Regardless of annual rainfall amount changes, daily rainfall events are becoming more
intense but less frequent with anthropogenic warming. Larger rainfall events and longer dry …

Drylands make up roughly 40% of the Earth's land surface, and billions of people depend on
services provided by these critically important ecosystems. Despite their relatively sparse …

The carbon sequestration capacity of alpine grasslands, composed of alpine meadows and
steppes, in the Tibetan Plateau has an essential role in regulating the regional carbon cycle …

Satellite retrievals of information about the Earth's surface are widely used to monitor global
terrestrial photosynthesis and primary production and to examine the ecological impacts of …

Earth's ecosystems are increasingly threatened by “hot drought,” which occurs when hot air
temperatures coincide with precipitation deficits, intensifying the hydrological, physiological …

Drought is often thought to reduce ecosystem photosynthesis. However, theory suggests
there is potential for increased photosynthesis during meteorological drought, especially in …

Abstract IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND (SRCCL) Chapter 3:
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …

Terrestrial primary productivity and carbon cycle impacts of droughts are commonly
quantified using vapour pressure deficit (VPD) data and remotely sensed greenness, without …

Primary production, a key regulator of the global carbon cycle, is highly responsive to
variations in climate. Yet, a detailed, continental‐scale risk assessment of climate‐related …

The African continent is facing one of the driest periods in the past three decades as well as
continued deforestation. These disturbances threaten vegetation carbon (C) stocks and …