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ArticleNature communications2025

Tipping point-induced abrupt shifts in East Asian hydroclimate since the Last Glacial Maximum.

Fuzhi Lu, Huayu Lu, Yao Gu, Pengyu Lin, Zhengyao Lu, Qiong Zhang, Hongyan Zhang, Fan Yang, Xiaoyi Dong, Shuangwen Yi and 4 more

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Fuzhi LuSchool of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0939-9324
Huayu LuSchool of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. huayulu@nju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6306-6985
Yao GuSchool of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Pengyu LinSchool of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-6043-2913
Zhengyao LuDepartment of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5911-7110
Qiong ZhangDepartment of Physical Geography and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9137-2883
Hongyan ZhangSchool of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4656-5245
Fan YangSchool of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Xiaoyi DongSchool of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Shuangwen YiSchool of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Deliang ChenRegional Climate Group, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0288-5618
Francesco S R PausataDepartment of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Quebec in Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5182-8420
Maya Ben-YamiEarth System Modelling, School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7355-8318
Jennifer V MeckingNational Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1834-1845

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 41877451National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 41920104005National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 42011530119National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 42021001National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 42171155Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT) CH2020-8767Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) 2022-03129Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) 2022-03617
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Abstract

Multiple tipping points in the Earth system could be triggered when global warming exceeds specific thresholds. However, the degree of their impact on the East Asian hydroclimate remains uncertain due to the lack of quantitative rainfall records. Here we present an ensemble reconstruction of East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) rainfall since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) using nine statistical and machine learning methods based on multi-proxy records from a maar lake in southern China. Our results define five tipping points in the EASM rainfall since the LGM, which are characterized by abrupt and irreversible regime shifts with a median amplitude of 387 ± 73 mm (24 ± 5 %). Combined with multi-model simulations and existing records, we attribute these tipping points to cascades of abrupt shifts in the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) and Saharan vegetation. Our findings underscore the nonlinear behavior of the EASM and its coupling with other tipping elements.

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