Using appropriate methods to assess population exposure to extreme weather events: Why and how?
June 2026
The existing assessment of population exposure to extreme weather events has established various standards, particularly in the definitions of extreme weather events and the methods of population exposure...
Unveiling remote and local drivers for the interdecadal increase in summer extreme high temperature days over southern China
June 2026
Summer extreme high temperature days (EHTD) over southern China undergoes a pronounced interdecadal increase in the early 2000s, but its drivers are unclear. Here, we show that the increased EHTD can...
Revisiting the CMIP6 simulations of the most-concerned surface air temperature changes at the Earth's three poles
June 2026
A unified framework for the systematic and simultaneous evaluation of CMIP6 models in reproducing warming responses across the Arctic, Tibetan Plateau, and Antarctic remains lacking. Most previous studies...
Thermal dynamics of proglacial lakes in 1990–2023: A case study of Jiongpu Co, Southeastern Tibet
June 2026
The temperature of proglacial lakes is a sensitive indicator of glacier‒lake interactions and climate forcing, yet its long-term evolution on the Tibetan Plateau remains poorly constrained. This study...
Impacts of a multi-hazard compound extreme event on power systems and implications for future research
June 2026
As China accelerates energy transition to achieve its dual-carbon goals, the power system increasingly faces challenges arising from compound extreme events. In this context, multi-hazard compound extreme...
Escalating labor risks from sequential extreme precipitation–heatwave events in China under a warming future
June 2026
Climate warming has intensified the frequency and severity of extreme precipitation and heatwaves, yet their sequential coupling and impact on socio-economy remains poorly understood. This study defines...
High-resolution risk assessment reveals billion-dollar additional threat to infrastructure from permafrost thaw in the Qinghai‒Tibet engineering corridor
June 2026
Permafrost degradation along the vital Qinghai‒Tibet Engineering Corridor (QTEC) poses a severe, escalating threat to critical infrastructure, yet high-resolution assessments of future risk and economic...
China’s strategy for joint implementation of the UNFCCC and CBD: A case study of biodiversity-friendly wind power projects
June 2026
Coordinated action to mitigate climate change and protect biodiversity has become a global consensus. However, translating this broad goal into actionable methods remains a research gap. Existing studies...
Considerable increase in sub-daily precipitation extremes and its possible causes across the middle‒lower reaches of Yangtze River
June 2026
To address the gaps in understanding the spatiotemporal changes of sub-daily precipitation extremes (SPEs) across different timescales and the quantitative role of urbanization, the study takes the...
Dominant drivers for geographic patterns and multi-scale variability of global land‒atmosphere coupling
June 2026
Despite its recognized importance, understanding of land‒atmosphere (L‒A) coupling remains fragmented, with most studies limited to regional analyses or single variables. A systematic global assessment...
The burden of hand‒foot‒mouth disease in China affected by compound temperature and humidity events: A nationwide study
June 2026
Climate change has increased the frequency of extreme temperature and humidity events. Although the association between temperature and hand‒foot‒mouth disease (HFMD) is well-established, evidence regarding...
Surface air temperature change on the Tibetan Plateau under global net-zero emission scenarios
June 2026
Mounting countries worldwide are implementing net-zero emission projects to mitigate the adverse impacts of anthropogenic CO2 emissions and the associated global warming. However, due to the inherent...
Asymmetric response of Northern Hemisphere vegetation to climate change from 2000 to 2018: Phenology leads GPP
June 2026
Understanding how vegetation phenology affects terrestrial ecosystem productivity (GPP) is key to predicting carbon cycle under climate change. However, the heterogeneity in the trends of the length...
Extratropical cyclones as buffers and drivers of changes in surface mass balance of the Antarctic Ice Sheet under global warming
June 2026
Extratropical cyclones (ECs), crucial drivers of midlatitude precipitation, play an important role in shaping the surface mass balance (SMB) of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS). However, the influence...
Designing precipitation networks from altitudinal gradient patterns in global mountain basins
June 2026
Altitudinal precipitation gradients (APGs) characterize the spatial distribution of precipitation in mountainous regions and constrain precipitation interpolation, with broad applications in meteorology,...
Long-term heat absorption of asphalt pavement and its effects on permafrost subgrade
June 2026
Under the combined influence of climate warming and long-term heat absorption by asphalt pavement, highway stability in permafrost regions is progressively deteriorating. As asphalt pavement ages, its...
Arctic vegetation greening with impervious surface expansion from 1990 to 2018
June 2026
Amid rapid Arctic climate change, vegetation greenness serves as a traceable indicator of terrestrial ecosystem change. However, Arctic greening is still widely framed as climate-driven, and spatially...
Divergent trajectories of global fires: Overall decline, regional intensification
June 2026
Fires profoundly influence the climate system and human societies, yet their global dynamics remain insufficiently resolved, which could limit global fire risk assessment and mitigation. Using satellite-based...
The tempo-spatial heterogeneity in mortality burden attributable to non-optimal temperatures in China and its provinces from 1990 to 2021
June 2026
Existing studies have not characterized the temporal patterns and underlying drivers of temperature-related mortality across Chinese provinces. We utilized data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study...
Spatial distribution and zonation characteristics of permafrost ground ice on the Qinghai‒Xizang Engineering Corridor, China
June 2026
Permafrost ground ice represents a critical solid water resource and engineering medium, with high ice-content permafrost in the Qinghai‒Xizang Engineering Corridor (QTEC) exhibiting heightened sensitivity...
From least-cost to targeted demand-side mitigation: Quantifying power sector transformation, its socio-economic and sustainability impacts
Available online 15 May 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....
Asymmetric climatic responses to permanent glacier and snow cover reduction over the Tibetan Plateau
Available online 15 May 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...
Disentangling hydrological thresholds and runoff mechanisms across contrasting two climatic zones: Evidence from mountain watersheds
Available online 14 May 2026
Understanding hydrological thresholds and runoff generation mechanisms across contrasting climatic zones remains a major challenge for improving flood prediction under climate change. However, existing...
Nighttime warming amplifies the synergistic effects of snowmelt and rain on floods in arid northwestern China
Available online 14 May 2026
Nighttime warming profoundly affects the hydrological cycle in arid northwestern China. However, it remains unclear why nighttime warming triggers floods. Given the increasing severity of extreme floods,...
East Asian summer rainfall changes in carbon dioxide removal scenarios simulated by nine Carbon Dioxide Removal Model Comparison Project (CDRMIP) models
Available online 14 May 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...
