Some evidence and new insights for feedback loops of human-nature interactions from a holistic Earth perspective

L Dong, Z Huang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
The escalating global population and subsequent societal demands have contributed to a
notable upsurge in production activities, resulting in unprecedented anthropogenic …

Precipitation variability increases in a warmer climate

AG Pendergrass, R Knutti, F Lehner, C Deser… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Understanding changes in precipitation variability is essential for a complete explanation of
the hydrologic cycle's response to warming and its impacts. While changes in mean and …

Changes in temporal inequality of precipitation extremes over China due to anthropogenic forcings

W Duan, S Zou, N Christidis, N Schaller… - npj Climate and …, 2022 - nature.com
Based on the Gini-coefficients, this study has presented an analysis of the impacts of
anthropogenic forcing on the temporal inequality (ie, increase in unevenness or disparity) of …

Spatiotemporal variability in extreme precipitation and associated large-scale climate mechanisms in Central Asia from 1950 to 2019

W Wei, S Zou, W Duan, Y Chen, S Li, Y Zhou - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Increased sea surface temperature, evaporation, air temperature, and moisture holding
capacity associated with climate change may the enhance transport of moisture to Central …

The uneven nature of daily precipitation and its change

AG Pendergrass, R Knutti - Geophysical Research Letters, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A few days with heavy rain contribute disproportionately to total precipitation, while many
days with light drizzle contribute much less. What is not appreciated is just how asymmetric …

Projected changes in interannual variability of peak snowpack amount and timing in the Western United States

AM Marshall, JT Abatzoglou, TE Link… - Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Interannual variability of mountain snowpack has important consequences for ecological
and socioeconomic systems, yet changes in variability have not been widely examined …

Nonstationary frequency analysis of the recent extreme precipitation events in the United States

TM Vu, AK Mishra - Journal of Hydrology, 2019 - Elsevier
The intensification of the hydrologic cycle due to climate change is likely to influence the
extreme precipitation characteristics (ie, intensity, duration and frequency). These …

Attribution of changes in the trend and temporal non-uniformity of extreme precipitation events in Central Asia

S Zou, J Abuduwaili, W Duan, J Ding, P De Maeyer… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Extreme precipitation events exhibit an increasing trend for both the frequency and
magnitude on global and regional scales and it has already proven the impact of man-made …

Drought assessment has been outpaced by climate change: empirical arguments for a paradigm shift

ZH Hoylman, RK Bocinsky, KG Jencso - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Despite the acceleration of climate change, erroneous assumptions of climate stationarity
are still inculcated in the management of water resources in the United States (US). The US …

Combined effects of drought and high temperature on photosynthetic characteristics in four winter wheat genotypes

O Urban, M Hlaváčová, K Klem, K Novotná… - Field Crops …, 2018 - Elsevier
Terrestrial ecosystems are expected to experience more intense and longer drought and
heat-waves in the future. How these environmental factors and their interaction influence …