Projecting climate change along the Millennium Silk Road in a warmer world

(Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Scientists projected both mean and extreme climate changes using the ensemble mean of CMIP5 models over western China and central Asia. The comparison of mean and extreme climate changes under 1.5 ° C and 2 ° C global warming scenarios highlights the impacts that can be avoided by achieving global warming of half a degree lower.
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