Urban environments lie at the confluence of social, cultural, and economic activities and
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …

As an effect of climate change, cities need detailed information on urban climates at decision
scale that cannot be easily delivered using current observation networks, nor global and …

Executive summary Land and climate interact in complex ways through changes in forcing
and multiple biophysical and biogeochemical feedbacks across different spatial and …

Executive Summary The Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use1 (AFOLU) sector
encompasses managed ecosystems and offers significant mitigation opportunities while …

The response of severe thunderstorms to a changing climate is a rapidly growing area of
research. Severe thunderstorms are one of the largest contributors to global losses in …

Appropriately characterizing future changes in regional-scale precipitation requires
assessment of the interactive effect owing to greenhouse gas-induced climate change and …

The relationship between rainfall characteristics and urbanization over the eastern United
States was examined by analyzing four datasets: daily rainfall in 4593 surface stations over …

Monsoon coasts are characterized by active convection, but the features of associated
convection initiation (CI) are not well understood. An analysis of kilometer‐resolution radar …

Changes in land cover and aerosols resulting from urbanization may impact convective
clouds and precipitation. Here we investigate how Houston urbanization can modify sea …

In recent decades, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei city cluster is experiencing rapid urbanization
along with economic booming. Meanwhile, these cities are suffering the influence of extreme …