Climate Vulnerability Regarding Heat Waves – A Case Study in Hungary by Annamária Uzzoli, Dániel Szilágyi, Attila Bán

“…One form of climate change vulnerability is the increase in the number, frequency and length of heat waves related to temperature rise. …”
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Analysis of vulnerability, its drivers, and strategies applied towards reducing the pastoral and agro-pastoral livelihood vulnerability to climatic shocks by Daniel Assefa Tofu, Tegegn Dilbato, Chalchisa Fana, Niguse Bekele Dirbaba, Gutu Tesso

“…Abstract In recent decades, the global climate has changed mainly due to human-induced causes and realizing their manifestations in the forms of extreme events such as droughts, floods, heat stress, and variability in rainfall. …”
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Modeling the advective supply of Calanus finmarchicus to Stellwagen Bank as an indicator of sand lance foraging habitat, and the climate vulnerability of a National Marine Sanctuary by Cameron R. S. Thompson, Cameron R. S. Thompson, Isabel A. Honda, Isabel A. Honda, Jacob P. Kritzer, Jackie Motyka, Jeffrey A. Runge, Rubao Ji

“…Meanwhile, observations from drifters and buoys since 2001 have documented decreases in MCC current speed which has been linked to a climate driven strengthening of southwesterly winds. …”
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Afro-descendants and indigenous people vulnerable to climate change: Disagreements about preventative measures of the Ecuadorian state by Victoria Salinas, William Cevallos, Karen Levy

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Climate change and the resurgence of waterborne diseases: Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa by Sandy Moore, Rita Colwell

“…In particular, populations in Sub-Saharan Africa face heightened risks from climate change due in part to inadequate infrastructure and limited climate resilience. …”
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Adapting to climate change and multi-risk governance: toward sustainable adaptation and enhancing urban resilience—Indonesia by Abdillah Abdillah, Ida Widianingsih, Rd Ahmad Buchari, Heru Nurasa

“…Abstract Climate change has contributed to an increase in natural catastrophes over the past five years in Indonesia, causing various forms of damage in urban areas and posing a severe danger to multi-risk governance for municipal governments in Indonesia. …”
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Environmental crises and climate change: Eco-anxiety among young people and the urgent need for a transformative response by Annamaria Lammel

“…Children are especially vulnerable and may develop eco-anxiety from as young as 8 years old. …”
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Assessment of Flood Mitigation Strategies: A Case Study of the Aït Athmane Center in the Errachidia Region by Kadiri Abdelhakim, Essafraoui Badre, Messaoudi Badre, Aït Lahssaine Ismail, Ait Said Brahim, El Ouali Mohamed, Kabiri Lahcen

“…This area is particularly vulnerable to flooding and overflows from the Ziz Wadi tributary, which passes through the territory of Aït Athmane. …”
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Forage harvesting using branch pruning compromises sustainable use and conservation of Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir., an endangered species by Bossila Séraphin Hien, Loyapin Bondé, Mohamed Mahamoud Charahabil, Sié Sylvestre Da, Joseph Issaka Boussim, Oumarou Ouédraogo

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Global Warming, Air Pollution and Health by Robin Attfield

“…Medical and nursing practice should focus on the early identification of vulnerable adults and children at risk from air pollution, and warnings against walking, running or cycling along the most polluted thoroughfares. …”
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Selected fermented indigenous vegetables and fruits from Malaysia as potential sources of natural probiotics for improving gut health by Olaide Olawunmi Ajibola, Raymond Thomas, Babatunde Femi Bakare

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Soils and vegetation of the permafrost floodplain of the small river Tenyakha (Messoyakha basin, Western Siberia) by Sergey V. Loiko, Ivan V. Kriсkov, Nikita V. Shefer, Irina Nedyak, Rinat M. Manasypov, Sergey P. Kulizhskiy

“…The soils and vegetation of Arctic floodplains are vulnerable to global warming because, in addition to climate change, they are affected by the changing hydrological regime of rivers. …”
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The impact of economic, social and health crises on victims of domestic violence by Andrea Domokos

“…Findings: It is clear from the processed literature that the individual forms of violence are connected in crisis situations and pose an even greater danger. …”
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Features of the resource species Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack. when introduced in West Siberia by Yu. A. Gismatulina, V. V. Budaeva, G. V. Sakovich, O. Yu. Vasilyeva, G. A. Zueva, A. S. Gusar, O. V. Dorogina

“…The full ontogenetic patterns of the plants grown from seeds that had been collected in native habitats were compared to show that M. sacchariflorus and M. sinensis Anderss. accessions are distinguished by longer being at the most vulnerable developmental stages: seedlings and plantlets. …”
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Dealing with Complexity – Knowledge, design, and management of the built environment by Cesare Sposito, Francesca Scalisi

“…AGATHÓN issue number 16 is a collection of essays, studies, research and projects on ‘Dealing with Complexity | Knowledge, design, and management of the built environment’. Complexity (from the Latin verb ‘plectere’ = to weave, ‘cum’ = together) is a condition in which many elements intertwine together to form a unit. …”
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Biochar Application and Mowing Independently and Interactively Influence Soil Enzyme Activity and Carbon Sequestration in Karst and Red Soils in Southern China by Wenjia Luo, Daniel F. Petticord, Shiwen Zhu, Shaowu Zhu, Yuanlong Wu, Xun Yi, Xinyue Wang, Yili Guo, Xuxin Song

“…Enzyme activities related to carbon degradation, such as β-D-Glucosidase and peroxidase, increased in biochar-amended soils (β-D-Glucosidase increased from 12.77 to 24.53 nmol/g/h and peroxidase increased from 1.1 to 2.36 mg/g/2h), each of which contribute to the degradation of carbon containing organic matter so that it may be ultimately stored in more recalcitrant forms. …”
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Psychosocial risks and mental health of health and social care workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by Nadia Vilahur Chiaraviglio

“…In summary, widescale and long-term systemic interventions are needed, combining organizational and individual focused approaches to protect workers from the challenges for their mental wellbeing posed by complex and changing work environments. …”
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Presenting the entrepreneurship development model in the national oil refining industry with the approach of environmental damage prevention by Jalal Abdi, Reza Yousefi Saeedabadi, Maryam Taghvaee Yazdi

“…Environmental damage The concept of vulnerability is often used in social sciences and there is no agreement on the definition of vulnerability in environmental sciences. …”
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