Key Points Health Implications of Climate Change and Extreme Heat Heat waves are
increasing in frequency, duration, and intensity and are already a substantial threat to …

Plant-mediated CH 4 transport (PMT) is the dominant pathway through which soil-produced
CH 4 can escape into the atmosphere and thus plays an important role in controlling …

Vegetation change can alter surface energy balance and subsequently affect the local
climate. This biophysical impact has been well studied for forestation cases, but the sign and …

Leaf area index (LAI) is a terrestrial essential climate variable that is required in a variety of
ecosystem and climate models. The Global LAnd Surface Satellite (GLASS) LAI product has …

Increasing concern over urban heat mitigation creates an emerging necessity to track the
evolution of urban heat island intensity (UHII) to assess the effectiveness of existing plans in …

Urban parks are regarded as a promising measure to alleviate urban heat island (UHI)
effects. Park cooling effects have been widely investigated, however, the impacts of …

Leaf area index (LAI) with an explicit biophysical meaning is a critical variable to
characterize terrestrial ecosystems. Long-term global datasets of LAI have served as …

Central Asia (CA) is one of the most severe water crisis areas on earth, which has seriously
limited the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the region. However, a …

Continuous urbanization and future climate change will bring serious urban heat island
effects (UHIs) in cities, resulting in more intensive urban heat risks. It has attracted more …

Tropical forests have undergone extensive deforestation and degradation during the past
few decades, but the area and the carbon loss due to degradation could be larger than the …