Retrieval of land surface temperature (LST) from satellite data allows to estimate the surface
urban heat island (SUHI) as the difference between the LST obtained in the urban area and …

Mountain ecosystems of the Himalaya have warmed more rapidly in recent decades than
other areas of the globe. Landscape-level delineation of treeline position and its dynamics …

Deltaic systems are broadly recognized as vulnerable hot spots at the interface between
land and sea and are highly exposed to harmful natural and manmade threats. The …

High elevation ecosystems of the Himalaya have warmed more rapidly in recent decades
than other areas of the globe. Alpine life zones are areas lying between the elevational …

In the alpine ecosystem of the Himalaya, an observation of species diversity with habitat
heterogeneity predicts some important factors that govern them. Information theory-based …

Mediterranean landscapes are the result of the interaction of a long history of anthropogenic
disturbances (cultivation, grazing, timber and fuel wood) with natural disturbances (such as …

Objectives: to raise reflections on the need for health services and professionals to
implement sustainable actions, aiming at their own survival and that of the planet. Methods …

In an opinion piece for the New York Times, Meehan Crist calls the coronavirus pandemic
'an inflection point for that other global crisis, the slower one with even higher stakes, which …

Objectives: to raise reflections on the need for health services and professionals to
implement sustainable actions, aiming at their own survival and that of the planet. Methods …

Potential changes in climate, including temperature variations and shifts in mean rainfall
values as well as seasonality and intensity, are likely to influence the response of …