In 2020 summer, the excessive rainfall over the Yangtze and Huaihe River valley (YHRV)
broke the record held since 1961, and the induced flood disasters caused huge losses. The …

By using the one-month‑lead predictions from the Climate Forecast System version 2
(CFSv2), this study evaluates the predictability of the unprecedented heatwaves hitting the …

Abstract During June and July of 2020, the Yangtze River basin suffered from extreme mei-
yu rainfall and catastrophic flooding. This study explores the seasonal predictability and …

In the summer (June to August) of 2018, precipitation was more than average over North
China and South China, while it was less over the middle part of East China. Especially …

Accurate prediction of the summer precipitation over the middle and lower reaches of the
Yangtze River (MLYR) is of urgent demand for the local economic and societal …

Southeastern China experienced a drying trend and the precipitation deficit in 2020 exerts
great stress to the water supply and the environment. This paper analyzed the large-scale …

A record‐breaking flooding event occurred in Zhengzhou, Henan Province of China during
17–23 July 2021, causing hundreds of deaths and vast economic losses. Here, we …

The unprecedented Zhengzhou heavy rainfall in July 2021 occurred under the background
of a northward shift of the western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH). Although the occurrence …

Based on high‐resolution observed daily precipitation data and atmospheric circulation
data, a physics‐based empirical model (PEM) is built for the prediction of summer extreme …

An extreme heavy rainfall event in Henan Province (HnHRE) of central China in July 2021,
which is jointly affected by the western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH) and Typhoon In‐Fa …