Abstract The Paris Agreement introduced an ambitious goal of limiting warming to 1.5° C
above pre-industrial levels. Here we combine a review of modelled pathways and literature …

During the past several decades, desertification and land degradation have become more
and more serious in Mongolia. The drivers of land use/cover change (LUCC), such as …

Land use and land cover change (LUCC) and its spatio-temporal characteristics are
essential for natural resource management and sustainable development. LUCC is one of …

The Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO) is the leading mode of decadal climate variability over
the North Pacific. However, it remains unknown to what extent external forcings can …

CO2 undisputedly affects global temperature change, but the specific impact of change in
atmospheric CO2 concentration on regional warming remains to be quantified, especially in …

Reconstruction of historical cropland cover is not only essential for studying agricultural
development in historical periods, but also provides the basic data for long-term global and …

The accumulated biogeophysical impact of historical land use/land cover change (LUCC) on
the 20th century anthropogenic climate is compared to that of greenhouse gas concentration …

Spatially explicit historical land cover datasets are essential not only for simulations of
climate and environmental dynamics but also for projections of future land use, food security …

Understanding the distribution of Indian summer monsoon rainfall (ISMR) and the
relationships with external forcing factors (EXFs) and internal climate variability (ICV) is …

Coastal farming communities in Kenya are already experiencing the impacts of climate
change and variability. This requires urgent and sustainable adaptation strategies to build …