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How Do Heavy Metals Move Through Hard-Rock Aquifers? New Insights from Multi-Layered Column Experiments
Understanding how heavy metals move through hard-rock aquifers is vital for groundwater safety. Using laboratory columns mimicking layered basaltic, limestone and granitic systems, study reveals how mineralogy and evolving water chemistry control the transport and retention of cadmium and chromate.
The Hidden Groundwater Beneath Our Feet—Revealed in High Resolution
An AI-derived, high-resolution water table depth dataset for the contiguous United States provides unprecedented detail to support freshwater management—from national planning to local decision making.
Emerging hotspots of agricultural drought under climate change
When a drought hits, the questions arise: will this happen again — and should we plan for a different future? In our paper, we identify ‘emerging hotspots of agricultural drought’ - regions where climate change is already leading to worsening drought risk during growing seasons.
Aerosol emission reductions cause post-2011 rapid warming in the northwestern Pacific
My research reveals that reduced aerosol emissions from East Asia's clean air policies may be a key driver of the rapid post-2011 warming in the northwestern Pacific, uncovering an unexpected link between pollution control and regional climate warming.
Effective air pollution prediction using wavenet deep learning with Xgboost (1DCNN-BiLSTM-XgRC) for urban US embassies
The key contributors to climate change include air pollution and atmospheric radiation. Particulate Matter (PM) is especially harmful among various pollutants, posing significant risks to human health and the environment.
Scenario-based forecast of the evolution of 75 years of unrest at Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy)
About 2 million people live in the city of Naples and in close proximity to a large active volcano: Campi Flegrei (no, not Vesuvius). This volcano is currently under unrest and since 1950 this is the 4th episode of ground uplift, heighten seismicity, and enhanced gas emissions.
Enhancing PM2.5 Air Pollution Forecasting with Novel Random Imputation Based on Hybrid RNN-Bidirectional GRU (nRI RNN-BiGRU) Model
The issue of air pollution is critical for both environment and global public health. It is crucial to develop accurate forecasting method to substantially mitigate the adverse health effects of air pollution. Missing data is common in dataset where specific observations or values are not recorded.
Spatio-Temporal Forecasting using a Hybrid BiGRU-1DCNN Model for PM2.5 Concentrations in Delhi, India (2018-2023) Across Multiple Monitoring Stations
Air quality deterioration, particularly the suspension of particulate matter over large urban areas, has emerged as a significant environmental concern. This issue, exacerbated by urbanization, industrialization, human activities, and climate change, poses serious health risks to populations.
Quantum-inspired neural networks for time-series air pollution prediction and control of the most polluted region in the world
Researchers in the field of quantum computing are primarily focused on quantum-inspired algorithms, which function effectively on classical computers while incorporating quantum principles. A significant challenge in heavily polluted areas is accurately predicting air pollution levels.
Increase in the rate of lunar recession caused by climate change
Yet another effect of climate change: the melting of polar ice sheets and mountain glaciers and shifts in the land hydrology cause the Moon to drift faster away from the Earth.
Forested catchments as hydrological hotspots: a global synthesis on runoff processes
Forested catchments are among the most important hydrological hotspots on Earth, providing a large share of the world's clean freshwater. Yet, despite decades of intensive research, our understanding of how water actually moves through these systems at the global scale remains fragmented.
