● The fact that (a) the determinants of the capacity to mitigate or adapt to climate change (e.g., access to economic resources, social and human capital, and technological prowess) largely overlap, (b) many factors underlying or related to these determinants are themselves indicators of sustainable development (e.g., per capita income; and various public health and well-being indices such as p...

Background:Thermal stress may have numerous harmful effects on human health. This study aimed at investigating thermal stress in the city of Kerman, Iran. Methods:In this descriptive-analytical study, thermal stress was assessed from 6 AM to 9 PM in 2016 using four thermal stress indices including wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT), environmental stress index (...

Considering water resource scarcity and uncertainty in climate and demand futures, decision-makers require techniques for sustainability analysis in resource management. Through unclear definitions of “sustainability”, however, traditional indices for resource evaluation propose options of limited flexibility by adopting static climate and demand scenarios, limiting analysis variables to a part...

We have applied association analysis to 17 years of ocean climate observations and predicted net ecosystem production on land to infer short-term (monthly to yearly) teleconnections between sea surface temperature and terrestrial carbon cycles. The analysis suggests that, on a global level, ocean climate indices can be used to reliably predict net ecosystem carbon fluxes over more than 58 perce...

Drought is a climate phenomenon which might occur in any climate condition and all regions on the earth. Effective drought management depends on the application of appropriate drought indices. Drought indices are variables which are used to detect and characterize drought conditions. In this study, it was tried to predict drought occurrence, based on the standard precipitation index (SPI), usin...