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Why was Pakistan extreme precipitation stronger in 2022 than in 2010?

In Pakistan, five continuous extreme precipitation events in the summer (July‒August) of 2022 caused disastrous floods, depriving thousands of people’s lives and ruining millions of hometowns. This...

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Advancing early warning and surveillance for zoonotic diseases under climate change: Interdisciplinary systematic perspectives

Zoonoses account for the majority of emerging infectious diseases and pose a serious threat to human and animal health. Under global warming and climate change, zoonoses are significantly affected by...

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Evaluating modified effects of family factors on intervention to protect primary school students from the impact of heatwave

Identifying the factors that may impact intervention effectiveness of primary students is crucial for developing targeted intervention strategies on heatwave adaption. The purpose of the study was to...

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Which sectors should be covered by the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism? A network analysis

The European Union (EU) is developing the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to address carbon leakage in international trade. However, the EU has paid inadequate attention to input‒output linkages,...

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Quantitative Evaluation Framework and Application for Regional Water Sustainability Under Local Energy Transition

Quantitatively analysing the impacts on regional water sustainability under the energy transition is vital to regional water management and specific technology selection, which is also relevant to dealing...

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Accessibility in key areas of the Arctic in the 21st mid-century

The navigation potential of the Arctic has improved with the rapid retreat of sea ice under continuous warming. The comprehensive evaluation of Arctic accessibility for low ice-breaking ships (civil...

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Impacts of 1.5 °C global warming on hydrological conditions of navigation along the Northern Sea Route and Northwest Passage

Arctic navigability is crucial to the global economy and landscape, while there is an omission in understanding how Arctic navigability changes as a function of 1.5 °C of the Paris Agreement. This study...

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Role of anthropogenic forcing and atmospheric circulation in a low-temperature event in February 2022 in eastern China

In February 2022, eastern China experienced prolonged low temperatures, with significant impacts on agriculture, transportation, and power supply. The regional average temperature anomaly for February...

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Do abrupt cryosphere events in High Mountain Asia indicate earlier tipping point than expected?

Tipping points of about 16 elements have been identified in Earth system, yet cryospheric tipping point of specific Alpine region has not been studied. Here we analyzed three tipping elements (mountain...

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Rapid increase in warm‒wet compound extreme events with high health risks in southern China: Joint influence of ENSO and the Indian Ocean

High temperature and high humidity pose notable threats to the health and survival of humans, and the impact of compound extreme events involving multiple meteorological elements is usually greater...

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Features of the New Climate Normal 1991–2020 and Possible Influences on Climate Monitoring and Prediction in China

An update on the climate norms each decade is recommended by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) partly to keep pace with conditions as climate changes over time. In accordance with such update,...

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A representative CO2 emissions pathway for China toward carbon neutrality under the Paris Agreement’s 2 ºC target

In 2021, China updated its nationally determined contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, which prompts a more accurate measurement of its emissions inventory and a reasonable pathway toward...

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Economic burden of premature deaths attributable to different heatwaves in China: A multi-site study, 2014‒2019

It has been well documented that heatwaves are linked to elevated mortality and morbidity. However, the selection of optimal heatwave definitions for subsequent risk assessment has been inconsistent...

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Process-driven susceptibility assessment of glacial lake outburst debris flow in the Himalayas under climate change

Global warming is causing glaciers to retreat and glacial lakes to expand in the Himalayas, which amplifies the risk of glacial lake outburst debris flows (GLODFs) and poses a significant threat to...

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Geotextile protection of glacier: Observed and simulated impacts on energy and mass balance

The detailed physical processes involved in slowing glacier ablation by material cover remain poorly understood so far. In the present study, using the snow cover model SNOWPACK, the effect of geotextile...

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Understanding the physical processes in the evolution of a cold air outbreak over China in late November 2022 from a Lagrangian perspective

From 26 November to 1 December 2022, intense cold air masses swept across China from northwest to south, resulting in a nationwide cold air outbreak (CAO) case characterised by drastic and sudden temperature...

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Causes of 2022 summer marine heatwave in the East China Seas

Recent occurrences of marine heatwaves (MHWs) in coastal China seas have caused serious impacts on marine ecosystem services and socio-economics. Nevertheless, the underlying physical process, including...

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Projected heat wave increasing trends over China based on combined dynamical and multiple statistical downscaling methods

Extensive investigations on the projection of heat waves (HWs) were conducted on the basis of coarse-resolution global climate models (GCMs). However, these investigations still fail to characterise...

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The reversal of surface air temperature anomalies in China between early and late winter 2021/2022: Observations and predictions

During winter of 2021/2022, the temperature in China is characterized by a warm-to-cold transition, and the average temperature anomaly in February 2022 is −1.6 °C, the coldest February in 2013–2022....

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Off-farm income promotes energy transition in the Pan-Third Pole cross-national region

The Pan-Third Pole region comprises multiple nations affected by climate vulnerability and energy inequality, wherein promoting energy transitions in rural households would provide a path to combat...

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Assessing CMIP6 simulations of Arctic sea ice drift: Role of near-surface wind and surface ocean current in model performance

Sea ice drift is a critical parameter for understanding the rapid changes in Arctic sea ice. Since the release of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6), there has been a lack of...

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The impact of OFDI on firm pro-environmental behavior: Evidence from China

Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) is a crucial decision in the internationalization strategy of firms and they confront diversified environmental policies and practices of host countries, when...

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Extreme characteristics and causes of the drought event in the whole Yangtze River Basin in the midsummer of 2022

Due to their huge socio-economic impacts and complex formation causes, extreme and continuous drought events have become the focus and nodus of research in recent years. In the midsummer (July–August)...

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The 2022 record-breaking high temperature in China: Sub-seasonal stepwise enhanced characteristics, possible causes and its predictability

In the summer of 2022, an unprecedented and long-lasting high temperature swept central-eastern China, causing significant societal effects. However, the sub-seasonal characteristics, causes and predictability...

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Which adjustment methods are suitable for the wind-induced errors of Geonor T-200BM3 precipitation weighing gauges in a periglacial site?

Single Alter shielded T-200BM3 weighing precipitation gauges are widely used in the measurement of all precipitation types (rainfall, snow and mixed precipitation) in unattended boreal or alpine regions,...

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