Emerging compound air-soil heatwaves amplify global vegetation losses
Clicks: 3
ID: 328604
2026
Article Quality & Performance Metrics
Overall Quality
Not rated
Combines reader engagement with the AI quality analysis. This
article has not been analysed, so there is no overall score —
reader engagement is measured and shown alongside.
Reader Engagement
Emerging Content
0.6
/100
3 views
2 readers
AI Quality Assessment
Not analyzed
Readership in this journal
EmergingRanked #339 of 341 articles by views in national science review
Most read
Least read
Bar heights use a square-root scale. Only the 120 most-read articles are drawn; the journal has 341 in total.
Mint this article as an NFT
Not yet mintedCreate a permanent, verifiable on-chain record of this article on the Scimatic Network. The NFT is held in your Journament account, and you can withdraw it to your own wallet at any time.
5
SUSD
one-off · no wallet required
Abstract
Abstract Compound air-soil heatwaves—periods in which extreme air and soil temperatures co-occur—pose a growing threat to terrestrial ecosystems, yet their occurrence and impacts remain poorly understood. Here, we show that compound air-soil heatwaves have become more frequent (0.59 ± 0.07 events decade⁻¹), longer-lasting (0.18 ± 0.04 days decade⁻¹), and more intense (4.02 ± 0.77 °C × days decade⁻¹) since 1979. These rates of change far exceed those for independent air and soil heatwaves and are driving increasingly widespread reductions in vegetation productivity. On average, ∼98.5 million km2 of land experienced gross primary productivity (GPP) losses during compound air-soil heatwaves. Globally, annual GPP losses have risen by 0.61 gC m⁻2 yr⁻1 decade⁻1, which is a 30.5- and 12.2-fold increase relative to those of independent air and soil heatwaves, respectively. Climate model projections indicate that compound air-soil heatwaves will continue to intensify and expand spatially under future warming, particularly under the high-emission scenario. Given pronounced GPP reductions during compound heatwaves, their projected intensification is likely to pose an increasing threat to terrestrial ecosystem productivity. Our findings highlight the escalating ecological impacts of compound heatwaves and underscore the urgent need for adaptation and preparedness strategies to address this compound hazard in a warming world.
| Reference Key |
openalex_W7213440509
Use this key to autocite in the manuscript while using
SciMatic Manuscript Manager or Thesis Manager
|
|---|---|
| Authors | Sijia Wu, Ming Luo, R Iestyn Woolway, Zhen Liu, Xing Li, Haicheng Zhang, Weilin Liao, Xiaoyu Wang, Manqing Shi, Qiuting Wang, Tao Pei, Xiaoping Liu |
| Journal | national science review |
| Year | 2026 |
| DOI |
10.1093/nsr/nwag603
|
| URL | |
| Keywords | Keywords not found |
Citations
No citations found. To add a citation, contact the admin at info@scimatic.org
Comments
No comments yet. Be the first to comment on this article.