Central Asia (CA) is an arid region sensitive to climate change, and with the increase in
drought events due to global warming, droughts are posing more severe threats to the …

The increase in drought frequency in recent years is considered as an important factor
affecting vegetation diversity. Understanding the responses of vegetation dynamics to …

Drought is an extremely dangerous natural hazard that causes water crises, crop yield
reduction, and ecosystem fires. Researchers have developed many drought indices based …

Soil moisture (SM) is a key parameter regulating the hydrothermal balance of global
terrestrial ecosystems and plays an important role in local ecological environment …

Drought is a crucial factor regulating vegetation growth on the Mongolian Plateau (MP).
Previous studies of drought effects on the MP have mainly concentrated on drought …

Vegetation cover is important to the stability of regional ecosystems and is a focus of
research on the relationship between natural and human environments. Although some …

As a common natural disaster, drought can significantly affect the agriculture productivity
and human life. Compared to Southeast China, Northwest China is short of water year-round …

There are complex bidirectional feedback relationships among different types of droughts
(eg, meteorological and agricultural droughts). As agricultural drought intensifies …

Achieving high crop yield with less irrigation is important to improve water productivity (WP)
and irrigation water productivity (IWP) in water-limited regions in the North China Plain …

The increasing severity and widespread occurrence of droughts have led to reduced crop
productivity, underscoring the critical importance of improving drought monitoring. Although …