As a sensitive region, identifying land cover change in drylands is critical to understanding
global environmental change. However, the current findings related to land cover change in …

Agriculture is major sector in the economy of Central Asia. The sustainable use of
agricultural land is therefore essential to economic growth, human well-being, social equity …

Critical ecological restoration and reconstruction information can be presented by
distinguishing the vegetation dynamics due to human activities and climate changes and by …

Abstract Knowledge of the current changes and dynamics of different types of vegetation in
relation to climatic changes and anthropogenic activities is critical for developing adaptation …

Accurate estimation of drought events is vital for the mitigation of their adverse
consequences on water resources, agriculture and ecosystems. Machine learning …

Lake Urmia—a shallow endemic hypersaline lake in northwest Iran—has undergone a
dramatic decline in its water level (WL), by about 8 m, since 1995. The primary cause of the …

A stronger than global mean warming trend is projected over Central Asia in the coming
century. Based on the historical simulations and projections under four combined scenarios …

Warming trends and increasing temperature extremes have been observed across most of
the Asian region over the past century (high confidence).{24.3} Increasing numbers of warm …

Agricultural drought is a natural hazard arising from insufficient crop water supply. Many
drought indices have been developed to characterize agricultural drought, relying on either …

In recent decades, climate change and human activities have severely affected grasslands
in Central Asia. Grassland regulation and sustainability in this region require an accurate …