Drought losses in China might double between the 1.5 {degrees}C and 2.0 {degrees}C warming [Sustainability Science]
We project drought losses in China under global temperature increase of 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C, based on the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) and the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), a cluster analysis method, and “intensity-loss rate” function. In contrast to earlier studies, to project the drought losses, we...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Buda Su, Jinlong Huang, Thomas Fischer, Yanjun Wang, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Jianqing Zhai, Hemin Sun, Anqian Wang, Xiaofan Zeng, Guojie Wang, Hui Tao, Marco Gemmer, Xiucang Li, Tong Jiang Tags: Sustainability Science Physical Sciences Source Type: research