Transboundary outburst floods from giant supraglacial lakes over the Himalayan China–Nepal border
Available online 29 June 2026
Supraglacial lakes are widespread on Himalayan debris-covered glaciers, yet their drainage, including glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), remains sparsely observed. Based on field surveys, remote...
Climate finance challenges and solutions for global climate change
August 2026
Addressing the persistent gaps in global climate finance requires moving beyond descriptive accounts of funding shortfalls to a systematic understanding of the structural factors that impede effective...
Changes in glacial lakes and associated risks in the China‒Nepal Himalayas
December 2026
The China‒Nepal Himalayas (CNH) are threatened by glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), which endanger trade and local communities. Currently, glacial lake risk assessments in the CNH lack a reliable,...
Traditional, indigenous and local knowledge for climate adaptation: Trends, themes and governance implications (2000–2025)
Available online 1 August 2026
Climate adaptation increasingly requires knowledge systems that are place-based, practice-ready and legitimate to the communities most exposed to risk. This review synthesises how Traditional Knowledge...
U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement: Reasons, impacts, and China's response
December 2017
Applying qualitative and quantitative methods, this article explains the driving forces behind U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, assesses the impacts of this...
Quantifying indirect economic losses from extreme events to inform global and local adaptation strategies
August 2025
Existing studies on extreme event attribution are typically event-specific, particularly those conducted since the early 2000s. They primarily focus on direct economic losses to people and physical...
An overview of climate change impacts on the society in China
April 2021
Society could sustain the impact of climate change by adapting to the change and mitigating risks from adverse effects of increasing changes, so that it can continue maintaining its prospect and improving...
Regionally distinct climatic controls of ice avalanches across the Tibetan Plateau
Available online 1 July 2026
Widespread glacier retreat across the Tibetan Plateau (TP), driven by global warming, has increased glacier instability and led to more frequent and intensifying ice avalanche (IA) events, posing growing...
Global electricity development and transition: Progress and assessment
April 2026
Electricity is attracting widespread attention for its critical role in global socioeconomic development, the clean energy transition, and climate change mitigation. Based on a newly established global...
Divergent trajectories of global fires: Overall decline, regional intensification
June 2026
Fires profoundly influence the climate system and human societies, yet their global dynamics remain insufficiently resolved, which could limit global fire risk assessment and mitigation. Using satellite-based...
A comparative review of compliance-linked carbon offset programs in China and California: The new CCER and the Compliance Offset Program
August 2026
Growing integrity concerns have undermined confidence in carbon offset markets. Despite extensive discussion of quality issues, a systematic understanding of how different institutional architectures...
Solar radiation modification in Asia: Current progress, knowledge gaps and future priorities
Available online 9 July 2026
As climate mitigation efforts remain insufficient to meet global warming targets, solar radiation modification (SRM) has been proposed to rapidly cool the Earth. However, knowledge of its regional impacts...
Disaster effects of climate change in High Mountain Asia: State of art and scientific challenges
June 2024
High Mountain Asia (HMA) shows a remarkable warming tendency and divergent trend of regional precipitation with enhanced meteorological extremes. The rapid thawing of the HMA cryosphere may alter the...
Contributions of natural systems and human activity to greenhouse gas emissions
December 2018
In this study, we conducted a literature review of relevant research and then statistically analyzed global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from natural systems, including forest fires, oceans, wetlands,...
Local contributions to global dry and humid heatwaves
Available online 3 July 2026
Humid heatwaves, intensified by the compounding effects of extreme heat and humidity, pose severe risks to human health and ecosystems. Although dry heatwaves have been extensively studied, the local...
Traditional ecological knowledge in High Mountain Asia: A pathway to climate resilience in agriculture amidst changing climates
February 2025
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) often represents centuries of empirical observation and adaptation to specific ecological conditions, which is relevant to meaningful nature-human relations. Yet,...
East Asian summer rainfall changes simulated by nine carbon dioxide removal model comparison project (CDRMIP) models
December 2026
The response of East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) precipitation to global warming and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) depends strongly on the model used. This study systematically analysed the response...
Understanding systemic risk induced by climate change
June 2021
The systemic risk induced by climate change represents one of the most prominent threats facing humanity and has attracted increasing attention since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic at the end...
Recent warming trends in Antarctica revealed by multiple reanalysis
June 2025
The lack of long-term in-situ observations hampers our ability to fully understand climate change in Antarctica. State-of-the-art reanalysis datasets fill a critical gap, and this study utilizes the...
Widespread extreme precipitation events and associated population exposure have escalated rapidly across China during 1979–2024
December 2026
Extreme precipitation events with widespread spatial extents (WEPEs) typically lead to greater losses than localized ones, posing severe threats to human health and the economy. Despite their substantial...
Extreme sea level changes along the China coast under rising sea levels in 1980–2024
December 2026
Extreme sea levels, driven by climate change, pose a critical threat to coastal areas. However, cutting-edge and comprehensive studies of extreme high and low sea level changes along the China coast...
Early warning signals for tipping points in complex climate systems
Available online 7 September 2026
The growing risk of climate tipping events underscores the urgent need for reliable early warning signals (EWS). Here we synthesize recent advances in EWS research for climate systems, systematically...
Impacts of climate-induced permafrost degradation on vegetation: A review
February 2021
Under a warming climate, degrading permafrost profoundly and extensively affects arctic and alpine ecology. However, most existing relevant studies are more focused on the hydrothermal impacts of vegetation...
Global climate cooperation under the 2 °C goal: Mechanisms and pathways via a coupled CGE–ABM framework
October 2026
Global benefits from climate mitigation can be realised only through cooperative mechanisms that provide incentives for all countries. A regime integrating carbon tariffs and transfer payments can leverage...
Future drought intensification and socioeconomic exposure in Pakistan under different SSP scenarios
October 2026
Climate change intensifies global drought risk through altered precipitation, rising temperatures, and increased evaporative demand. Yet, drought assessments in Pakistan largely rely on single indices...
