2025
Drought frequency, intensity, and exposure have increased due to historical land use and land cover changes
Tang T, Ge J, Shi H, Wang L, Cao J, Lee X. Drought frequency, intensity, and exposure have increased due to historical land use and land cover changes. Communications Earth & Environment 2025, 6: 398. DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02392-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHistorical land useLand use changeForest ecosystemsImpact of landCrop expansionLand cover changeDrought eventsGlobal land areaDroughtDrought frequencyHistorical landLand useReforestation activitiesSurface waterCover changeHuman healthLand areaSocio-economyLandForestAgriculturePotential impactCropGlobal impactModel simulations
2024
Historical land use and land cover change reduced the temperature of cold extremes more than that of hot extremes
Tang T, Lee X, Zhang K. Historical land use and land cover change reduced the temperature of cold extremes more than that of hot extremes. The Innovation Geoscience 2024, 2: 100079. DOI: 10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2024.100079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLand cover changeMid-latitudesNorthern HemisphereLand useCover changeTemperature extremesHistorical land useDownward longwave radiationImpact of historical land useEffects of LULCCLongwave radiationMean climateHot extremesClimate feedbacksCold extremesCold daysHot daysLULCCTropical regionsLandClimateReforestation policiesHemisphereBiophysical effectsExtremities
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