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On the early morning of November 4, 2024, the experimental samples of the Department of Earth System Science (DESS), Tsinghua University returned to the Dongfeng landing site with the Shenzhou-18 manned spacecraft. The experiment is conducted by Professor Liu Zhu’s team in collaboration with Researcher Dong Xiuzhu’s team from the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), R...
On November 5, the 2024 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change was released in Beijing. Professor Cai Wenjia from the Department of Earth System Science (DESS) of Tsinghua University delivered a detailed interpretation of the 2024 Global Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change and the 2024 China Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change...
Extreme humid heat waves pose significant risks to human health and the ecosystem. Against the backdrops of global warming, the intensity and frequency of future humid heat waves will be further increased. When humid heat waves occur, the soil is wetter than normal. Accordingly, the planetary boundary layer is shallower, and the accumulation of water vapor near the surface increases humidity...
Protected areas, typically considered a cornerstone of conservation programs, play a fundamental role in protecting natural areas and biodiversity. Human-driven land-use and land-cover (LULC) changes lead to habitat loss and biodiversity loss inside protected areas, impairing their effectiveness. Habitat quality and habitat degradation can reflect the impact of LULC changes on habitat. However,...
On the morning of June 24, a meeting conflating the National Science and Technology Conference, the National Science and Technology Awards Conference, and the general assemblies of the members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering was held in Beijing. Professor Zhang Qiang from the Department of Earth System Science (DESS) of Tsinghua University was awarded t...
Vigorously developing renewable energy represented by solar and wind power is a necessary approach for promoting greenhouse gas emission reduction in the context of achieving the Paris Agreement climate targets. However, due to meteorological conditions, wind and solar power resources exhibit considerable intermittency and instability. Amidst the backdrop of climate change, extreme weather/clim...
With increasing urban heat events under the impact of climate change, urbanization and other factors, air conditioning (AC) has become key equipment to maintain indoor thermal comfort. Yet the usage of AC can also exacerbate outdoor heat stress and burden the electricity system during the peak period. Due to the present lack of quantitative research on the indoor and outdoor thermal comfort cha...
Forest carbon sinks, a key component of the global land sink, are vital in efforts to mitigate climate change. In recent decades, large-scale ecological conservation and restorations projects have been implemented in China, forming a complex forest age structure while increasing land carbon sinks. The present forests in China are mainly composed of young and middle-aged, featuring high carbon s...
