Extreme precipitation events in eastern Northwest China, which can have considerable socioeconomic and societal impacts, have become increasingly frequent in association with climate change. This study found clear interdecadal variability in summer extreme precipitation over eastern Northwest China during 1961–2022, and investigated related variations in atmospheric circulation and sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies. Resu...

Understanding the determinants of the range expansion of invasive alien species is crucial for developing effective prevention and control strategies. Nevertheless, we still lack a global picture of the potential factors influencing the invaded range expansion across taxonomic groups, especially for the world's worst invaders with high ecological and economic impacts. Here, by extensively collecting data on 363 distributional...