The contribution of climate drivers to compound drought and extreme temperature events increased in recent decades

Compound climate extremes severely impact crops more than individual events. Understanding historical changes in compound extreme events and their drivers is crucial for managing climate risks and protecting crop survival. Using a hybrid biophysical-statistical modeling approach, we investigated the...

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Main Authors: Siyi Li, Bin Wang, De Li Liu, Chao Chen, Puyu Feng, Alfredo Huete, Keyu Xiang, Qiang Yu
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Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
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description Compound climate extremes severely impact crops more than individual events. Understanding historical changes in compound extreme events and their drivers is crucial for managing climate risks and protecting crop survival. Using a hybrid biophysical-statistical modeling approach, we investigated the connections between large-scale climate drivers of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)/Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and compound drought and extreme temperature (DET) across Australia's wheat belt from 1900 to 2020. DET in eastern Australia's wheat belt was more responsive to ENSO/IOD compared to the west. El Niño and positive IOD phases intensified DET and increased the probability of high-intensity DET, whereas La Niña and negative IOD reduced them. Probabilities of high-intensity DET have exhibited a temporal increase, during the strong El Niño phase and the positive IOD phase. Our findings highlight the need to assess the spatial-temporal response of compound events to climate drivers for effective early warning and mitigation.
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spelling doaj-art-762f66916b17463d859c19b2a0b5ecb72025-08-20T03:49:50ZengElsevierWeather and Climate Extremes2212-09472025-09-014910079310.1016/j.wace.2025.100793The contribution of climate drivers to compound drought and extreme temperature events increased in recent decadesSiyi Li0Bin Wang1De Li Liu2Chao Chen3Puyu Feng4Alfredo Huete5Keyu Xiang6Qiang Yu7School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia; NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650, AustraliaNSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650, Australia; Gulbali Institute (Agriculture, Water and Environment), Charles Sturt University, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2678, Australia; Corresponding author. NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650, Australia.NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650, Australia; Gulbali Institute (Agriculture, Water and Environment), Charles Sturt University, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2678, Australia; Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia; Corresponding author. NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650, Australia.CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Private Bag 5, PO Wembley, WA 6913, AustraliaCollege of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, Sydney, NSW, 2007, AustraliaSchool of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia; NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650, AustraliaState Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, ChinaCompound climate extremes severely impact crops more than individual events. Understanding historical changes in compound extreme events and their drivers is crucial for managing climate risks and protecting crop survival. Using a hybrid biophysical-statistical modeling approach, we investigated the connections between large-scale climate drivers of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)/Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and compound drought and extreme temperature (DET) across Australia's wheat belt from 1900 to 2020. DET in eastern Australia's wheat belt was more responsive to ENSO/IOD compared to the west. El Niño and positive IOD phases intensified DET and increased the probability of high-intensity DET, whereas La Niña and negative IOD reduced them. Probabilities of high-intensity DET have exhibited a temporal increase, during the strong El Niño phase and the positive IOD phase. Our findings highlight the need to assess the spatial-temporal response of compound events to climate drivers for effective early warning and mitigation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094725000519Compound drought and temperature eventsClimate driversWheatProbabilityComposite differencesENSO
spellingShingle Siyi Li
Bin Wang
De Li Liu
Chao Chen
Puyu Feng
Alfredo Huete
Keyu Xiang
Qiang Yu
The contribution of climate drivers to compound drought and extreme temperature events increased in recent decades
Weather and Climate Extremes
Compound drought and temperature events
Climate drivers
Wheat
Probability
Composite differences
ENSO
title The contribution of climate drivers to compound drought and extreme temperature events increased in recent decades
title_full The contribution of climate drivers to compound drought and extreme temperature events increased in recent decades
title_fullStr The contribution of climate drivers to compound drought and extreme temperature events increased in recent decades
title_full_unstemmed The contribution of climate drivers to compound drought and extreme temperature events increased in recent decades
title_short The contribution of climate drivers to compound drought and extreme temperature events increased in recent decades
title_sort contribution of climate drivers to compound drought and extreme temperature events increased in recent decades
topic Compound drought and temperature events
Climate drivers
Wheat
Probability
Composite differences
ENSO
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094725000519
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