Drought losses in China might double between the 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C warming
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1802129115
Abstract: Significance We project drought losses in China under global warming of 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C. To assess future drought losses, we project the regional gross domestic product under shared socioeconomic pathways instead of using… read more here.
Keywords: project drought; drought; increase; drought losses ... See more keywords
Climate effects of stringent air pollution controls mitigate future maize losses in China
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aaea09
Abstract: Future anthropogenic aerosol and greenhouse gas emissions determine climate change in China, which influences crop growth and food production. However, very few studies have investigated their combined climate impacts on crop yields. Here, we apply… read more here.
Keywords: pollution; climate effects; air pollution; pollution controls ... See more keywords
Each 0.5°C of Warming Increases Annual Flood Losses in China by More than US$60 Billion
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DOI: 10.1175/bams-d-19-0182.1
Abstract: Capsule SummaryLinking climatic and economic projections, we show that each 0.5°C of global warming is likely to increase annual flood losses in China by over 60 billion USD. read more here.
Keywords: china billion; flood losses; annual flood; warming increases ... See more keywords