Publications by authors named "Zhen-Qiang Zhou"
Article Synopsis
- Record rainfall and severe flooding hit eastern China in summer 2020, coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic which disrupted human activities.
- The pandemic led to significant reductions in greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions, which affected regional weather patterns.
- Research indicates that reduced aerosols strengthened atmospheric convection, increasing moisture convergence, and intensifying rainfall in eastern China during this period.
Historic Yangtze flooding of 2020 tied to extreme Indian Ocean conditions.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
March 2021
Heavy monsoon rainfall ravaged a large swath of East Asia in summer 2020. Severe flooding of the Yangtze River displaced millions of residents in the midst of a historic public health crisis. This extreme rainy season was not anticipated from El Niño conditions.
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