Article
Plant Sciences
Muhammad Awais Farooq, Waqas Shafqat Chattha, Muhammad Sohaib Shafique, Umer Karamat, Javaria Tabusam, Sumer Zulfiqar, Amir Shakeel
Summary: Changing climatic conditions pose an increasing threat to cotton production worldwide. Developing stress-tolerant cotton germplasms that can adapt to diverse environments is crucial. A study evaluated 30 cotton genotypes over two years under drought, heat, and drought+heat stresses. The results showed reduced plant growth and yield under stress, but increased levels of stress-related compounds. Correlation analysis revealed positive associations among most traits and negative associations with H2O2 and Na+ ions. Certain genotypes consistently performed better under stress, offering potential for climate-resilient cotton breeding.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jin-Tao Zhang, Guo-Yu Ren, Qing-Long You
Summary: This study investigates the spatiotemporal pattern of climatic comfort in China's mainland over historical and future periods. Results show a substantial decrease in cold-uncomfortable days and a moderate increase in comfortable and warm-uncomfortable days from 1960 to 2017. In the future, there will be a significant increase in warm-uncomfortable days, a decrease in cold-uncomfortable days, and a divergence in the changes of comfortable days between the north and south regions.
ADVANCES IN CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wenmin Zhang, Mark Randall, Marina B. Jensen, Martin Brandt, Qiao Wang, Rasmus Fensholt
Summary: Urban greening can enhance quality of life by generating ecosystem services, with positive vegetation trends widely observed in cities in Europe and North America, while negative trends are primarily found in Africa, South America, and Asia. Economic development, population growth, and temperature are the main drivers of contrasting changes in urban vegetation compared to surrounding areas across continents.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jia Wei, Weiguang Wang, Guoqing Wang, Mingzhu Cao, Liyan Yang, Shulin Zhang, Jianyu Fu, Wanqiu Xing
Summary: Understanding future variations and trends of heatwave events is crucial for the ecosystem and human health. However, the diverse metrics of heatwaves affect the comparability of regional assessments. Inadequate consideration of local conditions undermines the comprehensive understanding of future heatwave changes.
Article
Agronomy
Zhiguo Huo, Lei Zhang, Rui Kong, Mengyuan Jiang, Haiyan Zhang
Summary: Climate change has led to changes in agricultural production and climatic resources during the agricultural growing season in China. A longer potential agricultural growing season (PAGS) has been observed in recent decades, accompanied by changes and variations in temperature, precipitation, and insolation. The changes in PAGS were more pronounced in certain regions, with some areas experiencing unstable conditions. Comparisons between agro-climatic change and climate change showed that temperature alterations during the PAGS were less significant compared to precipitation and insolation. These findings contribute to our understanding of regional agricultural climate changes and can guide agricultural production practices.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Nicola Scafetta
Summary: The study suggests that certain regions may have temperature biases that affect global temperature data, especially in Asia, North America, Europe, and parts of South America and Africa. Urbanization may also play a role in these discrepancies.
Article
Entomology
Mikhail V. Kozlov, Vitali Zverev, Vladimir I. Gusarov, Daniil I. Korobushkin, Nina P. Krivosheina, Jaakko Mattila, Marko Mutanen, Anna Popova, Alexander S. Prosvirov, Pekka Punttila, Guy Soderman, Marzena Stanska, Astrid Taylor, Varpu Vahtera, Natalia A. Zubrii, Elena L. Zvereva
Summary: By studying a latitudinal gradient in north-western Russia, we found that the diversity and biomass of soil invertebrates vary along latitudes, and different feeding guilds may respond differently to climate change, with consequences for ecosystem structure and functions.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Alessandro Fisogni, Natasha de Manincor, C. David Bertelsen, Nicole E. Rafferty
Summary: This study examines the changes in flowering synchrony within and among plant communities in response to changing climate. The results show that flowering synchrony significantly decreases with increasing temperatures and has locally-dependent effects in combination with reduced precipitation. However, there is an increase in synchrony within plant species occurring in multiple communities, indicating a homogenization of flowering phenology across the gradient. These changes in flowering synchrony may have far-reaching and negative effects on ecosystem stability.
Article
Agronomy
Veska Georgieva, Valentin Kazandjiev, Violeta Bozhanova, Galina Mihova, Dafinka Ivanova, Elena Todorovska, Zlatina Uhr, Mima Ilchovska, Dimitar Sotirov, Petia Malasheva
Summary: The changes in agroclimatic resources have caused serious economic damages in many regions worldwide. The Balkan Peninsula, including Bulgaria, has been greatly affected by rising temperatures, changes in precipitation distribution, and increased frequency of extreme events such as droughts and frosts. This research aims to assess the changes in agrometeorological conditions for grain crop growth and identify suitable agro-technologies for adaptation. The study also takes into account the characteristics of contemporary varieties and hybrids of spring and autumn cereals.
Article
Agronomy
Theodore M. Giannaros, Georgios Papavasileiou
Summary: The recent increase in destructive fire seasons worldwide has raised concerns about the impact of climate change on the frequency, intensity, and extent of wildfires. Analysis of fire weather extremes and burned area in Europe shows a positive correlation, indicating that fire weather is a prominent driver of fire activity. The study suggests that fire weather extremes in Europe have become more frequent and are affecting larger areas, occurring earlier and later in the fire season. The occurrence of statistically significant change-points in the time series of extreme fire weather days further supports this finding.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Francois Duchenne, Gabrielle Martin, Emmanuelle Porcher
Summary: European plants are already paying a climatic debt in Alpine, Atlantic and Boreal regions, while benefitting from a climatic bonus in the Mediterranean. Climate change has become a primary driver of occupancy trends for plants, alongside other pressures such as eutrophication and urbanisation.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Barbara Kurpisz, Tomasz Andrzej Pawlowski
Summary: This article discusses the epigenetic mechanisms of forest trees in response to changing environmental conditions and emphasizes the significance of this issue. The existing knowledge is still limited, but studying the limitations of plant adaptation to environmental changes and improving their defense capacity is of great importance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Guangchao Li, Wei Chen, Xuepeng Zhang, Zhen Yang, Zhe Wang, Pengshuai Bi
Summary: This study examines the vegetation drivers and changes in different global climate zones, emphasizing the importance of understanding vegetation change for ecological conservation and climate change mitigation. The findings highlight the sensitivity of vegetation to various climate factors and identify the contributions of these factors to vegetation change in different regions. The research provides valuable insights into vegetation change monitoring and ecological protection worldwide.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fatimah Mahmood, Muhammad Fahim Khokhar, Zafar Mahmood
Summary: This study aims to quantify the impact of climate change on crop productivity in South Asia, particularly on wheat, rice, and cotton. The results show a significant increasing trend in temperature and high inter-annual variability in precipitation. When temperature exceeds specific threshold values, it significantly reduces crop productivity. Furthermore, the region is rapidly heading towards exceeding temperature and threshold values at an alarming rate.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Pieter Vangansbeke, Frantisek Malis, Radim Hedl, Marketa Chudomelova, Ondrej Vild, Monika Wulf, Ute Jahn, Erik Welk, Francisco Rodriguez-Sanchez, Pieter De Frenne
Summary: The article introduces the ClimPlant database which contains information on the climatic tolerances of 968 European forest plant species. The database includes variables such as monthly, growing-season and annual mean, minimum and maximum temperature, as well as total precipitation within the distribution range of the species.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Pavel Zahradnicek, Rudolf Brazdil, Jan Rehor, Ondrej Lhotka, Petr Dobrovolny, Petr Stepanek, Miroslav Trnka
Summary: This paper presents the characteristics of extreme temperatures in the Czech Republic, based on data from 133 climatological stations recorded between 1961 and 2020. The study found significant increasing trends in absolute maximum and minimum temperatures, as well as in the number of summer days, tropical days, days with tropical nights, heat-waves, and warm-anomaly days. Decreasing trends were observed in the number of frost days, ice days, cold-waves, and cold-anomaly days. The analysis also showed the importance of anticyclonic circulation types and their impact on summer hot extremes, as well as the link between winter cold extremes and cold (north-)easterly advection. Changes in the frequency of circulation types were detected, with an increasing number of anticyclonic types contributing to the more frequent occurrence of hot extremes in recent decades. Spatiotemporal analysis revealed significant differences in means and variances between the periods of 1961-1990 and 1991-2020.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rudolf Brazdil, Pavel Zahradnicek, Petr Dobrovolny, Jan Rehor, Miroslav Trnka, Ondrej Lhotka, Petr Stepanek
Summary: This study compares the climatic characteristics of two 30-year periods, 1961-1990 and 1991-2020, and demonstrates significant changes in circulation types and climatic variables during the second period, which is strongly influenced by recent global warming. These findings suggest that the recent normal period is unrepresentative of previous stable climatic patterns.
Article
Agronomy
V Potopova, M. Trnka, A. Vizina, D. Semeradova, J. Balek, M. R. A. Chawdhery, M. Musiolkova, P. Pavlik, M. Mozny, P. Stepanek, B. Clothier
Summary: This study quantified the crop water consumption, crop-specific irrigation requirements, and availability of water resources to catchments under climate change in the Czech Republic. The results indicate that the irrigation demand for some crops will increase under climate change, while the water supply in certain areas may not be sufficient to meet the demand.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Miroslav Trnka, Adam Vizina, Martin Hanel, Jan Balek, Milan Fischer, Petr Hlavinka, Daniela Semeradova, Petr Stepanek, Pavel Zahradnicek, Petr Skalak, Josef Eitzinger, Martin Dubrovsky, Petr Maca, Monika Belinova, Evzen Zeman, Rudolf Brazdil
Summary: The close relationship between agricultural and hydrological droughts is explored in this study, which also examines the effects of agricultural drought adaptation on hydrological drought characteristics. The research demonstrates that agricultural drought probability and extent increase over time, while the severity of hydrological droughts shows limited changes. Future climate projections indicate a significant increase in agricultural drought stress, particularly from July to September. The response of hydrological droughts varies depending on the climatic water balance of the region. Increasing soil available water capacity (AWC) can reduce the frequency and impact of future agricultural droughts, especially during spring.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Osias Ruiz-Alvarez, Arturo Corrales-Suastegui, Petr Stepanek, Ronald Ernesto Ontiveros Capurata, Arturo Reyes-Gonzalez, Roberto Reynoso-Santos, Jesus Manuel Ochoa-Rivero, Vijay P. Singh
Summary: A study was conducted to analyze the temporal trends of extreme temperature indices in North-Central Mexico. The results showed significant positive trends in most of the temperature indices, indicating an increase in water requirements for crops and a decrease in chilling hours satisfaction. Short-term adaptation strategies, such as the use of biostimulant, should be considered to cope with the decrease in cold winter.
METEOROLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Filip Oulehle, Karolina Tahovska, Alexandr Ac, Tomas Kolar, Michal Rybnicek, Petr Cermak, Petr Stepanek, Miroslav Trnka, Otmar Urban, Jakub Hruska
Summary: Stable N isotopes in tree rings provide helpful information on the trajectory of the N cycle over the last century with direct consequences for a better understanding of future interactions among N, P and C cycles in terrestrial ecosystems.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Peter Nojarov
Summary: This study examines the strengthening of maritime influence on the Balkan Peninsula during summer. Using statistical methods such as trend analysis and multiple linear regression models, the research period of 1979-2020 reveals that there is a faster increase in average August air temperatures compared to July. Changes in atmospheric circulation in the summer, particularly the strengthening transport of air masses from east and southeast, are responsible for these temperature changes. The results suggest that August temperatures may soon exceed July temperatures across the entire Balkan Peninsula. The mechanisms of atmospheric circulation influencing southeastern Europe, including changes in ocean temperatures and atmospheric circulation in the North Atlantic, are still unclear.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Patrik Benacek, Ales Farda, Petr Stepanek
Summary: Producing accurate and calibrated probabilistic forecasts is of high social and economic value. Traditional linear regression models have limitations in correcting systematic errors, but tree-based machine learning methods such as quantile random forests and natural gradient boosting perform well in correcting ensemble weather forecasts. Among them, quantile random forests and natural gradient boosting have the best performance for 1-2 day forecasts, while the EMOS model based on ECMWF data outperforms other methods for 8-10 day forecasts.
WEATHER AND FORECASTING
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Oleg Skrynyk, Vladyslav Sidenko, Enric Aguilar, Jose Guijarro, Olesya Skrynyk, Liudmyla Palamarchuk, Dmytro Oshurok, Valeriy Osypov, Volodymyr Osadchyi
Summary: This paper presents the results of quality control and homogenization procedures applied to long time series of atmospheric precipitation and air temperature in Ukraine. The results show that the quality assurance tests revealed a relatively small number of errors and suspicious values, and the homogenization software detected break points in the time series. The verification demonstrated that the procedures effectively detected and removed errors and breaks, resulting in more consistent temperature and precipitation fields.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Luc Yannick Andreas Randriamarolaza, Enric Aguilar, Oleg Skrynyk
Summary: In this study, standard extreme temperature indices were used to detect and attribute external forcing in Madagascar. The observed changes were found to be more influenced by ENSO events, especially in minimum temperature. CMIP6 models with ALL, GHG, and ANT forcings corresponded well with the observations for frequency indices. Detection and attribution analysis using the ROF method with TLS regression identified GHG and ANT forcings as the main factors contributing to the observed changes, except for coldest night and warm nights in Madagascar.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Max C. A. Torbenson, Ulf Buentgen, Jan Esper, Otmar Urban, Jan Balek, Frederick Reinig, Paul J. Krusic, Edurne Martinez del Castillo, Rudolf Brazdil, Daniela Semeradova, Petr Stepanek, Natallie Pernicova, Tomas Kolar, Michal Rybnicek, Eva Konasova, Juliana Arbelaez, Miroslav Trnka
Summary: Central Europe has been experiencing unprecedented summer droughts since 2015, with significant effects on natural and agricultural systems. By analyzing tree-ring isotopes, we reconstructed temperature and moisture variability in central Europe over the past 2000 years. These reconstructions provide historical context and can be used for future climate projections.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2023)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Ronan Connolly, Willie Soon, Michael Connolly, Sallie Baliunas, Johan Berglund, C. J. Butler, Rodolfo Gustavo Cionco, Ana G. Elias, Valery M. Fedorov, Hermann Harde, Gregory W. Henry, Douglas V. Hoyt, Ole Humlum, David R. Legates, Nicola Scafetta, Jan-Erik Solheim, Laszlo Szarka, Victor M. Velasco Herrera, Hong Yan, Weijia Zhang
Summary: Since 2007, the IPCC has concluded that post-1950s global warming is mostly human-caused based on the comparison between global climate model hindcasts and global surface temperature estimates. However, Connolly et al. argued that this detection and attribution method is highly dependent on the choice of Total Solar Irradiance and surface temperature datasets, leaving uncertainty as to whether the observed warming is predominantly human-induced or natural.
RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lukas Dolak, Jan Rehor, Kamil Laska, Petr Stepanek, Pavel Zahradnicek
Summary: The analysis of long-term temperature variability in mountain regions has been overlooked, but this study aims to fill this gap by homogenizing and reconstructing temperature series from selected mountain stations in the northern Moravian mountain ridges. The results showed a significant increase in annual, half-year, and seasonal mean temperatures, especially in summer. Moreover, higher elevations experienced a faster warming rate compared to lower ones. The research also confirmed the representativeness of the temperature series from a newly established station, Vysoka hole, and provided valuable insights into temperature changes in mountain regions in Central Europe.
