What determines provincial carbon emission reduction performance in China? A study on co-movement effect based on QCA
Available online 25 April 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...
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Impact of modified parameterizations in CLM5.0 on soil hydrothermal dynamics in permafrost regions of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
Available online 25 April 2025
Accurate understanding and modeling of soil hydrothermal dynamics in permafrost regions is essential for reliably assessing future permafrost changes and their impacts. However, the inadequate representation...
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Weakening trends of glacier and snowmelt-induced floods in the Upper Yarkant River Basin, Karakoram during 1961‒2022
Available online 24 April 2025
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...
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Mapping of the susceptibility of China‒Russia Crude Oil Pipelines to water damage in permafrost regions in Northeast China
Available online 23 April 2025
In permafrost regions, climate warming and extreme precipitation events, combined with rugged local terrains, pose considerable threats of water damage to buried crude oil pipelines. However, the susceptibility...
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Effects of solar radiation modification on precipitation extremes in Southeast Asia: Insights from the GeoMIP G6 experiments
Available online 23 April 2025
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...
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Global prevalence of compound heatwaves in recent decades
Available online 23 April 2025
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...
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Higher CH4 production in permafrost while oxidation prevails in the active layer: Insights from a forest‒wetland ecotone in Northeast China
Available online 18 April 2025
Continuous climate warming results in a deeper active layer and elevated CH4 emissions. However, our knowledge about the CH4 production and oxidation potentials in active layers and permafrost remains...
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Radiative effects of black carbon in the Arctic due to recent extreme summer fires
Available online 10 April 2025
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...
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Effects of human activities and low-frequency climate variability on East Asian temperature changes at century scale
Available online 10 April 2025
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...
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Predicting and evaluating slope stability in permafrost regions of the central Qinghai‒Tibetan Plateau
Available online 9 April 2025
Thermokarst landslides have frequently occurred in the central Qinghai‒Tibetan Plateau (QTP), endangering infrastructure and the environment. However, there have been no adequate methods to predict...
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Interplay between snow phenology and vegetation phenology in Alaska under climate change
Available online 8 April 2025
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...
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High-altitude precipitation controls the mass balance of Pasu Glacier, Karakoram over 2000–2020: A case study based on mass and energy budget
Available online 4 April 2025
Glaciers in the Karakoram exhibit stability or near-balanced mass changes, in stark contrast to the widespread glacier retreat observed globally. However, the limited availability of observational data,...
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Global agricultural adaptation case database and trend analysis based on large language models
Available online 4 April 2025
The Paris Agreement mandates that countries report on their adaptation efforts to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of these measures. Agriculture, a critical sector in climate change adaptation,...
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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
Available online 2 April 2025
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,...
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Associations of compound hot extremes and heat waves with first-ever stroke morbidity in the context of climate change
Available online 2 April 2025
Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of abnormal weather, with current daytime and nighttime temperatures being higher than their historical counterparts. Previous studies have focused...
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Variations of soil thermal conductivity in the Three-River Source Region, Qinghai‒Xizang Plateau
Available online 28 March 2025
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...
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Quantifying the impact of infrastructure-based urban adaptation strategies on summer air temperature and heat exposure risk in Chinese cities
Available online 28 March 2025
Infrastructure-based heat reduction strategies, such as using cool building materials (high albedo) and street greenery, can be effective methods for cooling cities. However, the effectiveness of different...
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Uncertainties in global permafrost area extent estimates from different methods
Available online 24 March 2025
Previous permafrost extent estimates applied one or two methods to calculate the permafrost area, and the uncertainties between the methods were not assessed. Here, we apply seven methods to estimate...
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Inconsistent response patterns of snow cover duration and snow depth over the Tibetan Plateau to global warming
Available online 22 March 2025
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...
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Recent warming trends in Antarctica revealed by multiple reanalysis
Available online 21 March 2025
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...
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Global glacier albedo trends over 2000‒2022: Drivers and implications
Available online 20 March 2025
Despite the accelerated loss of global glacier mass in the 21st century, the dynamics governing glacier albedo and its role in this decline are not fully understood. Addressing this knowledge gap, this...
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Declining autumn zero-curtain duration in the Headwater Area of the Yellow River (2011–2024)
Available online 18 March 2025
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,...
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Quantification of selected SDGs in the context of China's climate mitigation pathway
Available online 18 March 2025
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...
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Projection of sea ice conditions in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago based on CMIP6 assessments
Available online 8 March 2025
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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Understanding water flowpaths and origins in an Arctic Alaskan basin: Implications for permafrost hydrology under global warming
Available online 8 March 2025
Global warming is progressing more rapidly in the Arctic compared with other regions of the world, and the increasing temperature has caused gradual permafrost thaw, resulting in significant changes...
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