Spatial distribution and zonation characteristics of permafrost ground ice on the Qinghai‒Xizang Engineering Corridor, China
Available online 18 February 2026
Permafrost ground ice represents a critical solid water resource and engineering medium, with high ice-content permafrost in the Qinghai‒Xizang Engineering Corridor (QTEC) exhibiting heightened sensitivity...
Revisiting the CMIP6 simulations of the most-concerned surface air temperature changes at the Earth’s three poles
Available online 17 February 2026
A unified framework for the systematic and simultaneous evaluation of CMIP6 models in reproducing warming responses across the Arctic, Tibetan Plateau, and Antarctic remains lacking. Most previous studies...
China's strategy for joint implementation of the UNFCCC and CBD: A case study of biodiversity-friendly wind power projects
Available online 16 February 2026
Coordinated action to mitigate climate change and protect biodiversity has become a global consensus. However, translating this broad goal into actionable methods remains a research gap. Existing studies...
Arctic vegetation greenness trends increased with expanding impervious surfaces during 1990‒2018
Available online 16 February 2026
Amid rapid Arctic climate change, vegetation greenness serves as a traceable indicator of terrestrial ecosystem change. However, Arctic greening is still widely framed as climate-driven, and spatially...
Designing precipitation networks from altitudinal gradient patterns in global mountain basins
Available online 14 February 2026
Altitudinal precipitation gradients (APGs) characterize the spatial distribution of precipitation in mountainous regions and constrain precipitation interpolation, with broad applications in meteorology,...
Thermal dynamics of proglacial lakes in 1990–2023: A case study of Jiongpu Co, Southeastern Tibet
Available online 13 February 2026
The temperature of proglacial lakes is a sensitive indicator of glacier‒lake interactions and climate forcing, yet its long-term evolution on the Tibetan Plateau remains poorly constrained. This study...
Considerable increase in sub-daily precipitation extremes and its possible causes across the middle‒lower reaches of Yangtze River
Available online 12 February 2026
To address the gaps in understanding the spatiotemporal changes of sub-daily precipitation extremes (SPEs) across different timescales and the quantitative role of urbanization, the study takes the...
Extratropical cyclones as buffers and drivers of changes in surface mass balance of the Antarctic Ice Sheet under global warming
Available online 12 February 2026
Extratropical cyclones (ECs), crucial drivers of midlatitude precipitation, play an important role in shaping the surface mass balance (SMB) of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS). However, the influence...
Long-term heat absorption of asphalt pavement and its effects on permafrost subgrade
Available online 10 February 2026
Under the combined influence of climate warming and long-term heat absorption by asphalt pavement, highway stability in permafrost regions is progressively deteriorating. As asphalt pavement ages, its...
The tempo-spatial heterogeneity in mortality burden attributable to non-optimal temperatures in China and its provinces from 1990 to 2021
Available online 8 February 2026
Existing studies have not characterized the temporal patterns and underlying drivers of temperature-related mortality across Chinese provinces. We utilized data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study...
Evaluating the effectiveness of artificial covering in reducing glacier melt
Available online 6 February 2026
To mitigate glacier melt, artificial covering methods, such as high-albedo geotextiles, have been employed, primarily in small-scale applications like ski resorts. However, their effectiveness and feasibility...
Unveiling remote and local drivers for the interdecadal increase in summer extreme high temperature days over southern China
Available online 5 February 2026
Summer extreme high temperature days (EHTD) over southern China undergoes a pronounced interdecadal increase in the early 2000s, but its drivers are unclear. Here, we show that the increased EHTD can...
Regional disparities in extreme precipitation trends across East Asia: Observation-constrained projection and attribution
January 2026
Extreme precipitation events pose growing risks across East Asia. Although various studies have examined the historical and future changes of extreme precipitation, substantial uncertainties in magnitudes...
Widespread loss of ecosystem resilience in response of 1.5 and 2 °C global warming
January 2026
Global changes are reshaping the structure and function of ecosystems, exerting profound impacts on the maintenance and enhancement of terrestrial ecosystem resilience. However, the future dynamics...
Dynamic characteristics of carbon inequality in China's inter-regional trade
January 2026
Economic-based trade patterns can result in an imbalance between environmental costs and economic benefits, and this mismatch between regional emission rights and development rights leads to trade-driven...
Is the cloud absorption of solar radiation still underestimated notably by current model-based reanalyses?
January 2026
Cloud absorption of solar radiation strongly influences Earth’s radiation balance and climate change. Whether numerical models underestimate this absorption compared with observations has long been...
Autumn snow expansion and spring divergence in Northeast China (2000–2020)
January 2026
Mid-latitude snow has broadly declined, but Northeast China (NEC) shows a seasonal divergence that remains insufficiently explained. We integrated a cloud-free 500 m MODIS snow-phenology record with...
Study on the concept and framework of synergy between mitigation and adaptation
January 2026
Carbon neutrality and the Global Goal on Adaptation jointly drive the integration of mitigation and adaptation; however, a clear conceptual and analytical framework for their synergy remains absent....
Comprehensive evaluation of multi-source reanalysis datasets for surface atmospheric parameters over the Greenland Ice Sheet
January 2026
The Greenland Ice Sheet is losing mass at an accelerating rate. In situ observations are sparse due to its harsh environment, making reanalysis datasets an essential alternative. However, their accuracy...
Expansion and outburst process of Aksu Kule Lake in the Kunlun Mountains, Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau
January 2026
Rapid lake expansion and sudden outburst events have emerged as critical hydrological phenomena on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP), reshaping endorheic basins and threatening downstream ecosystems and...
Global carbon neutrality progress assessment and typology classification in 2025
January 2026
As the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, global climate governance has shifted from ‘commitment to targets’ to ‘implementation of actions’. Systematic evaluation of national climate progress...
Contrasting biophysical impacts of vegetation growth and type transition greening on local temperature in Southwestern China
January 2026
There is a noticeable greening trend observed in China over the first two decades of the 21st century attributed to both vegetation growth and type transition. However, the comparative impacts of these...
Increasing coupling of hot‒dry winds and drought across China: Observational evidence and future projection
January 2026
Hot‒dry winds (HDW) and droughts are two prevailing climate hazards posing increasing threats to human societies and natural ecosystems. Insights into compound HDW and drought events (CHDWDs) fill gaps...
Downscaling daily climate data with super-resolution and CMIP6 global climate models to predict the climate in China
January 2026
Traditional downscaling methods are often hampered by high computational costs and assumptions of statistical stationarity, which compromise the reliability of future regional climate risk assessments....
Modeling the 21st-century response of Greenland's Zachariæ Isstrøm and Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden glaciers to atmosphere–ocean forcing and friction laws
January 2026
Recent rapid retreat of outlet glaciers in Northeast Greenland has raised concerns over their future stability and sea-level-rise potential. However, large uncertainties remain in long-term projections...
