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Hotels, refuge, and the rise of carceral hospitality (2025)
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Darling, J., & Burridge, A. (online). Hotels, refuge, and the rise of carceral hospitality. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Article e70001. https://doi.org/10.1111/tran.70001

Geographical work on hotels has foregrounded their role as spaces of commercial hospitality, leisure, and increasingly as sites of emergency accommodation for a range of displaced groups. Developing such work, this paper critically examines the centr... Read More about Hotels, refuge, and the rise of carceral hospitality.

Earthquake-Driven Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise: Compound Flooding Hazards Along the Cascadia Subduction Zone, USA (2025)
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Dura, T., Chilton, W., Small, D., Garner, A. J., Hawkes, A., Melgar, D., Engelhart, S. E., Staisch, L., Witter, R. C., Nelson, A. R., Kelsey, H. M., Allan, J. C., Bruce, D., Depaolis, J., Priddy, M., Briggs, R. W., Weiss, R., Selle, S. L., Willis, M., & Horton, B. P. (in press). Earthquake-Driven Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise: Compound Flooding Hazards Along the Cascadia Subduction Zone, USA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,

Network‐Scale Dynamics of Alluvial Cover in a Mixed Bedrock‐Alluvial River (2025)
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Oliveira Guirro, M., Hodge, R., Clubb, F., & Turnbull, L. (2025). Network‐Scale Dynamics of Alluvial Cover in a Mixed Bedrock‐Alluvial River. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 130(3), Article e2024JF007968. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024jf007968

Limited understanding of how sediment cover varies spatially in mixed bedrock‐alluvial river networks inhibits our comprehension of erosion processes in these systems. This study investigates the complex interactions between channel and sediment prop... Read More about Network‐Scale Dynamics of Alluvial Cover in a Mixed Bedrock‐Alluvial River.

Flow Resistance and Hydraulic Geometry in Gravel‐And Boulder‐Bed Rivers (2025)
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Ferguson, R., & Recking, A. (2025). Flow Resistance and Hydraulic Geometry in Gravel‐And Boulder‐Bed Rivers. Water Resources Research, 61(3), Article e2024WR038852. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024wr038852

The frictional resistance of river beds affects how water discharge is partitioned between depth and velocity, which is important in many aspects of hydrology, geomorphology, and aquatic ecology. Many of the most widely‐used resistance equations pred... Read More about Flow Resistance and Hydraulic Geometry in Gravel‐And Boulder‐Bed Rivers.

Poleward displacement of the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies in response to Early Holocene warming (2025)
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Perren, B. B., Kaiser, J., Arz, H. W., Dellwig, O., Hodgson, D. A., & Lamy, F. (2025). Poleward displacement of the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies in response to Early Holocene warming. Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1), Article 164. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02129-z

Recent intensification of the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies has resulted in important changes to ocean circulation, Antarctic ice shelf stability and precipitation regimes in the continents abutting the Southern Ocean. Efforts to resolve the natural... Read More about Poleward displacement of the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies in response to Early Holocene warming.

Local-and Global-Scale Hydrological and Sediment Connectivity over Grassland and Shrubland Hillslopes (2025)
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Tiwari, S., Turnbull, L., & Wainwright, J. (2025). Local-and Global-Scale Hydrological and Sediment Connectivity over Grassland and Shrubland Hillslopes. Journal of Hydrology, 655, Article 132896. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.132896

Quantifying connectivity patterns in dryland ecosystems enables us to understand how changes in the vegetation structure influence the runoff and erosion processes. This knowledge is crucial for mitigating the impacts of climate change and land use m... Read More about Local-and Global-Scale Hydrological and Sediment Connectivity over Grassland and Shrubland Hillslopes.

Ice flow dynamics of the northwestern Laurentide Ice Sheet during the last deglaciation (2025)
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Stoker, B. J., Dulfer, H. E., Stokes, C. R., Brown, V. H., Clark, C. D., O'Cofaigh, C., Evans, D. J., Froese, D., Norris, S. L., & Margold, M. (2025). Ice flow dynamics of the northwestern Laurentide Ice Sheet during the last deglaciation. The Cryosphere, 19(2), 869–910. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-869-2025

Reconstructions of palaeo-ice stream activity provide an insight into the processes governing ice stream evolution over millennial timescales. The northwestern sector of the Laurentide Ice Sheet experienced a period of rapid retreat driven by warming... Read More about Ice flow dynamics of the northwestern Laurentide Ice Sheet during the last deglaciation.

Ocean-bottom seismometers reveal surge dynamics in Earth’s longest-runout sediment flows (2025)
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Kunath, P., Talling, P. J., Lange, D., Chi, W.-C., Baker, M. L., Urlaub, M., & Berndt, C. (2025). Ocean-bottom seismometers reveal surge dynamics in Earth’s longest-runout sediment flows. Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1), Article 147. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02137-z

Turbidity currents carve Earth’s deepest canyons, form Earth’s largest sediment deposits, and break seabed telecommunications cables. Directly measuring turbidity currents is notoriously challenging due to their destructive impact on instruments with... Read More about Ocean-bottom seismometers reveal surge dynamics in Earth’s longest-runout sediment flows.

A 150-year river water quality record shows reductions in phosphorus loads but not in algal growth potential (2025)
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Jarvie, H. P., Worrall, F., Burt, T. P., & Howden, N. J. K. (2025). A 150-year river water quality record shows reductions in phosphorus loads but not in algal growth potential. Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1), Article 62. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01978-4

Eutrophication and proliferation of nuisance and harmful algal blooms are a major cause of water-quality impairment globally. Here, we analyze the world’s longest continuous (150-year) river water-quality dataset for the River Thames, U.K. (including... Read More about A 150-year river water quality record shows reductions in phosphorus loads but not in algal growth potential.

Assessing quantitative methods in archaeology via simulated datasets: The Archaeoriddle challenge. Concept, project and motivations (2025)
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Cortell-Nicolau, A., Carrignon, S., Rodíguez-Palomo, I., Hromada, D., Kahlenberg, R., Mes, A., Priss, D., Yaworsky, P., Zhang, X., Brainerd, L., Lewis, J., Redhouse, D., Simmons, C., Coto-Sarmiento, M., Daems, D., Deb, A., Lawrence, D., O'Brien, M., Riede, F., Rubio-Campillo, X., & Crema, E. (2025). Assessing quantitative methods in archaeology via simulated datasets: The Archaeoriddle challenge. Concept, project and motivations. Journal of Archaeological Science, 177, Article 106179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2025.106179

Compared to what is found in many other scientific disciplines, archaeological data are typically scarce, biased and fragmented. This, coupled with the fact that archaeologists can rarely test their hypotheses using experimental design, makes archaeo... Read More about Assessing quantitative methods in archaeology via simulated datasets: The Archaeoriddle challenge. Concept, project and motivations.

Ice Thickness‐Induced Variations in Effective Pressure and Basal Conditions Influence Seasonal and Multi‐Annual Ice Velocity at Sermeq Kujalleq (Jakobshavn Isbræ) (2025)
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Lu, X., Sole, A., Livingstone, S. J., Cheng, G., Jiang, L., Chudley, T., Noël, B., & Li, D. (2025). Ice Thickness‐Induced Variations in Effective Pressure and Basal Conditions Influence Seasonal and Multi‐Annual Ice Velocity at Sermeq Kujalleq (Jakobshavn Isbræ). Geophysical Research Letters, 52(4), Article e2024GL111092. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024gl111092

Acceleration of Sermeq Kujalleq has been linked to the retreat of its calving front. However, models consistently underestimate its ice‐flow variability, indicating that important physical processes might be ignored, which introduces uncertainties in... Read More about Ice Thickness‐Induced Variations in Effective Pressure and Basal Conditions Influence Seasonal and Multi‐Annual Ice Velocity at Sermeq Kujalleq (Jakobshavn Isbræ).

THE DENSITY DIALECTIC: Between Hard and Gentle Densification in London (2025)
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Habermehl, V., & McFarlane, C. (online). THE DENSITY DIALECTIC: Between Hard and Gentle Densification in London. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.13319

Density is critical to cities, but how might we conceive and research its role in urban development? We argue that a conceptualization of the ‘density dialectic’ offers a productive response. Drawing on research on urban development in Tower Hamlets... Read More about THE DENSITY DIALECTIC: Between Hard and Gentle Densification in London.

Algorithmic emergence? Epistemic in/justice in AI-directed transformations of healthcare (2025)
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Emah, I., & Bennett, S. (2025). Algorithmic emergence? Epistemic in/justice in AI-directed transformations of healthcare. Frontiers in Sociology, 10, Article 1520810. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1520810

Moves toward integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly deep learning and generative AI-based technologies, into the domains of healthcare and public health have recently intensified, with a growing body of literature tackling the ethi... Read More about Algorithmic emergence? Epistemic in/justice in AI-directed transformations of healthcare.

Ocean warming, icebergs, and productivity in the Gulf of Alaska during the Last Interglacial (2025)
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McClymont, E. L., Asahi, H., Stoner, J., Moy, C. M., Gleghorn, S., Lloyd, J. M., & Sánchez Montes, M. L. (2025). Ocean warming, icebergs, and productivity in the Gulf of Alaska during the Last Interglacial. Frontiers in Earth Science, 12, Article 1485521. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2024.1485521

The Pacific Ocean is an important region for carbon storage, yet the past ocean–climate interactions are relatively underexplored in explaining glacial/interglacial climate variability during the late Pleistocene re-expansion of the Cordilleran Ice S... Read More about Ocean warming, icebergs, and productivity in the Gulf of Alaska during the Last Interglacial.

Conspiracy theories and Geography: Who gets to say where is power? (2025)
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Ridgway, V. (online). Conspiracy theories and Geography: Who gets to say where is power?. Dialogues in Human Geography, https://doi.org/10.1177/20438206251316008

Conspiracism has become a powerful explanatory category for major political events (Brexit vote, January 6th Capitol attack) and the subject of a diverse body of research. Yet geography has largely ignored such debates and has, on some occasions, ado... Read More about Conspiracy theories and Geography: Who gets to say where is power?.

‘It Is Not Down on Any Map’: Sovereignty, Territory, and Jurisdiction on an Arctic Ice Island (2025)
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Steinberg, P. (online). ‘It Is Not Down on Any Map’: Sovereignty, Territory, and Jurisdiction on an Arctic Ice Island. Geopolitics, https://doi.org/10.1080/14650045.2025.2458528

Islands have a complicated and, at times, paradoxical relationship with the sovereign state. Some islands have been lauded as prototypical models for the idealised hard-bordered spaces of state sovereignty; others have been written off as barbarian s... Read More about ‘It Is Not Down on Any Map’: Sovereignty, Territory, and Jurisdiction on an Arctic Ice Island.

Increased crevassing across accelerating Greenland Ice Sheet margins (2025)
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Chudley, T. R., Howat, I. M., King, M. D., & MacKie, E. J. (2025). Increased crevassing across accelerating Greenland Ice Sheet margins. Nature Geoscience, 18(2), 148-153. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01636-6

Surface crevassing on the Greenland Ice Sheet is a large source of uncertainty in processes controlling mass loss due to a lack of comprehensive observations of their location and evolution through time. Here we use high-resolution digital elevation... Read More about Increased crevassing across accelerating Greenland Ice Sheet margins.

Automated Mapping of Braided Palaeochannels From Optical Images With Deep Learning Methods (2025)
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Vanzani, F., Carbonneau, P., & Fontana, A. (2025). Automated Mapping of Braided Palaeochannels From Optical Images With Deep Learning Methods. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 130(2), Article e2024JF008051. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024jf008051

The increasing availability of remotely sensed data has provided an enormous quantity of information for studying the geomorphology of exposed surfaces of alluvial plains. In many cases, the key for reconstructing their formation lies in the recognit... Read More about Automated Mapping of Braided Palaeochannels From Optical Images With Deep Learning Methods.