Globally, thermodynamics explains an increase in atmospheric water vapor with warming of
around 7%/° C near to the surface. In contrast, global precipitation and evaporation are …

Climate change is a major concern for a range of environmental issues including water
resources especially groundwater. Recent studies have reported significant impact of …

Experiments under controlled conditions have established that ecosystem functioning is
generally positively related to levels of biodiversity, but it is unclear how widespread these …

This study performed a comprehensive assessment of the impact of Hurricane Maria (HM)
on drinking water quality in Puerto Rico (PR) by integrating targeted chemical analysis of …

Recreational angling is a very popular outdoor activity that is weather-dependent, although
investigations of this relationship are rare. This study used weekly fishing effort (2015–2021) …

Flooding during extreme weather events damages critical infrastructure, property, and
threatens lives. Hurricane María devastated Puerto Rico (PR) on 20 September 2017. Sixty …

Ecologists addressed the effects of disturbances from the onset of the field by focusing on
ecesis, which is the process by which organisms migrate and establish under the …

Coral reefs in the western Atlantic and Caribbean are deteriorating primarily from disease
outbreaks, increasing seawater temperatures, and stress due to land-based sources of …

Typhoons frequently occur in the East China Sea, which significantly affect the material
transport, marine hydrodynamics, and sedimentary environment of coastal currents in a …

Selective logging has been so extensive that harvested forest now exceeds unlogged areas
in most tropical forest regions outside of the Amazon. In response, in Southeast Asia …