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

Weather and climate changes caused by human activities (eg, greenhouse gas emissions,
deforestation, and urbanization) have received much attention because of their impacts on …

Understanding changes in subdaily rainfall extremes is critical to urban planners for building
more sustainable and resilient cities. In this study, the hourly precipitation data in 1971 …

Urbanization Enhanced Summertime Extreme Hourly Precipitation over the Yangtze River
Delta in: Journal of Climate Volume 33 Issue 13 (2020) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

The effect of urbanization on extreme precipitation in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau
Greater Bay Area (GBA), which has been undergoing dramatic urbanization, is explored in …

China is the largest and most rapidly urbanizing nation in the world, and is projected to add
an additional 200 million city dwellers by the end of 2030. While this rapid urbanization will …

This study investigates changes in temporal trends and spatial patterns of precipitation in
Beijing over the last six decades. These changes are discussed in the context of rapid …

This paper summarizes recent studies on the effects of urbanization on climate in China. The
effects of urbanization on local climate trends have been re-estimated based on …

Increasing extreme precipitation caused by climate change and human activities may have
severe consequences on people's lives and property. In this study, the effect difference of …

With the development of urbanization, whether precipitation characteristics in Guangdong
Province, China, from 1981 to 2015 have changed are investigated using rain gauge data …