rising sea levels on critical transportation infrastructure, enhancing its resilience in the face of environmental challenges.…”
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