Environmental Remote Sensing

Environmental Remote Sensing

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Florian Diekert

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Communicating uncertainty to policy makers in maps: A systematic scoping review of meaningful to misleading current practice

Policymakers frequently use maps as decision-support tools to support the effective allocation of resources and enhance community resilience against climate-related health threats. Yet, the high legib...

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Statistical learning for climate-GDP panels: Data cleaning, flexible trend controls, and predictive validation

We assess the panel-regression approach to climate econometrics—the dominant framework for estimating the effect of climate on GDP in global country–year data—using modern statistical learning techniq...

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Beyond adaptive capacity: Assessing how power relations shape household responses to climate impacts on water and sanitation

In the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector, there is growing recognition that climate change presents serious risks to water and sanitation services, with widespread implications for health. A...

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Informing climate adaptation for women’s and children’s health: A cross-sectional survey on knowledge, attitudes, and practices in a climate-vulnerable setting

Women in low- and middle-income countries, including Indonesia, are disproportionately affected by climate change impacts. Despite the intersection of these risks with gender inequalities, evidence on...

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Accuracy, robustness and comprehensibility – Challenges in bottom-up energy system models

This work provides a comprehensive framework for addressing key research gaps in bottom-up energy system modeling. While the field has experienced significant advancements in recent decades, largely d...

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Risks and limits from a securitisation framing of nature and biodiversity crises: Lessons from climate change

PLOS Climate unites experimental, theoretical, observational, technological, behavioral and socio-economic research from all regions of the world to tackle the challenges of a changing climate at a…

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Global climate risks for outdoor sports under CMIP6 scenarios: A multi-indicator assessment based on WBGT, Heat Index, heavy rainfall, and heatwaves

Outdoor sports are increasingly exposed to climatic conditions that challenge athlete safety, performance and event organisation. Despite extensive physiological and epidemiological evidence on heat s...

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Do teleworking arrangements reduce CO2eq emissions? Effects on commuting, housing space and ICT use

Teleworking is increasingly popular, but its contribution to sustainability is still a matter of debate. A body of work highlights the need for an integrative view including commuting, housing space a...

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AI-assisted longitudinal comparison of scenario knowledge representation in IPCC synthesis reports

This paper examines how successive Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) synthesis reports represent scenario knowledge when they are queried through the same scenario-based questions. The ...

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Finding the sea level – Investigation of rural references for estimation of the urban heat island

The urban heat island (UHI) effect is one of the most studied phenomena in urban climatology. Numerous studies have revealed the heterogeneous nature of air temperature within cities, manifesting as a...

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Rethinking urban forests as essential infrastructure for resilience, equity, and biodiversity in the current climate emergency

Urban forests are not merely green amenities; they support critical ecosystem functioning and services vital for healthy, resilient cities. Recognising urban forests as core infrastructure is essentia...

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DAFNEE, a Database of Academia Friendly jourNals in Ecology and Evolution

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Weather types and rainfall variability during the Northeast Monsoon over Malaysia

Malaysia frequently experiences extreme rainfall throughout the Northeast Monsoon season. However, the connection between extreme rainfall and distinct monsoonal synoptic circulations remains to be fu...

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High coral heat tolerance at local-scale thermal refugia

Marine heatwaves and mass bleaching have devastated coral populations globally, yet bleaching severity often varies among reefs. To what extent a reef’s past exposure to heat stress influences coral b...

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Introducing Bedartha Goswami, new Section Editor for ML/AI at PLOS Climate - Latitude

We are delighted to introduce Bedartha Goswami (IISER Pune, India) as Section Editor for PLOS Climate‘s new section on Machine Learning and…

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PLOS Climate PhD interview: Caroline Pioger - Latitude

In our latest interview with a PhD student in climate, PLOS Climate speaks to Caroline Pioger of the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris…

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Climate advocacy and activism by scientists: A narrative review

In the context of accelerating climate and environmental crises, advocacy and activism by scientists is becoming increasingly prominent. This growing visibility has intensified the debate surrounding ...

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Meet PLOS Climate Academic Editor Laura García-Portela - Latitude

We are delighted to introduce Laura García Portela (Erasmus University of Rotterdam) as an Academic Editor in PLOS Climate‘s Philosophy and Ethics section…

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A proof-of-stake blockchain framework for transparent climate data verification

Trust in climate data remains a significant barrier to effective climate action. Skepticism about data manipulation and politicization reduces confidence and hinders evidence-based policy. Existing cl...

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Increased mortality risks of winter temperature flips: A growing concern in aging society of subtropical climate regions

Climate change has led to unpredictable, intense temperature fluctuations during warming winters, particularly in subtropical regions. Among that, abrupt shifts from warm to cold temperatures over sho...

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The impact of green space perception, trust in scientists and climate anxiety in predicting the perception of air pollution health effects

Air pollution is a risk factor associated with various adverse effects on physical and mental health. The aim of the present study was to predict whether the perception of green areas, trust in scient...

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PCLM Recruitment Web Intake Form

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Behind the paper: sexual and reproductive health and rights and climate change - Latitude

We talk to Vanessa Brizuela, Nandita Thatte, Clive Mutunga, Bernard Onyango and colleagues, authors of the recent PLOS Climate publication “Research priorities in sexual…

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World Ocean Day 2026 - EveryONE

This blog was written by Daniel Parkes, Associate Editor in PLOS One. The ocean is a huge carbon sink, storing 30% of…

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PLOS Climate PhD interview: Ekhtekharul Islam - Latitude

For our next interview with a PhD student in climate, PLOS Climate speaks to Ekhtekharul Islam of the University of Copenhagen. What…

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