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View article: Impact of Localized High Temperatures on Extreme Rainfall: Insights From the July 2023 Heavy Rainfall Event in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region Over the Taihang Mountains
Impact of Localized High Temperatures on Extreme Rainfall: Insights From the July 2023 Heavy Rainfall Event in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region Over the Taihang Mountains Open
Under global warming, extreme rainfall events have increased, causing annual economic losses of billions. Previous studies often treated high temperature and heavy rainfall as opposing phenomena, rarely considering their joint effects. How…
View article: Changing Northern Hemisphere weather linked to warming amplification in High Mountain Asia
Changing Northern Hemisphere weather linked to warming amplification in High Mountain Asia Open
High Mountain Asia is a global warming hotspot, yet its influence on Northern Hemisphere extreme weather-related synoptic temperature variability remains unclear. Combining observations and numerical model simulations, we show that amplifi…
View article: Distinct Effects of Soil Moisture on Surface Water Availability in Nearshore and Inland Drylands
Distinct Effects of Soil Moisture on Surface Water Availability in Nearshore and Inland Drylands Open
Soil moisture (SM) substantially influences the change of surface water availability (precipitation minus evapotranspiration, P‐E) in water‐limited drylands by altering evapotranspiration and atmospheric water vapor inflow. While the overa…
View article: Increased desertification exposure in dryland areas
Increased desertification exposure in dryland areas Open
Desertification threatens livelihoods and sustainable development in dryland areas, with its risks further intensified by climate change and human activities. However, its extent and severity remain insufficiently quantified across global,…
View article: Changing Northern Hemisphere Weather Linked to Warming Amplification in High Mountain Asia
Changing Northern Hemisphere Weather Linked to Warming Amplification in High Mountain Asia Open
High Mountain Asia (HMA) is a global warming hotspot, but its impact on extreme weather-related synoptic temperature variability (STV) over the Northern Hemisphere remains unknown. Using observations and modeling, we find amplified HMA war…
View article: Regional-scale intelligent optimization and topography impact in restoring global precipitation data gaps
Regional-scale intelligent optimization and topography impact in restoring global precipitation data gaps Open
Ground rainfall observations are essential for improving gauge-adjusted satellite precipitation estimates, particularly in the Global Precipitation Measurement mission era. However, over 60% of countries lack a complete surface-based rainf…
View article: Decadal oceanic variability amplified recent heatwave in the Northern Hemisphere
Decadal oceanic variability amplified recent heatwave in the Northern Hemisphere Open
The persistent increase in heatwaves has caused substantial economic and ecological damage. However, the contribution of decadal oceanic variability to the recent surge in heatwaves remains unclear. Here, using observations and simulations…
View article: Observed evolution of global climate change hotspots
Observed evolution of global climate change hotspots Open
This study introduces a novel dynamical climate change hotspot index standard Euclidean distance, capturing variations in temperature and precipitation through average, variability, and extreme values, and utilizes ensemble empirical mode …
View article: Extreme Strong Winds over China: Spatial–Temporal Variations and Driving Factors
Extreme Strong Winds over China: Spatial–Temporal Variations and Driving Factors Open
Extreme strong winds (ESWs) can pose a threat to human safety, influence air quality, and affect wind power generation, thus necessitating an urgent exploration of the long-term variations in ESWs under global warming. However, compared wi…
View article: Spatiotemporal evolution patterns of flood-causing rainstorm events in China from a 3D perspective
Spatiotemporal evolution patterns of flood-causing rainstorm events in China from a 3D perspective Open
Floods induced by rainstorm events (RSEs) are among the most frequent natural disasters and have a significant impact on ecosystems and human society. While most extensive researches have investigated the magnitude, frequency, and risk of …
View article: Disagreement in Detected Heatwave Trends Resulting From Diagnostic Methods
Disagreement in Detected Heatwave Trends Resulting From Diagnostic Methods Open
Heatwaves pose increased risk to ecosystem and society. Advanced event‐based detection methods offer novel insights into the spatiotemporal dynamics of heatwaves. However, robust assessments of heatwave trends remain challenging due to the…
View article: The transition to humid extreme cold events in winter during the past six decades over China
The transition to humid extreme cold events in winter during the past six decades over China Open
Winter extreme cold events (ECEs) pose significant economic and health risks, particularly when cold is combined with humidity. Although global warming has led to a decline in overall ECE occurrences, the changes in humid ECEs remain uncer…
View article: Decadal heatwave fluctuations in China caused by the Indian and Atlantic Oceans
Decadal heatwave fluctuations in China caused by the Indian and Atlantic Oceans Open
Heatwaves have been more common in China in recent years, largely attributed to human-caused global warming. While ocean variability, notably El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), influences regional heatwave fluctuations in China, the impa…
View article: Changes of Terrestrial Water Storage in the Yellow River Basin Under Global Warming
Changes of Terrestrial Water Storage in the Yellow River Basin Under Global Warming Open
The increasing temperature in the Yellow River Basin has led to a rapid rise in the melting level height, at a rate of 5.98 m yr–1 during the cold season, which further contributes to the transition from snowfall to rainfall patterns. Betw…
View article: Impacts of the Tibetan Plateau on aridity change over the Northern Hemisphere
Impacts of the Tibetan Plateau on aridity change over the Northern Hemisphere Open
Aridity change in the Northern Hemisphere (NH) is a vital topic in exploring climate change. The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is essential for its role in climate variability over the NH. We applied the ensemble empirical mode …
View article: Climate sensitivity to extreme temperature changes
Climate sensitivity to extreme temperature changes Open
In recent decades, a high frequency of extreme high temperature has occurred in many regions worldwide with serious impacts on society and the economy. As the temperature increases, the sensitivity of extreme high temperatures to changing …
View article: Anthropogenic Contribution to the Unprecedented 2022 Midsummer Extreme High-Temperature Event in Southern China
Anthropogenic Contribution to the Unprecedented 2022 Midsummer Extreme High-Temperature Event in Southern China Open
Anthropogenic influence contributed approximately 61% to the extreme high-temperature event in southern China in midsummer 2022, according to a dynamic adjustment methodology and supported by optimal fingerprinting analysis of CMIP6 models.
View article: Constructing semi-arid ecological barriers to prevent desertification
Constructing semi-arid ecological barriers to prevent desertification Open
Semi-arid regions worldwide face escalating challenges, including water resource shortages, ecological fragility, and relentless expansion of desertification. Here, we propose the establishment of a worldwide Semi-arid Ecological Barrier (…
View article: Data and code for the paper titled "Impact of the Tibetan Plateau on Global High-frequency Temperature Variability"
Data and code for the paper titled "Impact of the Tibetan Plateau on Global High-frequency Temperature Variability" Open
This is the data and code for the paper titled "Impact of the Tibetan Plateau on Global High-frequency Temperature Variability", which was submitted to Journal of Climate.
View article: Data and code for the paper titled "Impact of the Tibetan Plateau on Global Weather Variability"
Data and code for the paper titled "Impact of the Tibetan Plateau on Global Weather Variability" Open
This is the data and code for the paper titled "Impact of the Tibetan Plateau on Global Weather Variability", which was submitted to Journal of Climate.
View article: Response of fatal landslides to precipitation over the Chinese Loess Plateau under global warming
Response of fatal landslides to precipitation over the Chinese Loess Plateau under global warming Open
Rain-induced loess landslides are especially prevalent in the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP). Some became fatal landslide disasters, leading to numerous casualties and significant socioeconomic losses. Extreme precipitation is the main cause …
View article: The influence of the precipitation recycling process on the shift to heavy precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau in the summer
The influence of the precipitation recycling process on the shift to heavy precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau in the summer Open
On the Tibetan Plateau (TP), precipitation intensity has shifted to heavy precipitation due to global warming. However, the influence of the precipitation recycling process on this phenomenon remains unknown. Using the Water Accounting Mod…
View article: Global Warming has Increased the Distance Traveled by Marine Heatwaves
Global Warming has Increased the Distance Traveled by Marine Heatwaves Open
Due to the destructive effects of marine heatwaves (MHWs) on marine ecosystems and local economies, whether they become more frequent and stronger under global warming has attracted much attention. The proposed event‐based algorithm identi…
View article: Changes in snow parameterization over typical vegetation in the Northern Hemisphere
Changes in snow parameterization over typical vegetation in the Northern Hemisphere Open
Seasonal snow is sensitive to climate change, and is always taken as a signal of local climate changes. As changes in snow differ locally in their characteristics, it is necessary to detect the effects of snow on different land cover types…
View article: Speeding extreme cold events under global warming
Speeding extreme cold events under global warming Open
Regional anthropogenic warming caused stronger and shorter cold events in the winter (December–February) of 2020–21, with the strongest cooling of −10 °C covering an area of 1.63 × 10 7 km 2 over East Asia. In contrast to previous cold eve…
View article: Influence of water vapor influx on interdecadal change in summer precipitation over the source area of the Yellow River Basin
Influence of water vapor influx on interdecadal change in summer precipitation over the source area of the Yellow River Basin Open
The source area of the Yellow River Basin (SYRB) is located in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau, and the precipitation in the SYRB is of great importance to the water resources throughout the whole basin. By analyzing the summer precipitat…