The following paper about the climate extremes in China in the context of global warming has been recently accepted for publication by Earth’s Future.
Guo, J., X. Wang, Y. Fan, X. Liang, H. Jia, and L. Liu. How extreme events in China would be affected by global warming – insights from a bias-corrected CMIP6 ensemble. Earth’s Future, accepted on March 13, 2023.
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Title: Assessing Future Climate Change Impacts on Potato Yields—A Case Study for Prince Edward Island, Canada
Journal: Foods
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12061176
Abstract: Crop yields are adversely affected by climate change; therefore, it is crucial to develop climate adaptation strategies to mitigate the impacts of increasing climate variability on the agriculture system to ensure food security. As one of the largest potato-producing provinces in Canada, Prince Edward Island (PEI) has recently experienced significant instability in potato production. PEI’s local farmers and stakeholders are extremely concerned about the prospects for the future of potato farming industries in the context of climate change. This study aims to use the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) potato model to simulate future potato yields under the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) climate scenarios (including SSP1–1.9, SSP1–2.6, SSP2–4.5, SSP3–7.0, and SSP5–8.5). The study evaluates the combined effects of changing climatic conditions at local scales (i.e., warming temperature and changing precipitation patterns) and increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere. The results indicate future significant declines in potato yield in PEI under the current farming practices. In particular, under the high-emission scenarios (e.g., SSP3–7.0 and SSP5–8.5), the potato yield in PEI would decline by 48% and 60% in the 2070s and by 63% and 80% by 2090s; even under the low-emission scenarios (i.e., SSP1–1.9 and SSP1–2.6), the potato yield in PEI would still decline by 6–10%. This implies that it is important to develop effective climate adaptation measures (e.g., adjusting farming practices and introducing supplemental irrigation plans) to ensure the long-term sustainability of potato production in PEI.
The following paper about the future climate change impacts on the potato yields in Prince Edward Island has been recently accepted for publication by Foods.
Adekanmbi, T., X. Wang, S. Basheer, R.A. Nawaz, T. Pang, Y. Hu, and S. Liu. Assessing Future Climate Change Impacts on Potato Yields – A Case Study for Prince Edward Island, Canada. Foods, accepted on March 8, 2023.
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The following paper about the sustainable tourism in PEI has been recently accepted for publication by Sustainability.
Haldane, E., L. MacDonald, N. Kressin, Z. Furlotte, P. Kinay, R. Guild, and X. Wang. Sustainable Tourism and Climate Change: An Overview for Prince Edward
Island, Canada. Sustainability, accepted on February 27, 2023.
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Title: Early 21st Century Trends of Temperature Extremes over the Northwest Himalayas
Journal: Atmosphere
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14030454
Abstract: The rising intensity and frequency of extreme temperature events are caused due to climate change and are likely to affect the entire world. In this context, the Himalayas are reported to be very sensitive to changes in temperature extremes. In this study, we investigate the variability of temperature extremes over the Northwest Himalayas in the early 21st century (2000–2018). Here, we used 14 temperature indices recommended by ETCCDI (Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices). The present study reveals the trends of extreme temperature indices on the spatial scale for the western part of the Northwest Himalayas. The 14 temperature indices were used to assess the behavior of extreme temperature trends with their significance. This study reports that the northwestern region of the study area has a cooling effect due to an increase in the trends of cold spells, cold days/nights, and frost days, while the southwestern region significantly shows the warming effects due to the increasing trends in warm spells, warm days/nights, and summer days. On the other hand, the eastern region of the study area shows mixed behavior, i.e., some places show warm effects while some reveal cold effects in the early 21st century. Overall, this study implies the northwestern parts have cooling trends while the southwestern and southeastern parts have warming trends during the early 21st century.