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Illustration of an Object-Based Approach to Identify Structural Differences in Tropical Cyclone Wind Fields

MATYAS – Illustration of an Object-Based Approach to Identify Structural Differences in Tropical Cyclone Wind Fields Stephanie Zick, Corene Matyas, Gary Lackmann, Jingyin Tang, Brian Bennett Article first published online: 29 May 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.4326 ABSTRACT: The meteorology community primarily assesses tropical cyclone (TC) forecast skill using track and intensity errors. These metrics are frequently uncorrelated […]

Characterizing storm-induced coastal change hazards along the United States West Coast

SERAFIN – Characterizing storm-induced coastal change hazards along the United States West Coast James B. Shope, Li H. Erikson, Patrick L. Barnard, Curt D. Storlazzi, Katherine Serafin, Kara Doran, Hilary Stockdon, Borja Reguero, Fernando Mendez, Sonia Castanedo, Alba Cid, Laura Cagigal, & Peter Ruggiero Article first published online: 23 May 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01313-6 ABSTRACT: Traditional methods to assess the probability of storm-induced erosion and flooding from extreme water levels have […]

Solar geoengineering could redistribute malaria risk in developing countries

RYAN – Solar geoengineering could redistribute malaria risk in developing countries Colin J. Carlson, Rita Colwell, Mohammad Sharif Hossain, Mohammed Mofizur Rahman, Alan Robock, Sadie J. Ryan, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, & Christopher H. Trisos Article first published online: 20 April 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29613-w ABSTRACT: Solar geoengineering is often framed as a stopgap measure to decrease the magnitude, impacts, and injustice of climate change. However, the […]

Creating grocery delivery hubs for food deserts at local convenience stores via spatial and temporal consolidation

HU – Creating grocery delivery hubs for food deserts at local convenience stores via spatial and temporal consolidation Zulqarnain Haider, Yujie Hu, Hadi Charkhgard, David Himmelgreen, Changhyun Kwon Article first published online: 7 April 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2022.101301 ABSTRACT: For many socioeconomically disadvantaged customers living in food deserts, the high costs and minimum order size requirements make […]

Temperature impacts the environmental suitability for malaria transmission by Anopheles Gambian and Anopheles stephensi

RYAN – Temperature impacts the environmental suitability for malaria transmission by Anopheles Gambian and Anopheles stephensi Oswaldo C. Villena, Sadie J. Ryan, Courtney C. Murdock, Leah R. Johnson Article first published online: 22 March 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3685 ABSTRACT: Extrinsic environmental factors influence the spatio-temporal dynamics of many organisms, including insects that transmit the pathogens responsible for vector-borne […]

Low-frequency variants in mildly symptomatic vaccine breakthrough infections presents a doubled-edged sword

NORRIS – Low-frequency variants in mildly symptomatic vaccine breakthrough infections presents a double-edged sword Brittany Rife Magalis, Carla Mavian, Massimiliano Tagliamonte, Shannan N. Rich, Melanie Cash, Alberto Riva, Julia C. Loeb, Michael Norris, David Moraga Amador, Yanping Zhang, Jerne Shapiro, Petr Starostik, Simone Marini, Paul Myers, David A. Ostrov, John A. Lednicky, J. Glenn Morris Jr., […]

Security and Trade in African Borderlands-An Introduction

WALTHER – Security and Trade in African Borderlands-An Introduction Olivier Walther Article first published online: 08 Mar 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/08865655.2022.2049350 ABSTRACT: The goal of this special issue is to explore the relationships that bind trade and security in African borderlands. Examples from the Horn, North, and West Africa suggest that African countries are in the difficult situation […]

Globalized supply chains: Emergent telecouplings in Mexico’s beef economy and environmental leakages

SIMMONS, WALKER, WAYLEN – Globalized supply chains: Emergent tele couplings in Mexico’s beef economy and environmental leakages Yankuic Galvan-Miyoshi, Cynthia Simmons, Robert Walker, Gilberto Aranda Osorio, Petro Martinez Hernandez, Ema Maldonado-Simán, Barney Warf, Marta Astier, Michael Waylen Article first published online: 5 Mar 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2022.102486 ABSTRACT: This article analyzes how trade liberalization in Mexico, particularly […]

Global Economic and Diet Transitions Drive Latin American and Caribbean Forest Change during the First Decade of the Century: A Multi-Scale Analysis of Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Environmental Drivers of Local Forest Cover Change

RYAN – Global Economic and Diet Transitions Drive Latin American and Caribbean Forest Change during the First Decade of the Century: A Multi-Scale Analysis of Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Environmental Drivers of Local Forest Cover Change David Lopez-Carr, Sadie J Ryan, Matthew L Clark Article first published online: 21 Jan 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/land11030326 ABSTRACT: Latin America and the Caribbean […]

Disease Ecology chapter in COVID-19 and Similar Futures: Pandemic Geographies

RYAN – Chapter 3: Disease Ecology Dr. Ryan’s chapter was published in COVID-19 and Similar Futures: Pandemic Geographies Gavin J. Andrews, Valorie A. Crooks, Jamie R. Pearce, Jane P. Messina ABSTRACT: Disease ecology combines methods from quantitative ecological modeling, such as those used to explore population dynamics, evolutionary processes, and systems thinking, with quantified measures of […]