[HTML][HTML] Urban pluvial flooding and stormwater management: A contemporary review of China's challenges and “sponge cities” strategy

Y Jiang, C Zevenbergen, Y Ma - Environmental science & policy, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years, urban pluvial flooding caused by extreme rainfall has increasingly occurred
across China. This paper reviews the challenges faced by China in addressing urban pluvial …

Review on climate change on the Tibetan Plateau during the last half century

X Kuang, JJ Jiao - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is undergoing significant warming since the 1950s.
During the past two decades, extensive research has been conducted to investigate the …

A global, continental, and regional analysis of changes in extreme precipitation

Q Sun, X Zhang, F Zwiers, S Westra… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
This paper provides an updated analysis of observed changes in extreme precipitation
using high-quality station data up to 2018. We examine changes in extreme precipitation …

Temperature dataset of CMIP6 models over China: evaluation, trend and uncertainty

Q You, Z Cai, F Wu, Z Jiang, N Pepin, SSP Shen - Climate Dynamics, 2021 - Springer
The information on the projected climate changes over China is of great importance for
preparing the nation's societal adaptiveness to the future natural ecosystem. This study …

Changes in precipitation extremes in the Yangtze River Basin during 1960–2019 and the association with global warming, ENSO, and local effects

X Li, K Zhang, P Gu, H Feng, Y Yin, W Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extreme precipitation events can pose great risks to natural ecosystems and human society.
Investigating past changes in the frequency, intensity, and duration of such events and …

A review on the scientific understanding of heatwaves—Their measurement, driving mechanisms, and changes at the global scale

SE Perkins - Atmospheric Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Heatwaves impose disastrous impacts over human, natural and industrial systems across
the globe. Over a relatively short period of time, there has been considerable advancement …

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 …

Changes in extreme temperature and precipitation events in the Loess Plateau (China) during 1960–2013 under global warming

W Sun, X Mu, X Song, D Wu, A Cheng, B Qiu - Atmospheric Research, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent decades, extreme climatic events have been a major issue worldwide. Regional
assessments on various climates and geographic regions are needed for understanding …

Multifaceted responses of vegetation to average and extreme climate change over global drylands

L He, J Guo, W Yang, Q Jiang, L Chen… - Science of the total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Average climatic events describe the occurrence of weather or climate at an average value,
whereas extreme events are defined as events that exceed the upper or lower threshold …

Spatial and temporal variability in extreme temperature and precipitation events in Inner Mongolia (China) during 1960–2017

S Tong, X Li, J Zhang, Y Bao, Y Bao, L Na… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to global warming, extreme climate events have become an important issue, and
different geographical regions have different sensitivities to climate change. Therefore …