Climate change-induced northward shifts in double cropping system in China: Implications for crop production potential and water use
Available online 23 October 2025
Climate change may shift double cropping system into new areas and increase cropping intensity in some regions, creating opportunities to boost crop production. However, these changes also reshape the...
Is the cloud absorption of solar radiation still underestimated notably by current model-based reanalyses?
Available online 23 October 2025
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...
Review of WRF for weather and climate change over the Tibetan Plateau
Available online 21 October 2025
The state-of-the-art Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) is an indispensable tool for studying weather and climate change; however, its application over the Tibetan Plateau—a region characterized...
The distinctive characteristics of glacier surface melt under the combined control of westerlies and monsoon in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau
Available online 10 October 2025
As a key part of the Asian Water Tower, the glaciers in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau (TP) experience the mass balance changes jointly regulated by the westerlies and monsoon circulation. However,...
Divergent impacts of Tibetan Plateau lakes on local and downstream water availability
Available online 10 October 2025
The Tibetan Plateau (TP), a key amplifier of global climate change, has undergone widespread lake expansion, altering regional hydrology through intensified lake-atmosphere interactions. This effect...
Geographically-dependent coastal marine heatwaves: Insights from coastal seas around a semi-enclosed bay
Available online 8 October 2025
Coastal seas connecting the open ocean and land are highly impacted by local terrestrial weather and climate systems. However, there is a lack of research focus on the distinct coastal geographical...
Ground surface temperature variations and their links to permafrost distribution in the Genhe River Basin, Da Xing'anling Mountain Range
Available online 8 October 2025
Ground surface temperature (GST) fundamentally controls permafrost distribution in transitional zones, yet the link between GST variability and permafrost occurrence remains poorly understood, particularly...
Impact of demographic changes on carbon emissions under a carbon-neutral pathway
Available online 3 October 2025
The existing carbon-neutral oriented climate change policy modeling studies hardly consider the multidimensional demographic factors, and lack scientific understanding of the comprehensive impact of...
Synergistic effects of warming and heavy snowfall accumulation on the increased risk of large-scale snow avalanches in the western Tianshan Mountains
Available online 27 September 2025
Climate change has increased temperatures and altered snowpack properties, which in turn affect avalanche activity. The extent to which climate change affects avalanche activity and how avalanche activity...
More prolonged hot, dry, and compound dry‒hot events in China than expected based on observation-constrained projections
Available online 25 September 2025
Despite growing evidence of intensifying hot and dry extremes, future projections remain highly uncertain due to substantial inter-model discrepancies, particularly at regional scales. This study investigates...
Dynamics and drivers of China's crop production carbon emissions in 2001–2021: A micro‒macro data integration study
Available online 24 September 2025
China's crop production evolution has significantly reshaped spatial and temporal patterns of agricultural carbon emissions. However, a comprehensive understanding of the underlying driving mechanism...
A classification‒regression‒correction (CRC) strategy for precipitation merging with gauge-independent spatial autocorrelation predictors
Available online 24 September 2025
Multi-source precipitation merging enhances spatiotemporal estimation accuracy, yet machine learning (ML)-based methods suffer from limitations in rain/no-rain identification and violate ML principles...
Response of water cycle over drylands to a warming future
Available online 24 September 2025
The synergistic relationship among various hydrological elements within the water cycle remains unclear because existing studies have mainly focused on the response of a single water cycle element to...
Contrasting trends of extreme rainfall and snowfall in the Northern Hemisphere
Available online 22 September 2025
Global warming has modified the distribution between solid and liquid precipitation, leading to changes in the intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall and snowfall. However, the distinct response...
Asymmetric response of Arctic sea ice and navigation to carbon emissions
Available online 22 September 2025
Arctic navigability has far-reaching socioeconomic consequences, but how the navigation will respond to negative carbon emissions proposed to mitigate global warming remains unclear. Based on the idealized...
Warming‒wetting and continentality co-modulate the effect of desertification on permafrost degradation on the Qinghai‒Xizang Plateau
Available online 15 September 2025
Permafrost degradation and desertification have been identified as two major land surface processes occurring on the Qinghai‒Xizang Plateau. However, the effect of desertification on permafrost degradation...
Bidirectional allocation method of provincial carbon emission allowances under China's 2030 carbon peak target: From equity and efficiency perspective
August 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...
The impact of climate change on wind and solar photovoltaic power potential and distribution in China
August 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,...
Climate change and threatened species conservation in China: Impacts and adaptation strategies
August 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...
Revealing the dual impacts of climate change and grazing on vegetation in Mongolia: Permafrost buffering and the paradox of greening
August 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...
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
August 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...
Multispecies conservation corridors in China: For climate change adaptation
August 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...
What determines provincial carbon emission reduction performance in China? A study on co-movement effect based on QCA
August 2025
Provincial carbon emission reduction performance (CERP) evaluation is crucial for China's climate change mitigation efforts. However, existing research lacks an in-depth exploration of the conditions...
