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The publication aims studies the patterns of snow disasters over time and across different areas in the Dadu River Basin and assesses their risk levels. It also looks at how these snow disasters affect the well-being of farmers and herders in the region.
Researchers describe how they used several climate models and various factors that allowed them to find patterns that might be linked to the reduction of aerosols emitted into the atmosphere by China.
PhysOrg, Omicron Technology Ltd
To support national guidelines, experts say adaptation measures must be tailored to local conditions, and basic research enhanced.
Dialogue Earth
Aerial view of floods in a Chinese city, 2017
A third of China’s urban population at risk of city sinking, new satellite data shows.
Virginia Tech
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This study investigated the associations of multiple natural hazards with depression among Chinese adults.
Uncounted costs - heat
Considering that extreme heat events have been becoming increasingly frequent in recent decades and are also expected to do so in the future, effective control strategies to reduce ozone pollution risks are urgently needed.
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Based on multiple data points over the past 2000 years, the study systematically summarized the historical facts of major volcanic eruptions, the characteristics and mechanisms of their climatic impact, and directions for future research.
Science China Press
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In this study, taking Yingtan city as an example, a system of indicators for evaluating Urban Flood Resilience (UFR) was constructed, with 17 representative indicators

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