Crop yield and quality are greatly affected by abiotic stresses, such as salinity, high and low
temperature, drought and heavy metals, which pose major threat to human survival and …

Human society and ecosystems are impacted by climate extremes more than by climate
averages. In contrast with climate extremes that are driven by individual climatic variables …

In this study, five regional climate models (RCMs) participating in the CORDEX-East Asia
project (HadGEM3-RA, RegCM4, SNU-MM5, SNU-WRF, and YSU-RSM) are evaluated in …

On a subdaily time scale, the intensities of extreme precipitation are observed to increase
with temperature at a rate exceeding water vapor constraints determined by the Clausius …

Climate change causes unprecedented damage in form of climate extreme events such as
floods and drought, especially in the agricultural sector. Understanding the variations and …

Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) pollution in Beijing and Seoul is an urgent concern
because of the dense population and the role of the capital city. This study aimed to …

The increase in the number of tropical nights (TN; minimum temperature‡ 20 C) constitutes
important evidence of the global warming process throughout the Mediterranean region. A …

South Asia, one of the most important food producing regions in the world, is facing a
significant threat to food grain production under the influence of extreme high temperatures …

Changma, which is a vital part of East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) system, plays a
critical role in modulating water and energy cycles in Korea. Better understanding of its long …

This study provides a first quantification of possible benefits of global warming mitigation
through heat stress reduction over East Asia by comparing projection results between low …