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Projected increase in extreme heat exposure for vulnerable groups in late spring in China

Global warming advances the onset of China’s heat wave season and disproportionately exposes vulnerable groups to early extreme heat risks. Despite this growing threat, a limited number of studies have...

Expansion of thermokarst lakes along the Mo’he county section of National Highway G111 in Northeast China during 1989–2020

Thermokarst lake dynamics crucially affect permafrost degradation, greenhouse gas emissions, hydrological and geomorphic processes and ecological responses in cold-region environments. However, the...

Synergistic versus antagonistic effects for carbon reduction policy instruments in China

When attempting to achieve the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, the implementation of multiple policy instruments may generate synergistic or antagonistic effects, thereby affecting the...

Intensified extreme cold surges in northern East Asia and the associated changes in atmospheric circulation under climate change

Despite accelerated global warming, extreme cold surges remain a critical threat to East Asian socio-economic stability. However, research gaps persist regarding trends in the intensity of extreme cold...

Unraveling the roles of decreased Tibetan Plateau snow cover on summer prolonged marine heatwaves in the Yellow Sea‒Bohai Sea

The Yellow Sea–Bohai Sea (YSBS) region faces frequent summer marine heatwaves (MHWs), while the upstream Tibetan Plateau is rapidly warming and losing snow cover, yet the connection between these two...

Simulation of CO2 flux and evaluation of carbon neutrality potential at the neighborhood scale in Beijing with multi-source data

The urban neighborhood serves as the fundamental unit for fine-scale management of urban carbon emissions, playing a critical role in achieving urban carbon neutrality and sustainable development. Carbon...

Inconsistent response patterns of snow cover duration and snow depth over the Tibetan Plateau to global warming

Snow cover possesses high albedo and thermal insulation properties, greatly influencing climate change and responding rapidly to climatic variation, particularly on the Tibetan Plateau. The region's...

Variations of soil thermal conductivity in the Three-River Source Region, Qinghai‒Xizang Plateau

The ongoing permafrost degradation in the Three-River Source Region (TRSR) poses serious threats to ecosystems, water resources, and infrastructure projects. As the China Water Tower and a vital barrier...

An integrated modelling framework for evaluating the synergistic impacts of low-carbon transitions and air pollution controls on air quality and health in Guangzhou, China

Climate policies that target carbon emissions can induce co-benefits for air quality. Previous urban studies have typically focused on either carbon reduction or air pollution control independently,...

Interplay between snow phenology and vegetation phenology in Alaska under climate change

Snow cover is one of the most important factors controlling Arctic ecosystems' microclimate and plant growth conditions in Arctic ecosystems. Climate change has impacted the timing and spatial variability...

Radiative effects of black carbon in the Arctic due to recent extreme summer fires

Black carbon (BC) affects the Arctic climate via aerosol‒radiation‒cloud interaction and snow/ice albedo feedback. Fires have become a substantial source of the Arctic BC in recent years, while the...

Effects of human activities and low-frequency climate variability on East Asian temperature changes at century scale

East Asia is one of the most densely populated regions in the world. Understanding the human causes of temperature changes, especially at the century scale, is important for climate change adaptation...

Weakening trends of glacier and snowmelt-induced floods in the Upper Yarkant River Basin, Karakoram during 1961–2022

Glacier and snowmelt-induced floods (GSFs) in glacierized regions are highly sensitive to climate change, yet their dynamics in areas such as the Upper Yarkant River Basin (UYRB) remain inadequately...

Effects of solar radiation modification on precipitation extremes in Southeast Asia: Insights from the GeoMIP G6 experiments

Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) has been proposed to reduce global temperatures by reflecting more solar radiation into space, but its effects on precipitation extremes across Southeast Asia remain...

Global prevalence of compound heatwaves from 1980 to 2022

Global warming has led to increasing occurrence of hot extremes, yet our understanding of the compound heatwaves (CHW) of both day and night—the most threatening and harmful type—remains limited. Here...

Geographic trends in asthma risk among children and adolescents across climate zones in Australia, 2004–2018

Despite the known regional variations in childhood and adolescent asthma prevalence across Australia, the complex interactions between geographic location, climate diversity, and asthma risk patterns...

Permafrost‒vegetation controls on water availability over the Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau

Permafrost degradation substantially affects water resources within the cryosphere. It is crucial to elucidate the dynamics of water availability influenced by both permafrost degradation and climate...

Climate change would largely offset labor capacity increment fueled by China’s two-child policy

China’s implemented 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 uncertain....

Life cycle CO2 emissions of various transformers under different scenarios with multiple functional units

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...

Declining autumn zero-curtain duration in the Headwater Area of the Yellow River (2011–2024)

The zero-curtain period (ZCP), occuring during seasonal freeze‒thaw cycles, plays a crucial role in energy and water exchanges, biogeochemical and hydrological cycles, and ecosystem dynamics. However,...

Quantification of selected SDGs in the context of China's climate mitigation pathway

China has set targets for achieving peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality, supporting the global climate change mitigation targets. Meanwhile, after the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were...

Recent warming trends in Antarctica revealed by multiple reanalysis

The lack of long-term in-situ observations hampers our ability to fully understand climate change in Antarctica. State-of-the-art reanalysis datasets fill a critical gap, and this study utilizes the...

Projection of sea ice conditions in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago based on CMIP6 assessments

The Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA) includes the critical region of the Northwest Passage (NWP) and is one of the areas with the most severe sea ice conditions in the Arctic. Currently, studies on...

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