Towards a rigorous understanding of societal responses to climate change
A large scholarship currently holds that before the onset of anthropogenic global warming,
natural climatic changes long provoked subsistence crises and, occasionally, civilizational …
natural climatic changes long provoked subsistence crises and, occasionally, civilizational …
Megadroughts in the Common Era and the Anthropocene
Exceptional drought events, known as megadroughts, have occurred on every continent
outside Antarctica over the past~ 2,000 years, causing major ecological and societal …
outside Antarctica over the past~ 2,000 years, causing major ecological and societal …
Large contribution from anthropogenic warming to an emerging North American megadrought
Severe and persistent 21st-century drought in southwestern North America (SWNA)
motivates comparisons to medieval megadroughts and questions about the role of …
motivates comparisons to medieval megadroughts and questions about the role of …
Human influence on the climate system (Chapter 3)
The AR5 concluded that human influence on the climate system is clear, evident from
increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, positive radiative forcing …
increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, positive radiative forcing …
Southeast Asian ecological dependency on Tibetan Plateau streamflow over the last millennium
The great river systems originating from the Tibetan Plateau are pivotal for the wellbeing of
more than half the global population. Our understanding of historical ranges and future …
more than half the global population. Our understanding of historical ranges and future …
Westerlies Asia and monsoonal Asia: Spatiotemporal differences in climate change and possible mechanisms on decadal to sub-orbital timescales
The 'westerlies-dominated climatic regime'(WDCR) in the present interglacial period was
proposed because precipitation/moisture variations between arid central Asia and mid …
proposed because precipitation/moisture variations between arid central Asia and mid …
Abrupt shift to hotter and drier climate over inner East Asia beyond the tip** point
Unprecedented heatwave-drought concurrences in the past two decades have been
reported over inner East Asia. Tree-ring–based reconstructions of heatwaves and soil …
reported over inner East Asia. Tree-ring–based reconstructions of heatwaves and soil …
Global changes in drought conditions under different levels of warming
Higher evaporative demands and more frequent and persistent dry spells associated with
rising temperatures suggest that drought conditions could worsen in many regions of the …
rising temperatures suggest that drought conditions could worsen in many regions of the …
The geological record shows that abrupt changes in the Earth system can occur on
timescales short enough to challenge the capacity of human societies to adapt to …
timescales short enough to challenge the capacity of human societies to adapt to …
Dryland climate change: Recent progress and challenges
Drylands are home to more than 38% of the world's population and are one of the most
sensitive areas to climate change and human activities. This review describes recent …
sensitive areas to climate change and human activities. This review describes recent …