Lengthening ablation seasons are associated with declining minimum albedo of global glaciers
February 2027
Glacier surface albedo strongly influences melt by regulating the absorption of incoming shortwave radiation and thus affecting glacier mass balance. Although widespread glacier darkening has been documented,...
Compound coldwave and freezing-snow events decrease during 1994–2023 over global land area
February 2027
With accelerating global warming, compound climate extremes pose amplified threats to ecosystems and socio-economic stability. However, the occurrence and evolution of Compound Coldwave and Freezing-Snow...
Temporal and spatial variations in freezing‒thawing indices and their impact on permafrost in the Himalayan region, China, from 1960 to 2020
February 2027
Under the complex terrain of the Himalayan region, permafrost degradation easily triggers severe engineering distress and geohazards, yet quantitative descriptions linking macroscopic climate to field...
The diverse influence of topography on snow distribution across different time periods
February 2027
The spatial and temporal distribution of alpine snow in mountainous terrain exhibits significant heterogeneity, which is profoundly governed by topographic factors. However, a precise understanding...
Increasing probability of humid-heat extremes outpaces that of dry-heat extremes in global land monsoon regions under anthropogenic warming
February 2027
A growing concern under global warming is that humid-heat extremes (HHE) present a more severe health hazard than dry-heat extremes (DHE). However, the difference in probability acceleration between...
Three-dimensional variability of the winter westerly jet stream in the Northern Hemisphere
February 2027
As a precursor signal, the westerly jet stream (WJS) plays an important role in abnormal atmospheric circulation. However, its three-dimensional structure and vertical coupling remain poorly characterised,...
Green energy transition in China’s primary aluminum industry: Economic evaluation and pathways
February 2027
Propelled by China’s dual carbon goals, the primary aluminum industry, which relies heavily on coal-fired electricity, is facing an urgent green energy transition for decarbonization. Particularly in...
Regionally distinct climatic controls of ice avalanches across the Tibetan Plateau
February 2027
Widespread glacier retreat across the Tibetan Plateau (TP), driven by global warming, has increased glacier instability and led to more frequent and intensifying ice avalanche (IA) events, posing growing...
Changes in glacier mass balance and their drivers in the Kangri Karpo Mountains from 1980 to 2023
February 2027
Glaciers in the Kangri Karpo Mountains, southeastern Tibetan Plateau, are undergoing accelerated mass loss, yet long-term process-based assessments of their mass balance evolution and climatic drivers...
Local contributions to global dry and humid heatwaves
February 2027
Humid heatwaves, intensified by the compounding effects of extreme heat and humidity, pose severe risks to human health and ecosystems. Although dry heatwaves have been extensively studied, the local...
Spatiotemporal evolution of cumulative power shortage risks in China under 2 °C warming
February 2027
Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme weather, which diminishes power generation potential while exacerbating peak power demand. However, existing studies predominantly focus on discrete...
Filtering non-urban signals reveals strong urbanization impacts on long-term near-surface wind speed changes over eastern China
February 2027
Rapid urbanization has been linked to widespread near-surface wind speed (NSWS) decline, yet its magnitude remains uncertain because long-term wind trends are highly sensitive to station selection....
A statistical-dynamical method for projecting temperature across multiple SSPs from a limited subset: A CMIP6 case study
February 2027
The Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) provides critical insights into climate and socioeconomic impacts under a range of future scenarios. However, the growing number of models and increasingly...
The energy rebound effect of urban households in China: Based on an improved stochastic frontier model
February 2027
Improving household energy efficiency is the primary policy option for mitigating the rapid growth of energy consumption in the residential sector; however, the existence of the energy rebound effect...
Post-season review of rapid attribution of 2025 summer extreme heat in China
February 2027
The year of 2025 was the warmest year in China since 1951, with the summer witnessing widespread and intense heatwaves. It also marked the first quasi-operational deployment of the Beijing Climate Centre’s...
Divergent vegetation responses to recent warming and abrupt permafrost thaw across the Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau during 2000–2023
February 2027
Vegetation growth in the high altitudinal region such as the Qinghai‒Tibet plateau (QTP) is generally considered to be limited by air temperature, and warming has been reported to drive widespread vegetation...
Drought stress on the global vegetation carbon sink: Capacity decline in nearly 70% of regions
February 2027
Quantifying changes in the vegetation carbon sinks under drought stress is crucial for advancing carbon neutrality goals under climate change. However, knowledge of these changes during the period from...
Transboundary outburst floods from giant supraglacial lakes over the Himalayan China–Nepal border
February 2027
Supraglacial lakes are widespread on Himalayan debris-covered glaciers, yet their drainage, including glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), remains sparsely observed. Based on field surveys, remote...
Increasing spatially co-occurring droughts or pluvials in global major rivers during 1950–2014
February 2027
The world's major river basins are increasingly threatened by spatially co-occurring meteorological extremes, where multiple tributary basins experience simultaneous droughts (or pluvials) in the same...
Projecting and constraining solar energy resources along the Silk Road Economic Belt under climate change
February 2027
Accurate projections of surface downward shortwave radiation (RSDS) are essential for understanding regional energy balance and assessing solar energy potential. However, substantial systematic biases...
Daytime–nighttime asymmetry of UTCI changes in Northwest China during 1964–2023
February 2027
Under global climate change, asymmetry in sub-daily human thermal comfort changes and its possible thermal risks remain insufficiently understood in arid and semi-arid regions. Using ERA5 reanalysis...
Localized positive snow water equivalent anomalies in the Hindu Kush Himalaya under 1.5–5.0 °C warming levels
February 2027
The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region is one of the regions in the global cryosphere characterized by localized positive anomalies, where the mass and extent of some glaciers have increased rather than...
A new method of reducing dynamic downscaling precipitation bias in drylands: Wet-day Quantile Delta Mapping (WQDM)
February 2027
Quantile Delta Mapping (QDM), as the most popular bias correction method after dynamical downscaling, has been widely applied across various climate regions. However, it is characterized by a notable...
Non-uniform impacts of extreme precipitation on runoff generation across the Yangtze River Basin during 1970–2024
February 2027
Runoff generation capacity is a critical component of the catchment water cycle and strongly influences water resource stability. However, previous attribution studies in the Yangtze River Basin (China's...
Distribution characteristics of newly formed glacial lakes across High Mountain Asia during 2000–2020
February 2027
As the global climate warms and mountain glaciers retreat, both the number and size of glacial lakes in High Mountain Asia (HMA) have increased markedly. However, the status, spatial heterogeneity,...
