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ClearWater environment response of urban water networks in the Pearl River Delta (China) under the influence of typhoon rain events
This study used artificial neural networks to model water quality parameters in the urban water network of China's Pearl River Delta region, examining how typhoon rain events affect pollutant concentrations. The research contributes to understanding how extreme weather events — which are increasing with climate change — flush pollutants including microplastics from urban environments into waterways.
Small Island City Flood Risk Assessment: The Case of Kingston, Jamaica
Researchers assessed flood risk in Kingston, Jamaica, using models to evaluate both coastal and rainfall-based flooding scenarios. The study found that sea level rise and habitat loss could more than double the area at high exposure, while downtown areas face elevated risk due to poor runoff retention and high population density. The study suggests that nature-based coastal protection solutions and targeted drainage improvements could help reduce flood vulnerability.
Impacts of extreme weather events on microplastic distribution in coastal environments
Researchers conducted a year-long survey in Hong Kong to study how extreme weather events affect microplastic distribution in coastal environments. They found that typhoons and rainstorms dramatically increased microplastic levels, with abundance jumping 5 to 36 times higher after major storms. The study suggests that extreme weather is the primary driver of seasonal variation in coastal microplastic pollution, which has implications as these events become more frequent.
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.
Land Use and Rainfall as Drivers of Microplastic Transport in Canal Systems: A Case Study from Upstate New York
A study in a tropical watershed found that land use type and rainfall intensity were the dominant drivers of microplastic transport from land into water bodies. The results emphasize that agricultural and urban land uses are key sources of microplastics flushed into rivers during rain events.
Investigating Rainstorm Disturbance on Suspended Substance in Coastal Coral Reef Water Based on MODIS Imagery and Field Measurements
This study used satellite imagery to investigate how a tropical storm affected suspended particles in a coastal coral reef area in southern China, finding that the storm significantly increased turbidity and likely stressed the coral ecosystem. The research demonstrates how extreme weather events interact with coastal marine environments, with implications for how climate change may affect reef health.
Microplastic Variations in Land-Based Sources of Coastal Water Affected by Tropical Typhoon Events in Zhanjiang Bay, China
Researchers analyzed the abundance, composition, diversity, and flux of microplastics from three estuaries and one sewage outlet in Zhanjiang Bay, China, before and after tropical typhoon events, finding a 3.6-fold increase in microplastic abundance from land-based sources following typhoons. The study links increased stormwater discharge during typhoons to elevated microplastic loading in coastal waters, highlighting how climate-driven extreme weather amplifies plastic pollution.
The presence and significance of microplastics in surface water in the Lower Hudson River Estuary 2016–2019: A research note
This long-term study of microplastic levels in the Hudson River found that concentrations were influenced by proximity to combined sewer overflows, rainfall, and tidal patterns. The results suggest that stormwater overflow after heavy rainfall is a significant pulse source of microplastics into urban waterways, with implications for how cities manage sewer systems.
Changes in Stormwater Quality and Heavy Metals Content along the Rainfall–Runoff Process in an Urban Catchment
Researchers tracked how stormwater quality changes as rainfall travels through an urban catchment in northeastern Poland, from rooftops to storm drains to a receiving river. They found that heavy metal concentrations and other pollutants varied significantly depending on the collection point and rainfall characteristics. The study highlights how urban surfaces and drainage infrastructure influence the types and levels of contaminants that ultimately reach natural waterways.
Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange during a Typhoon event: A Lagrangian approach.
Researchers used a Lagrangian modelling approach to characterize stratosphere-troposphere exchange (STE) during a typhoon event, proposing tropical cyclones as an underreported pathway for injecting anthropogenic surface pollutants into the stratosphere and altering its chemical composition and radiative properties.
Land Use and Rainfall as Drivers of Microplastic Transport in Canal Systems: A Case Study from Upstate New York
Researchers investigated microplastic contamination across a canal system in upstate New York, examining how land use and rainfall patterns influence microplastic abundance, distribution, and characteristics. They found significant land-use-dependent variation in contamination, with mean water column concentrations of 17 items/L, and that rainfall events mobilized microplastics differently across agricultural, residential, and impervious-surface sites.
Risk Assessment of Dynamic Diffusion of Urban Non-Point Source Pollution Under Extreme Rainfall
Researchers built a computer simulation to model how nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants spread across urban areas during extreme rainfall events. Using cellular automata and geographic information systems, they mapped pollution diffusion patterns across a city and identified high-risk areas where pollutant loads increased significantly during storms. The study provides a framework for cities to better plan water pollution management strategies under increasingly severe weather conditions.
Response of Matching Degree between Precipitation and Maize Water Requirement to Climate Change in China
This study examined how climate change is altering the matching between precipitation timing and maize water requirements across China's monsoon region. Changes in intra-annual precipitation distribution and extreme weather frequency were found to affect crop water availability, with significant implications for food security.
Microplastic Migration in Groundwater: An Aftermath of Michaung Cyclone in Chennai City, India
Researchers sampled groundwater across Chennai, India before and after the Michaung cyclone and found elevated microplastic concentrations post-cyclone, particularly fibers and fragments. The findings suggest that extreme weather events can mobilize and redistribute microplastics through groundwater systems.
Microplastics from Ocean Depths to Landfall: Typhoon-Induced Microplastic Circulation in a Warming Climate
Typhoon events were found to transport microplastics from the ocean surface to coastal land areas, with storm-driven sea spray and flooding depositing plastic particles far inland. The study demonstrates that extreme weather events are an underappreciated pathway for redistributing marine microplastics onto terrestrial environments.
Mitigating the Effects of Low-Impact Development on Waterlogging and Non-Point Pollution Under Different Confluence Relationships
Researchers designed 36 scenarios combining different rainfall intensities, low-impact development (LID) practices, confluence relationships, and spatial configurations, analyzing their effects on urban waterlogging and non-point source pollution using hybrid hydraulic and water quality models. The study found that confluence pathway type significantly modifies LID performance, providing guidance for optimized deployment of green infrastructure.
Further Discussion on Temperature Field During Storms and Thermal Score in Typhoon Actives and Damages of Typhoons
This paper analyzed temperature fields during typhoon storms and their relationship to storm damage in the East Sea. Researchers found patterns linking sea surface temperature dynamics to typhoon intensity and destruction. The work contributes to understanding how climate conditions influence tropical cyclone behavior.
Microplastics discharged from urban drainage system: Prominent contribution of sewer overflow pollution
Researchers evaluated the abundance and distribution of microplastics in urban drainage systems in coastal Chinese cities, with a focus on sewer overflow events during storms. The study found that overflow pollution during wet weather is a prominent contributor to microplastic discharge into urban water bodies, with meteorological conditions and land use patterns significantly influencing microplastic transport and release.
Microplastic occurrence in the northern South China Sea, A case for Pre and Post cyclone analysis
Researchers analyzed microplastic contamination in the northern South China Sea before and after a cyclone, finding that the storm event significantly altered microplastic distribution patterns in both coastal seawater and sediments.
Chasing plastic storms: Assessing atmospheric microplastic deposition by a ‘pulse event’ of tropical storm Fiona in Eastern Canada
Researchers geospatially analysed atmospheric microplastic deposition during tropical storm Fiona, one of the most destructive storms on record for Eastern Canada, using a unique time series to track how the extreme weather event mobilised and redistributed anthropogenic microdebris across terrestrial, aquatic, and marine environments. The study found that extreme meteorological events represent a significant and undercharacterised pathway for concentrated atmospheric microplastic deposition over large areas.
Hurricane transport of ocean-sourced microplastic in the North Atlantic
Researchers found that Atlantic hurricanes can pick up microplastics from ocean surface waters and transport them as airborne particles, depositing them far from their origin. This study reveals that extreme weather events are an important but overlooked pathway for spreading microplastic pollution to remote regions.
Impact of typhoon events on microplastic distribution in offshore sediments in Leizhou Peninsula of the South China Sea
Researchers studied how typhoon events redistribute microplastics in offshore sediments around the Leizhou Peninsula in the South China Sea. The study found that monsoon and typhoon conditions significantly altered microplastic distribution patterns, with polypropylene and high-density polyethylene dominating across seasons, demonstrating how extreme weather events can reshape contamination patterns.
The Effects of Rainfall Events on the Composition and Diversity of Microplastics on Beaches in Xiamen City on a Short-Term Scale
Short-term monitoring around rainfall events on Xiamen City beaches found that precipitation increased the number and diversity of microplastics in beach sediments, pointing to storm runoff as a major delivery mechanism.
Drying in the low-latitude Atlantic Ocean contributed to terrestrial water storage depletion across Eurasia
This study investigates the atmospheric mechanisms linking drying in the low-latitude North Atlantic Ocean to terrestrial water storage depletion across mid-latitude Eurasia. While not directly related to microplastics, the research addresses large-scale environmental changes affecting water availability for a significant portion of the global population.