Buried depth of retained meltwater in polar ice sheets detected by multi-source microwave remote sensing observations
Available online 3 June 2025
Recent discoveries of perennial retained meltwater, firn aquifers (FA), in the firn layer of Wilkins Ice Shelf (WIS) and Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) have significantly enhanced our understanding of surface...
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Revealing the dual impacts of climate change and grazing on vegetation in Mongolia: Permafrost buffering and the paradox of greening
Available online 30 May 2025
Mongolia’s ecosystem is highly vulnerable to both climate change and overgrazing, which threaten its ecological stability and livestock husbandry. However, the lack of high-quality data has prevented...
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Variations in Greenland surface melt and extreme events from 1958 to 2023
Available online 27 May 2025
Surface melt and subsequent runoff have been the main contributors to recent Greenland mass loss. However, previous studies mainly focused on the extent and persistence of surface melt. The variations...
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Life cycle CO2 emissions of various transformers under different scenarios with multiple functional units
Available online 26 May 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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Climate change would largely offset labor capacity increment fueled by China’s two-child policy
Available online 14 May 2025
China’s implemented the 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...
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Climate change and threatened species conservation in China: Impacts and adaptation strategies
Available online 13 May 2025
Climate change-induced range shifts in species pose a profound challenge to biodiversity conservation. China has recently updated its list of key protected species, encompassing 980 wildlife species...
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The impact of climate change on wind and solar photovoltaic power potential and distribution in China
Available online 9 May 2025
The cleanliness and sustainability of renewable energy resources, primarily wind and solar, position them as key technological choices in the global transformation to low-carbon development. However,...
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Bidirectional allocation method of provincial carbon emission allowances under China's 2030 carbon peak target: From equity and efficiency perspective
Available online 7 May 2025
To address the shortcomings of existing research on provincial carbon emission allowance (CEA) allocation regarding connecting the current situation with future trends, balancing provincial development...
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The response of marginal snowpacks to climate warming
Available online 6 May 2025
Marginal snowpacks are a critical part of the hydrology and ecology of temperate mountain regions. However, their sensitivity to temperature increase is uncertain due to their phenology which sits between...
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Satellite observations reveal the impact of changing sea ice on wintertime surface turbulent fluxes over the Arctic Ocean
Available online 2 May 2025
Sea ice-driven turbulent fluxes are critical for Arctic warming and ocean mixing. However, the influence of evolving sea ice surface properties and types on Arctic-wide ice/sea‒air turbulent exchanges...
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The freezing‒thawing index and permafrost extent in pan-Arctic experienced rapid changes following the global warming hiatus
April 2025
Global ground surface temperatures experienced a rapid increase following the end of the global warming hiatus in 2013. The rapid temperature increase has potential to drive changes in FDD/TDD and permafrost...
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Impacts of snow cover on the cooling mechanism and performance in the crushed-rock interlayer embankment
April 2025
Most researches assume snow cover as an unventilated thermal resistance to discuss its impacts on the crushed-rock interlayer embankment (CRIE). However, as a porous medium, its role in altering ventilation...
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Understanding water flowpaths and origins in an Arctic Alaskan basin: Implications for permafrost hydrology under global warming
April 2025
Global warming is progressing more rapidly in the Arctic compared with other regions of the world, and the increasing temperature has caused gradual permafrost thaw, resulting in significant changes...
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Global glacier albedo trends over 2000–2022: Drivers and implications
April 2025
Despite the accelerated loss of global glacier mass in the 21st century, the dynamics governing glacier albedo and its role in this decline are not fully understood. Addressing this knowledge gap, this...
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Uncertainties in global permafrost area extent estimates from different methods
April 2025
Previous permafrost extent estimates applied one or two methods to calculate the permafrost area, and the uncertainties between the methods were not assessed. Here, we apply seven methods to estimate...
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High-altitude precipitation controls the mass balance of Pasu Glacier, Karakoram over 2000–2020: A case study based on mass and energy budget
April 2025
Glaciers in the Karakoram exhibit stability or near-balanced mass changes, in stark contrast to the widespread glacier retreat observed globally. However, the limited availability of observational data,...
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Associations of compound hot extremes and heat waves with first-ever stroke morbidity in the context of climate change
April 2025
Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of abnormal weather, with current daytime and nighttime temperatures being higher than their historical counterparts. Previous studies have focused...
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Predicting and evaluating slope stability in permafrost regions of the central Qinghai‒Tibetan Plateau
April 2025
Thermokarst landslides have frequently occurred in the central Qinghai‒Tibetan Plateau (QTP), endangering infrastructure and the environment. However, there have been no adequate methods to predict...
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Higher CH4 production in permafrost while oxidation prevails in the active layer: Insights from a forest‒wetland ecotone in Northeast China
April 2025
Continuous climate warming results in a deeper active layer and elevated CH4 emissions. However, our knowledge about the CH4 production and oxidation potentials in active layers and permafrost remains...
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Impact of modified parameterizations in CLM5.0 on soil hydrothermal dynamics in permafrost regions of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
April 2025
Accurate understanding and modeling of soil hydrothermal dynamics in permafrost regions is essential for reliably assessing future permafrost changes and their impacts. However, the inadequate representation...
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Mapping of the susceptibility of China‒Russia crude oil pipelines to water damage in permafrost regions in Northeast China
April 2025
In permafrost regions, climate warming and extreme precipitation events, combined with rugged local terrains, pose considerable threats of water damage to buried crude oil pipelines. However, the susceptibility...
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Assessing the combined effect of China's restarting of the CCER market: Coupling of CGE and GAINS models
April 2025
China's relaunch of the Certified Voluntary Emission Reduction (CCER) market is essential to the operation of the carbon emission trading market. Traditional single policy effect evaluation models cannot...
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Impact of climate change on landslides along N-15 Highway, northern Pakistan
April 2025
Landslides, which are aggravated by climate change, greatly threaten mountainous regions like northern Pakistan. However, existing research lacks a complete, region-specific analysis of the climatic...
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Degradation of potential winter roads threatens vulnerable communities’ freight accessibility in the pan-Arctic region
April 2025
Winter roads, which are seasonal roads built on frozen surfaces, serve as a socio-economic lifeline in the pan-Arctic region but are sensitive to amplified Arctic warming. Potential winter roads (PWRs)...
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Exploring the roles of recorded unprecedented rainfall-runoff characteristics and uplifted riverbeds in the catastrophic 2022 Pakistan megaflood
April 2025
Catastrophic floods triggered by extreme monsoonal rainfall have increasingly posed challenges in flood management, particularly in low-income nations like Pakistan. The 2022 megaflood exposed substantial...
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