Extreme weather events and their consequential impacts have been a key feature of the
climate in recent years in many parts of the world, with many partly attributed to ongoing …

Skilful predictions of near-term climate extremes are key to a resilient society. However,
standard methods of analysing seasonal forecasts are not optimised to identify the rarer and …

The 2022 Yangtze mega-flash drought is characterized by strong intensity and rapid
development both in time and space, accompanied by a persistent anticyclonic circulation …

This study reveals the causes of extreme high temperatures in China in August 2022 and the
role of South Asian high (SAH) anomaly. The 2022 extreme heat events in the Tibetan …

Droughts, hot extremes, and their combinations (ie, compound dry and hot extremes,
CDHEs) may pose threats to ecosystems and human society under global warming. The …

In the summer of 2022, an unprecedented and long-lasting high temperature swept central-
eastern China, causing significant societal effects. However, the sub-seasonal …

Increasing heatwave intensity and mortality demand timely and accurate heatwave
prediction. The present study focused on teleconnection, the influence of distant land and …

Introduction Drought stress usually inhibits plant growth, which may increase the difficulty of
greening slopes. Methods In this study, we systematically investigated the effects of …

In 2022, the Pakistan witnessed the hottest spring and wettest summer in history. And
devastating floods inundated a large portion of Pakistan and caused enormous damages …

In August 2022, an unprecedented compound heatwave and drought event (CHDE) lasting
24 days occurred in the Yangtze River valley (YRV), leading to a severe reduction of the …