Expansion of thermokarst lakes along the Mo’he county section of National Highway G111 in Northeast China during 1989‒2020
Available online 5 August 2025
Thermokarst lake dynamics crucially affect permafrost degradation, greenhouse gas emissions, hydrological and geomorphic processes and ecological responses in cold-region environments. However, the...
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Climate change adaptation technology development of key socioeconomic sectors and ecosystem in China
Available online 5 August 2025
Adaptation technology plays a crucial role in achieving adaptation goals, but its development remains disorganised and unsystematic. To efficiently support the implementation of adaptation actions,...
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Multispecies conservation corridors in China: For climate change adaptation
Available online 30 July 2025
The development of climate-adaptive migration corridors has emerged as a key strategy for biodiversity conservation. However, most existing studies focus on the migration patterns and adaptability of...
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Climate impacts on the supply–demand balance of China’s wind–solar energy system based on power grid transmission during the summer peak-load period
Available online 29 July 2025
As China transitions towards a greener energy mix, especially using wind and solar energy, the reliability and stability of its renewable energy system, heavily reliant on grid transmission, face substantial...
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Synergistic versus antagonistic effects for carbon reduction policy instruments in China
Available online 25 July 2025
When attempting to achieve the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, the implementation of multiple policy instruments may generate synergistic or antagonistic effects, thereby affecting the...
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Intensified extreme cold surges in northern East Asia and the associated changes in atmospheric circulation under climate change
Available online 21 July 2025
Despite accelerated global warming, extreme cold surges remain a critical threat to East Asian socio-economic stability. However, research gaps persist regarding trends in the intensity of extreme cold...
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Unraveling the roles of decreased Tibetan Plateau snow cover on summer prolonged marine heatwaves in the Yellow Sea‒Bohai Sea
Available online 21 July 2025
The Yellow Sea–Bohai Sea (YSBS) region faces frequent summer marine heatwaves (MHWs), while the upstream Tibetan Plateau is rapidly warming and losing snow cover, yet the connection between these two...
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Effectively lowering climate risk with innovation in adaptation technology
Available online 8 July 2025
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Quantifying indirect economic losses from extreme events to inform global and local adaptation strategies
Available online 5 July 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...
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Simulation of CO2 flux and evaluation of carbon neutrality potential at the neighborhood scale in Beijing with multi-source data
Available online 4 July 2025
The urban neighborhood serves as the fundamental unit for fine-scale management of urban carbon emissions, playing a critical role in achieving urban carbon neutrality and sustainable development. Carbon...
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Inconsistent response patterns of snow cover duration and snow depth over the Tibetan Plateau to global warming
June 2025
Snow cover possesses high albedo and thermal insulation properties, greatly influencing climate change and responding rapidly to climatic variation, particularly on the Tibetan Plateau. The region's...
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Variations of soil thermal conductivity in the Three-River Source Region, Qinghai‒Xizang Plateau
June 2025
The ongoing permafrost degradation in the Three-River Source Region (TRSR) poses serious threats to ecosystems, water resources, and infrastructure projects. As the China Water Tower and a vital barrier...
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An integrated modelling framework for evaluating the synergistic impacts of low-carbon transitions and air pollution controls on air quality and health in Guangzhou, China
June 2025
Climate policies that target carbon emissions can induce co-benefits for air quality. Previous urban studies have typically focused on either carbon reduction or air pollution control independently,...
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Interplay between snow phenology and vegetation phenology in Alaska under climate change
June 2025
Snow cover is one of the most important factors controlling Arctic ecosystems' microclimate and plant growth conditions in Arctic ecosystems. Climate change has impacted the timing and spatial variability...
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Radiative effects of black carbon in the Arctic due to recent extreme summer fires
June 2025
Black carbon (BC) affects the Arctic climate via aerosol‒radiation‒cloud interaction and snow/ice albedo feedback. Fires have become a substantial source of the Arctic BC in recent years, while the...
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Effects of human activities and low-frequency climate variability on East Asian temperature changes at century scale
June 2025
East Asia is one of the most densely populated regions in the world. Understanding the human causes of temperature changes, especially at the century scale, is important for climate change adaptation...
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Weakening trends of glacier and snowmelt-induced floods in the Upper Yarkant River Basin, Karakoram during 1961–2022
June 2025
Glacier and snowmelt-induced floods (GSFs) in glacierized regions are highly sensitive to climate change, yet their dynamics in areas such as the Upper Yarkant River Basin (UYRB) remain inadequately...
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Effects of solar radiation modification on precipitation extremes in Southeast Asia: Insights from the GeoMIP G6 experiments
June 2025
Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) has been proposed to reduce global temperatures by reflecting more solar radiation into space, but its effects on precipitation extremes across Southeast Asia remain...
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Global prevalence of compound heatwaves from 1980 to 2022
June 2025
Global warming has led to increasing occurrence of hot extremes, yet our understanding of the compound heatwaves (CHW) of both day and night—the most threatening and harmful type—remains limited. Here...
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Geographic trends in asthma risk among children and adolescents across climate zones in Australia, 2004–2018
June 2025
Despite the known regional variations in childhood and adolescent asthma prevalence across Australia, the complex interactions between geographic location, climate diversity, and asthma risk patterns...
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Permafrost‒vegetation controls on water availability over the Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau
June 2025
Permafrost degradation substantially affects water resources within the cryosphere. It is crucial to elucidate the dynamics of water availability influenced by both permafrost degradation and climate...
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Climate change would largely offset labor capacity increment fueled by China’s two-child policy
June 2025
China’s implemented two-child policy (TCP) was aimed at countering the economic challenges posed by an aging population. However, the impact of climate change on the goal of this policy remains uncertain....
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Life cycle CO2 emissions of various transformers under different scenarios with multiple functional units
June 2025
Despite extensive research on transformer life cycle carbon emissions, the selection of an appropriate functional unit remains challenging. Many commonly used functional units inadequately reflect transformer...
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Declining autumn zero-curtain duration in the Headwater Area of the Yellow River (2011–2024)
June 2025
The zero-curtain period (ZCP), occuring during seasonal freeze‒thaw cycles, plays a crucial role in energy and water exchanges, biogeochemical and hydrological cycles, and ecosystem dynamics. However,...
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Quantification of selected SDGs in the context of China's climate mitigation pathway
June 2025
China has set targets for achieving peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality, supporting the global climate change mitigation targets. Meanwhile, after the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were...
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