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ClearSpatial Characteristics and Driving Forces of the Water Footprint of Spring Maize Production in Northern China
Researchers calculated blue, grey, green, and total water footprints for spring maize production across Northeast China's provinces and municipalities in 2019 and 2020, using the water footprint methodology to evaluate water-use efficiency. They found grey water footprints dominated (accounting for roughly 50-55% of total), identified significant spatial variation driven by irrigation practices and precipitation, and analyzed the key drivers of regional differences in agricultural water consumption.
Identification and Prediction of Crop Waterlogging Risk Areas under the Impact of Climate Change
Researchers developed a crop waterlogging risk identification model to predict areas vulnerable to agricultural flooding under climate change scenarios, aiming to support disaster prevention planning in affected farming regions.
Analysis of Spatiotemporal Variation in Precipitation on the Loess Plateau from 1961 to 2016
This study analyzed the spatiotemporal variation in precipitation patterns on China's Loess Plateau using long-term rainfall data, identifying trends in rainfall intensity, seasonality, and distribution across the region. Changes in precipitation patterns have important implications for soil erosion and water management.
Optimized Farmland Mulching Improves Rainfed Maize Productivity by Regulating Soil Temperature and Phenology on the Loess Plateau in China
A field experiment on the Loess Plateau found that combining plastic film mulch with straw mulch regulated soil temperature and extended the grain-filling period of rainfed maize, preventing premature senescence and improving yields. The study highlights a trade-off in dryland agriculture: plastic mulch conserves moisture but overheats soil, while novel double-mulching patterns can mitigate the temperature problem while still relying on plastic film.
Utilizing hydrothermal time models to assess the effects of temperature and osmotic stress on maize (Zea mays L.) germination and physiological responses
Researchers modeled how temperature and water stress combine to affect maize seed germination, finding that both factors significantly alter germination speed and success, with plants activating antioxidant defenses under drought conditions. The findings help predict how climate change-driven heat and drought may increasingly threaten crop establishment and food security.
Examining the Adaptation of Agriculture to Climate Change in Africa
This study examines agricultural adaptation strategies being deployed across Africa in response to climate change, focusing on how smallholder farmers and policymakers are responding to shifting precipitation patterns, temperature extremes, and degraded soil conditions.
Response Time of Vegetation to Drought in Weihe River Basin, China
This is a hydrology study analyzing how vegetation in China's Weihe River Basin responds to drought using satellite vegetation indices; it is not a microplastics research paper.
The Impact of Climate Change on the Failure of Water Supply Infrastructure: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Current State of Knowledge
Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of scientific literature on how climate change affects the reliability and failure rates of water supply infrastructure. The study identified key research trends, major contributing countries, and the interconnection between climate-related stressors and water system failures. Evidence indicates that rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events are increasingly threatening the integrity of water distribution networks.
Effects of Human Activities on Evapotranspiration and Its Components in Arid Areas
Researchers analyzed evapotranspiration changes in arid southern Xinjiang, China from 1982 to 2015, finding that human activities such as land-use conversion significantly altered regional water cycling patterns and the balance between plant transpiration and soil evaporation.
Urbanization and the Emerging Water Crisis: Identifying Water Scarcity and Environmental Risk with Multiple Applications in Urban Agglomerations in Western China
Researchers developed a comprehensive index system to evaluate water scarcity and environmental risk across three major urban regions in Western China. They found that rapid urbanization has significantly worsened water resource shortages and ecological vulnerability in these areas. The study provides a framework for understanding how urban growth intensifies water stress and suggests approaches for sustainable water resource management.
Extensive rainfall data analysis: event separation from continuous record, fitting of theoretical distributions, and event-based trend detection
Researchers developed and applied methods for separating discrete rainfall events from continuous records, fitting theoretical probability distributions, and detecting long-term trends in event characteristics, providing tools to better understand how climate change is affecting regional rainfall patterns.
The Effects of Climate Variation and Anthropogenic Activity on Karst Spring Discharge Based on the Wavelet Coherence Analysis and the Multivariate Statistical
Researchers analyzed climate variation and human activity effects on karst spring discharge using wavelet coherence analysis, finding that anthropogenic factors including land-use changes increasingly influence groundwater dynamics alongside natural climate variability.
Evaluation of plateau wetland ecological security and its influencing factors in multi-climatic zones: A case study of Yunnan Province
Not a microplastics paper — this study assesses the ecological security of plateau wetlands across Yunnan Province, China using a pressure-state-response model based on remote sensing data, identifying climate and human activity as key threats to these fragile ecosystems.
Effects of Mulching on Maize Yield and Evapotranspiration in the Heihe River Basin, Northwest China
This study examined how plastic film mulching affects maize yield and water use in northwest China's Heihe River Basin, finding that mulching increases yields and reduces evaporation. However, widespread plastic mulch use is also a major source of microplastic pollution in agricultural soils.
Addressing water resource management challenges in the context of climate change and human influence
This study identifies and documents the key challenges facing water resource management due to the combined pressures of climate change and human activity. Researchers found that droughts, floods, sea-level rise, and pollution are threatening both water quality and public health on a global scale. The study emphasizes that more sustainable approaches to water governance and infrastructure are urgently needed to address the growing gap between water supply and demand.
Quantitative Contributions of Climate and Human Activities to Streamflow and Sediment Load in the Xiliugou Basin of China
Researchers analyzed 30 years of data from the Xiliugou Basin in China to quantify how climate change and human activities have affected streamflow and sediment transport. The study found that human activities, particularly land-use changes, were the dominant factor driving decreases in both streamflow and sediment load, with an abrupt shift occurring around 1997.
Effects of Future Climate Change on Spring Maize Yield and Water Use Efficiency under Film Mulching with Different Materials in the LOESS Plateau Region of China
Researchers used the DNDC biogeochemical model to evaluate effects of future climate change (2021-2100) on spring maize yield and water use efficiency under polyethylene film mulching and biodegradable film mulching in China's Loess Plateau, finding that biodegradable films can maintain yields while reducing plastic pollution under projected warming and increased rainfall.
Dynamic Changes of Local Climate Zones in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area and Their Spatio-Temporal Impacts on the Surface Urban Heat Island Effect between 2005 and 2015
Researchers mapped changes in local climate zones in China's Greater Bay Area between 2005 and 2015 and quantified how urban land cover shifts drove increases in surface urban heat island intensity, finding that compact urban development produced the greatest warming contributions.
Impact of climate change on SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in China
Researchers analyzed the influence of six weather variables on the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in China, finding that long-term meteorological conditions significantly affect transmission dynamics beyond the short-term effects of physical isolation measures.
Contribution of glaciers to water, energy and food security in mountain regions: current perspectives and future priorities
This review examines the critical role of mountain glaciers in providing water, energy, and food security for hundreds of millions of people, highlighting how accelerating glacial loss due to climate change threatens freshwater availability and calls for urgent research into adaptation strategies.