Drylands face potential threat under 2 °C global warming target

Jianping Huang (), Haipeng Yu, Aiguo Dai, Yun Wei and Litai Kang
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Jianping Huang: Key Laboratory for Semi-Arid Climate Change of the Ministry of Education, College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University
Haipeng Yu: Key Laboratory for Semi-Arid Climate Change of the Ministry of Education, College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University
Aiguo Dai: State University of New York at Albany
Yun Wei: Key Laboratory for Semi-Arid Climate Change of the Ministry of Education, College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University
Litai Kang: Key Laboratory for Semi-Arid Climate Change of the Ministry of Education, College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University

Nature Climate Change, 2017, vol. 7, issue 6, 417-422

Abstract: Limiting average global warming to 2 °C will not limit regional warming to the same levels. This study shows drylands have warmed, and will continue to warm, more than the humid lands that are primarily responsible for emissions.

Date: 2017
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