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Reliance on fossil fuels increases during extreme temperature events in the continental United States

Communications Earth & Environment, 2023
Increasing extreme climate events driven by climate change raise the question of their impacts on the power production system, and implications for renewable versus fossil power supply. Here, using climate reanalysis data and daily electricity generation
Wenli Zhao, Biqing Zhu, Steven J. Davis, Philippe Ciais, Chaopeng Hong, Zhu Liu, Pierre Gentine   +6 more
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Solar Radiation Prediction Using Different Machine Learning Algorithms and Implications for Extreme Climate Events

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021
Solar radiation is the Earth’s primary source of energy and has an important role in the surface radiation balance, hydrological cycles, vegetation photosynthesis, and weather and climate extremes.
Liexing Huang, Jun-Feng Kang, Meng-Xue Wan, Lei Fang, Chun-Yan Zhang, Zhaoliang Zeng   +5 more
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Estimating heat-related mortality in near real time for national heatwave plans

Environmental Research Letters, 2022
Heatwaves are a serious threat to human life. Public health agencies that are responsible for delivering heat-health action plans need to assess and reduce the mortality impacts of heat.
Y T Eunice Lo, Dann M Mitchell, Ross Thompson, Emer O’Connell, Antonio Gasparrini   +4 more
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Vegetation Dynamics and Its Trends Associated with Extreme Climate Events in the Yellow River Basin, China

Remote Sensing, 2023
As a vital ecological barrier in China, Yellow River Basin (YRB) is strategically significant for China’s national development and modernization. However, YRB has fragile ecosystems, and is sensitive to climatic change.
Yan-Ping Cao, Zun-Yi Xie, Xin-He Huang, Mengyang Cui, Wenbao Wang, Qingqing Li   +5 more
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Effects of Climate Extremes on Spring Phenology of Temperate Vegetation in China

Remote Sensing, 2023
The response of vegetation spring phenology to climate warming has received extensive attention. However, there are few studies on the response of vegetation spring phenology to extreme climate events.
Yunhua Mo, Xuan Zhang, Zunchi Liu, Jing Zhang, Fanghua Hao, Yongshuo Fu   +5 more
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How Well Does the ERA5 Reanalysis Capture the Extreme Climate Events Over China? Part II: Extreme Temperature

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
The fifth-generation atmospheric reanalysis of the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ERA5) is the latest reanalysis product. However, the reliability of ERA5 to capture extreme temperatures is still unclear over China.
Wanling Xu, Xiangyong Lei, Shi-Ting Chen, Tingting Yu, Zengyun Hu, Meng Zhang, Lizhi Jiang, Ruijuan Bao, Xiaojun Guan, Miaomiao Ma, Jianhui Wei, Lu Gao, Aixia Feng   +12 more
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Simulation of sliding deadwood logs in mountain forests: towards a quantitative hazard assessment [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Deadwood is an integral component of mountain forests, supporting biodiversity and contributing to protection against gravitational hazards. However, under specific conditions, deadwood may itself become a hazard when mobilised and transported downslope.
J. Borner, J. Borner, J. Borner, P. Bebi, P. Bebi, L. J. Bührle, L. J. Bührle, L. J. Bührle, A. Ringenbach, A. Ringenbach, A. Ringenbach, R. I. Leine   +11 more
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How Well Does the ERA5 Reanalysis Capture the Extreme Climate Events Over China? Part I: Extreme Precipitation

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
ERA5 is the fifth-generation atmospheric reanalysis of the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, with high spatiotemporal resolution and global coverage.
Xiangyong Lei, Wanling Xu, Shi-Ting Chen, Tingting Yu, Zengyun Hu, Meng Zhang, Lizhi Jiang, Ruijuan Bao, Xiaojun Guan, Miaomiao Ma, Jianhui Wei, Aixia Feng, Lu Gao   +12 more
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Subsistence Agriculture Productivity and Climate Extreme Events

Atmosphere, 2020
The occurrence of rainfall extreme events leads to several environmental, social, cultural, and economic consequences, heavily impacting agriculture. The analysis of climate extreme indices at the municipal level is of the uttermost importance to the ...
Tásia Moura Cardoso do Vale, Maria Helena Constantino Spyrides, Lara De Melo Barbosa Andrade, Bergson Guedes Bezerra, Pollyanne Evangelista da Silva   +4 more
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Conditional attribution of climate change and atmospheric circulation contributing to the record-breaking precipitation and temperature event of summer 2020 in southern China

Environmental Research Letters, 2021
Quantification of the contribution of atmospheric circulation to damaging extreme weather and climate events and the attribution of extreme events in the context of climate change has been gaining worldwide interest.
Yangbo Ye, Cheng Qian
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