The accessibility and cooperative competitiveness of the representative ports along the Northern Sea Route
December 2026
As the most promising Arctic passage, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is an important part of China's Ice Silk Road. Previous studies have reported on Arctic navigability at the macroscopic scale. However,...
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...
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,...
Unlocking the climate and market potential of China's blue carbon ecosystems
December 2026
To achieve its ambitious 2035 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), including enhanced ecosystem carbon sinks, China needs to leverage nature-based solutions as part of its climate strategy. Blue...
Heat exposure, risk perception and maternal anxiety for fetal health
December 2026
Short-term heat exposure has been linked to adverse mental-health outcomes, but its associations with pregnancy-specific maternal anxiety for fetal health (MAFH) remain unclear, and the role of heatwave...
Are glaciers actually critical for basin runoff in the northern Qilian Mountains, Northwest China?
December 2026
The narrative of glaciers as a water resource has led to the perception that glaciers are critical to basin runoff, especially in arid regions. Substantial discrepancies exist among quantifying the...
Assessing winter climate change using cumulative sub-zero temperatures
December 2026
Winter mean and extreme temperature indices obscure the cumulative sub-zero temperature deficit relevant to freeze–thaw processes. However, systematic assessment of the variability and drivers of these...
Superior representation of summer precipitation frequency and intensity over the Tibetan Plateau by physically-refined regional climate model
December 2026
Accurate simulation of precipitation frequency and intensity over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is crucial for elucidating regional precipitation patterns and mitigating water-related hazards under climate...
Assessing the susceptibility to thaw settlement hazards in circum-Arctic permafrost regions during 2000–2020
December 2026
Arctic permafrost is experiencing unprecedented degradation, and the resulting thaw settlement hazards pose severe threats to the life and infrastructure of local people. However, a gap remains in our...
Climate change induces rapid growth of dead ice in Asian glaciers
December 2026
Dead ice in High Mountain Asia (HMA) varies in response to dramatic glacier loss, profoundly impacting glacier mass storage and alpine water cycle patterns. As a stagnant ice body detached from active...
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...
Improving the accuracy of glacier surface temperature retrieval and quantifying its terrain influence: Case studies of Qiyi Glacier and glaciers on Muztagh Ata
December 2026
Glacier Surface Temperature (GST) not only directly reflects climate change but also influences the energy and mass balance of glaciers. However, existing Land Surface Temperature (LST) products and...
From least-cost to targeted demand-side mitigation: Quantifying power sector transformation, its socio-economic and sustainability impacts
December 2026
There is a growing need for pathways that move beyond endogenous, ‘least-cost’ (price-responsive) demand-side mitigation toward targeted and explicit reductions that are ambitious and climate relevant....
Sensible heating over Asian plateaus is comparable to ocean forcing in modulating China’s interdecadal rainfall patterns
December 2026
Interdecadal variability in China’s summer rainfall is commonly attributed to ocean forcing, but the role of upstream land heating across the Tibetan, Iranian, and Mongolian Plateaus remains unclear....
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...
Anthropogenic and natural drivers of the Earth's radiation budget changes in South and Southeast Asia (2001–2022)
December 2026
Quantifying the impacts of human activities and natural variability on the Earth's Radiation Budget (ERB) is critical for South and Southeast Asia, a region experiencing rapid socioeconomic development...
Decadal evolution and spatial reversal of compound hot–dry events in China during 1961–2020: A PDO-driven perspective
December 2026
Although previous studies have focused on long-term trends driven by anthropogenic warming, inter-decadal variations of compound hot–dry events (CHDEs) in China remain poorly understood. This study...
Anthropogenic forcing drives divergent changes in winter extreme temperature drops across eastern China
December 2026
Rapid temperature drops over a few days can seriously affect human health and socioeconomic systems. While previous studies have focused on extreme low temperatures, the characteristics of extreme (i.e.,...
Asymmetric climatic responses to permanent glacier and snow cover reduction over the Tibetan Plateau
December 2026
Global warming has driven a marked reduction in permanent glacier and snow cover over the Tibetan Plateau (TP), yet how this loss quantitatively and mechanistically feeds back onto regional climate...
Machine learning-based assessment of climate change impacts on hydrological drought in the Yangtze River basin, 1985–2020
October 2026
Most previous studies on hydrological drought attribution rely on hydrological models or traditional statistical methods, which either require extensive forcing data or fail to capture nonlinear relationships...
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...
Spatiotemporal dynamics of livestock losses due to snow disasters and the role of hypoxic environment across the Qinghai Plateau
October 2026
Livestock snow disasters occur when heavy snow covers grasslands, preventing livestock from accessing forage and exposing them to extreme cold and starvation. Reducing the risk of such disasters requires...
Global multidecadal SST modes and their synchronized influence on temperature variability
October 2026
Multidecadal climate variability is important for improving climate prediction and informing mitigation strategies. However, well-known oceanic modes such as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and...
Evaluation of ERA5, ERA5-Land, CERRA and NEWA datasets in reproducing observed near-surface wind speeds across Spain
October 2026
Near-surface wind speed (NSWS) is a key variable for climate and energy applications, yet it remains difficult to model because of its sensitivity to local conditions that are often inadequately represented...
Improved decadal predictions of East Asian summer temperature based on decadal increment and observational constraint
October 2026
Against the backdrop of global warming, East Asian summer temperature exhibits distinct decadal variability, making its reliable prediction crucial for climate adaptation and mitigation; however, current...
