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Explore scientifically curated Regional Profiles or assemble SIGNAL objects for any supported geographic scope.
48 profiles
RegionRegional storyDamage Signals
Monterey BayCandidate
California, United States

Upwelling, marine heatwaves, oxygen and protected habitats supported by intensive long-term observation.

Marine heatMarine dissolved oxygen
Southern California BightCandidate
California, United States
Industrial corridor

Urban discharge, hypoxia, acidification, ports and offshore industry across a densely populated coast.

Coastal hypoxiaMarine pollution
Gulf of MaineCandidate
United States · Canada

Rapid warming, fisheries redistribution and changing carbonate chemistry.

Ocean warmingOcean acidification
Northern Gulf of Mexico ShelfCandidate
United States
Watershed & river basin

Mississippi Basin nutrient transport and the recurring seasonal dead zone.

Nutrient loadingCoastal hypoxia
Alaska Arctic Coast and Coastal PlainCandidate
Alaska, United States
Climate-hazard region

A tundra and coastal-plain ecosystem under pressure from permafrost thaw, erosion and sea-ice loss.

Permafrost thawCoastal erosion
San Francisco Bay–DeltaPlanned
California, United States
Watershed & river basin

Salinity, contaminants, water diversions, nutrient loading and habitat change in a highly governed estuary.

Freshwater salinityNutrient loading
Chesapeake BayCandidate
United States
Recovery & transition

A legible causal chain from activities and nutrients to eutrophication and hypoxia, alongside long-term restoration.

Nutrient loadingCoastal hypoxia
Colorado River BasinCandidate
United States · Mexico
Transboundary system

Water depletion, warming, dams and competing users across a heavily allocated basin.

Freshwater depletionDrought severity
Mississippi River BasinCandidate
United States
Agricultural region

Agricultural nutrients, sediment and industrial pollution linked to downstream coastal consequences.

Nutrient loadingRiver sediment change
Rhine BasinCandidate
Europe
Transboundary systemRecovery & transition

Industrial history, transboundary governance and environmental recovery in a major European river system.

Freshwater pollutionRiver temperature
Lake ErieCandidate
United States · Canada

Nutrient runoff, harmful algal blooms and seasonal hypoxia.

Harmful algal bloomsFreshwater hypoxia
Great LakesCandidate
United States · Canada
Transboundary system

Warming, invasive species, industrial contaminants and cross-border governance.

Freshwater warmingInvasive species pressure
Lake Victoria BasinCandidate
East Africa
Transboundary system

Nutrients, fisheries, invasive species and population pressures around a shared tropical lake.

Nutrient loadingInvasive species pressure
Los Angeles BasinCandidate
California, United States

Vehicle emissions, ports, refineries, atmospheric inversions and population exposure.

Fine particulate concentrationGround-level ozone
San Joaquin ValleyCandidate
California, United States
Agricultural regionEnvironmental-justice region

Agriculture, oil and gas, particulate pollution, ozone and unequal community exposure.

Fine particulate concentrationGround-level ozone
Po ValleyCandidate
Italy
Agricultural region

Basin topography, transport, agriculture and persistent particulate pollution across the densely settled Po Plain ecosystem.

Fine particulate concentrationNitrogen pollution
Delhi National Capital RegionCandidate
India
Environmental-justice region

Transport, industry, agriculture and dust combine to produce extreme episodic exposure.

Fine particulate concentrationPopulation exposure
Beijing–Tianjin–HebeiCandidate
China

Coal, industry, transport and regional air-quality governance across a major urban cluster.

Fine particulate concentrationGround-level ozone
Houston Ship ChannelCandidate
Texas, United States
Environmental-justice region

Petrochemical facilities, air toxics, greenhouse gases and cumulative community exposure.

Air toxics concentrationGreenhouse gas emissions
Louisiana Industrial CorridorCandidate
Louisiana, United States
Environmental-justice region

Concentrated petrochemical actors and facilities alongside cumulative environmental-health burdens.

Air toxics concentrationIndustrial water pollution
Ohio River ValleyCandidate
United States
Watershed & river basin

Power generation, chemicals, steel and river pollution across a long industrialized valley.

Air pollutionIndustrial water pollution
Indonesian Palm-Oil FrontierCandidate
Indonesia
Forest & biome

Deforestation, peat fires, biodiversity and corporate commodity attribution.

Forest-cover lossPeat-fire emissions
California Central ValleyCandidate
California, United States
Environmental-justice region

Groundwater depletion, nitrates, pesticides, soil change and air-quality burdens.

Groundwater depletionNitrate contamination
Brazilian Cerrado FrontierCandidate
Brazil
Biodiversity hotspot

Land conversion, water use, commodity production and biodiversity loss.

Habitat conversionBiodiversity loss
Alberta Oil Sands RegionCandidate
Alberta, Canada

Extraction, tailings, water use, land disturbance and attributable operators.

Habitat conversionGreenhouse gas emissions
Permian BasinCandidate
United States
Industrial corridor

Oil and gas production, methane, flaring, water use and a dense facility network.

Methane emissionsFreshwater use
Amazon BasinCandidate
South America
Transboundary system

Deforestation, fire, drought, carbon release and hydrological feedbacks.

Forest-cover lossCarbon emissions
Congo BasinCandidate
Central Africa
Extractive landscape

Forest loss, mining, biodiversity pressure and changes to a major carbon store.

Forest-cover lossBiodiversity loss
BorneoCandidate
Southeast Asia
Agricultural region

Logging, plantations, peat fires and species loss across a transboundary island.

Forest-cover lossPeat-fire emissions
European AlpsCandidate
Europe
Transboundary system

Glacier retreat, snow loss, ecosystem change, tourism and downstream hydrology.

Glacier mass lossSnow-cover decline
Himalayan HeadwatersCandidate
Asia
Transboundary system

Glacier, snow and high-elevation ecosystem change across the greater Himalayan headwaters, with water dependencies extending far downstream.

Glacier mass lossFreshwater availability
Greenland Ice SheetCandidate
Greenland

Ice-sheet mass loss and its contribution to global sea-level rise.

Ice-sheet mass lossSea-level rise
California Wildland–Urban InterfaceCandidate
California, United States

Wildfire, smoke, land management, infrastructure and human exposure across a composite geography.

Wildfire severitySmoke exposure
Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Risk RegionCandidate
California, United States
Estuary & delta

Subsidence, salinity, flooding and water infrastructure under sea-level pressure.

Land subsidenceSea-level rise
Great Barrier ReefCandidate
Australia
Coastal & marine

Warming, bleaching, acidification and runoff across a globally significant reef system.

Coral bleachingOcean warming
MadagascarCandidate
Indian Ocean

Exceptional endemism, habitat loss, erosion and climate pressure across an island ecosystem.

Habitat conversionSpecies population decline
California Floristic ProvinceCandidate
United States · Mexico

Exceptional endemism under pressure from development, drought and wildfire.

Habitat conversionSpecies population decline
Coral TriangleCandidate
Southeast Asia · Western Pacific
Coastal & marine

Reefs, fisheries, warming, acidification and coastal development across a global center of marine biodiversity.

Coral bleachingOcean warming
Swiss PlateauCandidate
Switzerland
Transboundary system

Heat, water, agriculture and biodiversity pressures across Switzerland’s densely settled middle landscape.

Extreme heatBiodiversity loss
Salish SeaCandidate
United States · Canada
Coastal & marine

Oxygen, salmon, wastewater and shipping pressures across a shared inland sea.

Marine dissolved oxygenSpecies population decline
North SeaCandidate
Northern Europe
Coastal & marine

Fisheries, offshore energy, shipping, warming and eutrophication across a shared marine system.

Ocean warmingNutrient loading
Mekong BasinCandidate
Southeast Asia
Watershed & river basin

Dams, sediment disruption, fisheries and development across a major transboundary river system.

River sediment changeFreshwater biodiversity loss
Atacama Desert and High AndesCandidate
Chile · Bolivia · Argentina
Extractive landscape

A hyper-arid desert and high-Andean system shaped by salars, groundwater, biodiversity and lithium-extraction pressure.

Freshwater depletionHabitat degradation
Aral Sea BasinCandidate
Central Asia
Lake & inland sea

Water diversion, ecological collapse, environmental recovery efforts and continuing human-health consequences.

Freshwater depletionSalinization
Upper SilesiaCandidate
Poland · Czechia
Industrial corridor

Coal, heavy industry, air pollution and economic transition across the connected Upper Silesian industrial landscape.

Fine particulate concentrationCarbon emissions
Appalachian Coal RegionCandidate
United States
Extractive landscape

Mining, water contamination, land disturbance and a long regional economic transition.

Habitat degradationFreshwater pollution
Ruhr RegionCandidate
Germany
Industrial corridor

Industrial legacy, remediation and energy transition in a dense metropolitan region.

Industrial soil contaminationCarbon emissions

Curated profiles contain reviewed interpretation; planned and candidate entries define the design inventory and are not yet published scientific accounts.