This research focuses on the essential task of defining rainfall thresholds in regions with complex geological features, specifically at a regional scale. It examines a variety of methodologies, from traditional empirical-statistical methods to cutting-edge machine learning (ML) techniques, for establishing these thresholds. The Emilia-Romagna region in Italy, known for its intricate geological structure and prevalence of weak...

Diversified crop rotations have been suggested to reduce grain yield losses from the adverse climatic conditions increasingly common under climate change. Nevertheless, the potential for climate change adaptation of different crop rotational diversity (CRD) remains undetermined. We quantified how climatic conditions affect small grain and maize yields under different CRDs in 32 long‐term (10–63 years) field experiments across...

Loggerhead sea turtle ( C. caretta ) is the official European bioindicator of marine litter in the Mediterranean Sea. In 2019, 8 sea turtles, out of 28 specimens loggerhead on the Adriatic coast of Molise, were subjected to necropsy. The intestinal contents were collected and the microplastics until 0.45 μm were extracted. Qualitative and quantitative assessments were performed by stereomicroscope observation and spectroscopic...