Environmental Studies and Forestry

Changes caused by human activities in the high health-risk hot-dry and hot-wet events in China

H. Yao, L. Zhao, et al.

This groundbreaking study examines the alarming rise of compound heat anomalies in China, notably hot-dry and hot-wet events. It unveils startling findings on how human activities have exacerbated these extreme weather occurrences, particularly in the Yangtze River region. Conducted by a team of experts including Haoxin Yao, Liang Zhao, and Yiling He, the research also offers a hopeful projection of health-risk reduction under future carbon-neutral scenarios.