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Climate, Not Conflict, Explains Extreme Middle East Dust Storm [PDF]
The recent dust storm in the Middle East (September 2015) was publicized in the media as a sign of an impending ‘Dust Bowl.’ Its severity, demonstrated by extreme aerosol optical depth in the atmosphere in the 99th percentile compared to historical data,
Assouline, Shmuel +4 more
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A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini +2 more
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ABSTRACT This study examines climate change risk disclosure in the global energy sector, where firms face intense stakeholder scrutiny and legitimacy pressures. We develop a novel domain‐specific textual analysis measure to capture climate change risk disclosures, improving on prior approaches based on generic environmental terminology.
Khaldoon Albitar, Ali Meftah Gerged
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Droughts and floods in Malawi [PDF]
Malawi suffers frequent droughts and floods. In an economy that is heavily dependent on the agricultural sector, it is crucial to understand the implications of these extreme climate events.
Pauw, Karl +2 more
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ABSTRACT This study investigates how directors with environmental protection (EP) backgrounds influence corporate biodiversity concern (BIO) among Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, we argue that directors' environmental expertise shapes firms' biodiversity strategies.
Chengming Huang +2 more
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The 2010 spring drought reduced primary productivity in southwestern China [PDF]
Many parts of the world experience frequent and severe droughts. Summer drought can significantly reduce primary productivity and carbon sequestration capacity. The impacts of spring droughts, however, have received much less attention.
Guo, Huadong +5 more
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Addressing the Energy Trilemma: The Role of Entrepreneurship, Regulation, and Climate Finance
ABSTRACT Balancing energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability has become increasingly challenging as economies pursue low‐carbon growth amid climate risk and persistent disparities in access to modern energy. Although entrepreneurship is widely recognized as a driver of innovation, its role in addressing the energy trilemma ...
Kingsley Imandojemu +3 more
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Attribution of 2019 Extreme Spring–Early Summer Hot Drought over Yunnan in Southwestern China
Shanshan Wang, Jianping Huang, Xing Yuan
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Stock Market Reactions to Climate Risk Events: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda
ABSTRACT As global warming intensifies, climate risks' impact on firm value has become a critical concern for academia and investors. This systematic literature review analyzes 50 event studies in this research field, classifying them by climate risk type.
Mario Schuster, Rainer Lueg
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Physiological Responses of Tomato Plants with Varied Susceptibility to Multiple Drought Stress
Frequent extreme weather events exacerbate agricultural abiotic stress, with drought causing widespread yield loss. Tomato, a globally important vegetable sensitive to water deficit, has been predominantly studied under single-drought scenarios that ...
Hong Chen +9 more
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