Variable renewables fortify Ecuador's power system against recurrences of drought-driven energy crises [0.03%]
可变再生能源加强厄瓜多尔电力系统抵御干旱引起的能源危机反复袭击的能力
Sebastian Sterl,Luis E Pineda,Tinne Mast et al.
Sebastian Sterl et al.
In 2023-2024, two successive failed rainy seasons plunged hydropower-dependent Ecuador into an unprecedented energy crisis. As rivers ran dry and hydropower generation dwindled, the Ecuadorian government had to implement daily nationwide el...
Headwater streams control the non-perennial fraction of the global river network [0.03%]
间歇性河流控制全球河网体系中连续流动河水的比例
Gianluca Botter,Francesca Barone,Nicola Durighetto
Gianluca Botter
Quantifying the fraction of a river network that does not flow year-round is crucial, as the wetting and drying of channels governs important hydrological and biogeochemical services of watersheds. However, this remains challenging due to l...
David Bastviken,Matthew S Johnson
David Bastviken
Global lake and reservoir water surfaces were recently estimated to contribute ~10% of global methane (CH4) emissions. The sensitivity of these emissions to climate and environmental change is a growing concern. Here we present data-driven,...
Assessing the role of servicing in enhancing sanitation-related quality of life among container-based sanitation users [0.03%]
评估卫生服务在提升容器式卫生系统用户生活质量和卫生水平方面的作用
Benjamin Exton,Ana Casas,Amy Lewis et al.
Benjamin Exton et al.
Here we evaluate the servicing of container-based sanitation (CBS)-which includes the collection, replacement and cleaning of cartridges-and its influence on sanitation-related quality of life (using the SanQoL-5 index) in informal settleme...
Sanitation-related withholding and suppression among women in urban Uganda and India [0.03%]
乌干达和印度城市妇女如厕难问题及相关隐瞒行为
Elaina Sinclair,Anke Hüls,Madeleine Patrick et al.
Elaina Sinclair et al.
Despite sanitation facility availability, perceived privacy, safety and security, and health status and risks may prevent toilet use, particularly for women. Women may withhold food and water (withholding) or suppress urination and defecati...
A comprehensive framework for integrating lake hypsography and function on a global scale [0.03%]
一个在全球范围整合湖泊地形和功能的全面框架
Cristian Gudasz,Dominic Vachon,Yves T Prairie
Cristian Gudasz
As climate change and nutrient pollution intensify, understanding how millions of lakes will respond to such forcings as a global or regional collective has become urgent and yet capturing their role in Earth's system remain neither concept...
Stories of data sharing [0.03%]
数据共享进行时
Ryan A Hill
Ryan A Hill
Advancing the science of headwater streamflow for global water protection [0.03%]
推进全球水资源保护的源头流域径流科学
Heather E Golden,Jay R Christensen,Hilary K McMillan et al.
Heather E Golden et al.
The protection of headwater streams faces increasing challenges, exemplified by limited global recognition of headwater contributions to watershed resiliency and a recent US Supreme Court decision limiting federal safeguards. Despite accoun...
Trends and disparities in concurrent tap water avoidance and household food insecurity among US children [0.03%]
美国儿童自来水回避和家庭食品不安全的流行趋势及差异
Asher Y Rosinger,Sera L Young
Asher Y Rosinger
Water insecurity (WI) is an underappreciated issue in the US. WI co-occurs with food insecurity (FI), but little work has explored the Water-Food nexus experienced by children. Drawing on individual tap water avoidance, a proxy of WI, and p...
Zhengyu Yang,Wenzhong Huang,Joanne E McKenzie et al.
Zhengyu Yang et al.
Floods of unprecedented intensity and frequency have been observed. However, evidence regarding the impacts of floods on hospitalization remains limited. Here we collected daily hospitalization counts during 2000-2019 from 747 communities i...