Article
Environmental Sciences
Yiqing Liu, Weihang Liu, Yan Li, Tao Ye, Shuo Chen, Zitong Li, Ran Sun
Summary: Understanding the response of crop phenology to climate change is crucial for agricultural adaptation. This study examines the effects of pre-season temperature extremes on rice transplanting dates and reveals the modulation effects of concurrent precipitation extremes. Results show that hot pre-seasons lead to earlier transplanting, but extreme drought offsets this effect. On the other hand, cold pre-seasons cause delays in transplanting, which are exacerbated by extreme precipitation.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Aurora A. Gutierrez, Stijn Hantson, Baird Langenbrunner, Bin Chen, Yufang Jin, Michael L. Goulden, James T. Randerson
Summary: The study shows that the likelihood of fire occurrence and burned area in the Sierra Nevada range increases nonlinearly with daily temperature during summer. A 1 degrees C increase in temperature leads to a 19 to 22% increase in fire risk and a 22 to 25% increase in burned area risk. Climate model projections suggest that by the 2040s, fire numbers will increase by 51 +/- 32% and burned area will increase by 59 +/- 33%, emphasizing the threat posed by hotter and drier summers to fire management.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Seokhyeon Kim, Ashish Sharma, Conrad Wasko, Rory Nathan
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between extreme precipitation (EP) and precipitable water (W) at a global scale. The results show that W is positively correlated with surface temperature, especially in tropical land regions. The influence of W on EP decreases as the duration of EP becomes longer, and the contrast in the W-EP relationship between the tropics and nontropics becomes more pronounced.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jane Hallam, Nyeema C. Harris
Summary: Ongoing anthropogenic change is impacting biodiversity and ecosystem functioning by altering the planet at an unprecedented rate. This change is causing shifts in the diet of species, affecting trophic interactions and food web dynamics. Researchers have a variety of tools to study these changes and argue that diet data is crucial for ecological studies on global change. A holistic approach that considers diet choice, trophic interactions, and environmental drivers may help predict biodiversity trends and identify early warning signs of diversity loss.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Jiamei Sun, Bin Zhang, Qingmin Pan, Wei Liu, Xiaoliang Wang, Jianhui Huang, Dima Chen, Changhui Wang, Xingguo Han
Summary: As precipitation patterns become more extreme worldwide, our understanding of grassland responses to extreme drought and wet years, as well as the relationship between precipitation and above-ground net primary productivity (ANPP), remains unclear. This study addresses this research gap by conducting a multi-level precipitation gradient experiment and a long-term observational study in a grassland ecosystem.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Feng Ma, Xing Yuan
Summary: The study finds that the spatial patterns of exposure to compound hot extremes are similar for different periods and scenarios, with regions in East Asia, South Asia, Europe, parts of the eastern USA and Africa showing high exposure. Under a business-as-usual scenario, global exposure increases significantly by the late 21st century, with early and no actions of mitigation relieving and aggravating the increase rate respectively. Climate change is the main driver of global exposure changes, with some regions experiencing smaller exposure than expected due to opposite effects of climate and population changes.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Manuela Brunner, Daniel L. Swain, Raul R. Wood, Florian Willkofer, James M. Done, Eric Gilleland, Ralf Ludwig
Summary: In a warming climate, precipitation extremes are expected to increase, but the response of flood magnitudes to heavier precipitation events remains unclear. This study found a 'return interval threshold' where increases in extreme precipitation frequency and magnitude clearly lead to increased flood magnitudes, suggesting a reconcilation between climatological and hydrological perspectives on changing flood risk in a warming climate.
COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anselm Schultes, Franziska Piontek, Bjoern Soergel, Joeri Rogelj, Lavinia Baumstark, Elmar Kriegler, Ottmar Edenhofer, Gunnar Luderer
Summary: Considering climate damages significantly increases the ambition of transformation pathways in the near-term, with the long-term persistence of damages being a major driver of carbon prices in the short-term. Accounting for damages on economic growth also widens the gap between currently pledged emissions and welfare-optimal emissions in 2030.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Fortunatus Masanja, Ke Yang, Yang Xu, Guixiang He, Xiaolong Liu, Xin Xu, Xiaoyan Jiang, Luo Xin, Robert Mkuye, Yuewen Deng, Liqiang Zhao
Summary: As heat waves become more frequent and intense in the global ocean, the threat to marine ecosystems and the survival of bivalves is expected to increase. This review examines the physiological and biochemical changes that bivalves undergo in response to heat stress and highlights the importance of understanding bivalve responses in order to minimize the impacts of heat waves. The review also emphasizes the need for further research in this area.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Emanuele Massaro, Rossano Schifanella, Matteo Piccardo, Luca Caporaso, Hannes Taubenboeck, Alessandro Cescatti, Gregory Duveiller
Summary: The population experiencing high temperatures in cities is increasing due to anthropogenic climate change, settlement expansion, and population growth. However, there is a lack of efficient tools to evaluate potential intervention strategies to reduce population exposure to Land Surface Temperature (LST) extremes. In this study, a spatial regression model based on remote sensing data is implemented to assess population exposure to LST extremes in urban environments. The findings show that urban vegetation plays a significant role in decreasing population exposure to LST extremes.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tyler G. Creech, Matthew A. Williamson, Steven E. Sesnie, Esther S. Rubin, Daniel R. Cayan, Erica Fleishman
Summary: Assessments of the potential responses of animal species to climate change often rely on correlations between long-term average temperature or precipitation and species' occurrence or abundance. However, this study shows that climate extremes and plant phenology may contribute more to projecting wildlife responses to climate change than climate means.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Economics
Di Wang, Peng Zhang, Shuai Chen, Ning Zhang
Summary: This study examines the causal evidence for adaptation effects of specific agricultural instruments and emphasizes the importance of identifying potentially useful adaptive measures for future climate change. Through a quasi-experimental approach, the study quantifies the contribution of irrigation access to the overall adaptation effect and highlights the significant role of irrigation in agricultural adaptation. The findings demonstrate that irrigation expansion significantly mitigated the negative impacts of high temperature on crop yields, with irrigation accounting for about 40% of the overall adaptation effect.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ramprasad Yaddanapudi, Ashok Mishra, Whitney Huang, Hemant Chowdhary
Summary: Compound wind and precipitation (CWP) extreme events can result in increased socio-economic loss in coastal regions. This study found that climate change is expected to significantly increase precipitation extremes compared to wind extremes, leading to an increase in the likelihood of CWP events in coastal regions of the North Atlantic, East Asia, and South Asia.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Brian Ayugi, Zhihong Jiang, Vedaste Iyakaremye, Hamida Ngoma, Hassen Babaousmail, Charles Onyutha, Victor Nnamdi Dike, Richard Mumo, Victor Ongoma
Summary: Understanding the exposure of East African population to extreme precipitation events is crucial for climate change adaptation. This study shows that extreme precipitation in the region is projected to increase under future climate scenarios, with the largest increase expected in eastern and northern Kenya. The population in Burundi, Rwanda, and some parts of Uganda will face intensified precipitation extremes. However, changes are expected to be small in most parts of Kenya and Tanzania. Limiting global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius has a significantly lower impact on extreme precipitation compared to a warming target of 2.0 degrees Celsius. Future exposure is primarily driven by population changes rather than climate or concurrent changes in climate and population.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Conrad Wasko, Ashish Sharma, Alexander Pui
Summary: The study reveals a significant positive correlation between economic losses and local temperature, particularly as events become more extreme, with this correlation being more pronounced for storms compared to floods. Although the local associations of economic loss with temperature cannot be directly linked to rising global temperatures due to climate change, they are consistent with observed extreme precipitation-temperature associations, providing insights into understanding future natural catastrophes.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Kristen Averyt, Justin D. Derner, Lisa Dilling, Rafael Guerrero, Linda Joyce, Shannon McNeeley, Elizabeth McNie, Jeffrey Morisette, Dennis Ojima, Robin O'Malley, Dannele Peck, Andrea J. Ray, Matt Reeves, William Travis
BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Katherine R. Clifford, William R. Travis
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2018)
Biographical-Item
Multidisciplinary Sciences
William Riebsame Travis
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2018)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
William R. Travis, Joel B. Smith, Gary W. Yohe
CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2018)
Article
Environmental Studies
Travis M. Williams, William R. Travis
WEATHER CLIMATE AND SOCIETY
(2019)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Jennifer K. Balch, Virginia Iglesias, Anna E. Braswell, Matthew W. Rossi, Maxwell B. Joseph, Adam L. Mahood, Trisha R. Shrum, Caitlin T. White, Victoria M. Scholl, Bryce McGuire, Claire Karban, Mollie Buckland, William R. Travis
Article
Environmental Sciences
Katherine R. Clifford, Laurie Yung, William R. Travis, Renee Rondeau, Betsy Neely, Imtiaz Rangwala, Nina Burkardt, Carina Wyborn
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Virginia Iglesias, Jennifer K. Balch, William R. Travis
Summary: Recent fires have raised concerns about the impact of regional and global warming on extreme burning. Research shows that average fire events in the United States have increased in size and frequency, and have become more widespread in the 2000s compared to the previous two decades. The most severe fires have also grown in size, frequency, and tendency to co-occur with other extreme fires. These findings align with the observed changes in fire dynamics noted by the media, public, and fire-fighting officials.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Virginia Iglesias, William R. Travis, Jennifer K. Balch
Summary: Droughts have traditionally been viewed as a slow process, but recent events have shown that droughts are intensifying at a faster rate. In particular, fast onset droughts have been accelerating in recent years, making them among the fastest droughts of the past seven decades.
WEATHER AND CLIMATE EXTREMES
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Katherine R. Clifford, William R. Travis, Luke T. Nordgren
Article
Geography
Katherine R. Clifford, William R. Travis
ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOGRAPHERS
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lisa Dilling, Meaghan E. Daly, Douglas A. Kenney, Roberta Klein, Kathleen Miller, Andrea J. Ray, William R. Travis, Olga Wilhelmi
CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT
(2019)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Trisha R. Shrum, William R. Travis, Travis M. Williams, Evan Lih
CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Adam D. McCurdy, William R. Travis
CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Justin Derner, David Briske, Matt Reeves, Tami Brown-Brandl, Miranda Meehan, Dana Blumenthal, William Travis, David Augustine, Hailey Wilmer, Derek Scasta, John Hendrickson, Jerry Volesky, Laura Edwards, Dannele Peck
