The global sediment cycle is a fundamental feature of the Earth system, balancing
competing factors such as orogeny, physical–chemical erosion and human action. In this …

Rapid atmospheric warming since the mid-twentieth century has increased temperature-
dependent erosion and sediment-transport processes in cold environments, affecting food …

Rivers originating in High Mountain Asia are crucial lifelines for one-third of the world's
population. These fragile headwaters are now experiencing amplified climate change …

Earth system modelling (ESM) is essential for understanding past, present and future Earth
processes. Deep learning (DL), with the data-driven strength of neural networks, has …

Knowing the extent of human influence on the global hydrological cycle is essential for the
sustainability of freshwater resources on Earth,. However, a lack of water level observations …

The coastal zone of China has experienced large increases in population, economy and
urbanization since the early 1980s. Many studies have reported the loss, degradation and …

Climate extremes threaten human health, economic stability, and the well-being of natural
and built environments (eg, 2003 European heat wave). As the world continues to warm …

A review of 80 papers on microplastic (MP) particles in marine sediments was conducted for
different sedimentary environments. The papers were assessed for data on average MP …

Growth in fundamental drivers—energy use, economic productivity and population—can
provide quantitative indications of the proposed boundary between the Holocene Epoch and …

Increasing human populations around the global coastline have caused extensive loss,
degradation and fragmentation of coastal ecosystems, threatening the delivery of important …