Climate adaptation through rice northward expansion aggravated groundwater overexploitation in Northeast China

Understanding crop migration to adapt to climate change is important to achieve food security and sustainable agriculture. Previous researches mainly focus on the impacts of climate change on crop yields and migration, but environmental feedback has been overlooked. Here we analyze the rice migratio...

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Main Authors: Liang, Shefang, Liu, Weipo, Lu, Miao, Xia, Lang, You, Liangzhi, Liu, Yuan, Liu, Zhenhuan, Zha, Yan, Tang, Huajun, Yang, Peng
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176593
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author Liang, Shefang
Liu, Weipo
Lu, Miao
Xia, Lang
You, Liangzhi
Liu, Yuan
Liu, Zhenhuan
Zha, Yan
Tang, Huajun
Yang, Peng
author_browse Liang, Shefang
Liu, Weipo
Liu, Yuan
Liu, Zhenhuan
Lu, Miao
Tang, Huajun
Xia, Lang
Yang, Peng
You, Liangzhi
Zha, Yan
author_facet Liang, Shefang
Liu, Weipo
Lu, Miao
Xia, Lang
You, Liangzhi
Liu, Yuan
Liu, Zhenhuan
Zha, Yan
Tang, Huajun
Yang, Peng
author_sort Liang, Shefang
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description Understanding crop migration to adapt to climate change is important to achieve food security and sustainable agriculture. Previous researches mainly focus on the impacts of climate change on crop yields and migration, but environmental feedback has been overlooked. Here we analyze the rice migration and its impact on water use in Sanjiang Plain, Northeast China—which experienced considerable poleward expansion and climate warming. From 2000 to 2020, rice cultivation expanded northeast by 2.19 million hectares, increasing irrigation demand by 6.36 billion tonnes. Rice expansion contributed 122.18% to the abrupt irrigation increase, while the direct impact of climate change resulted in a −22.18% increase due to decreased evapotranspiration and increased precipitation. Such phenomenal rice expansion is considerably associated with the decline of groundwater levels by an average of 4.79 meters. Our findings highlight the urgent need to make integrated strategies balancing crop migration to climate change and water resource conservation.
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spelling CGSpace1765932025-12-19T18:45:23Z Climate adaptation through rice northward expansion aggravated groundwater overexploitation in Northeast China Liang, Shefang Liu, Weipo Lu, Miao Xia, Lang You, Liangzhi Liu, Yuan Liu, Zhenhuan Zha, Yan Tang, Huajun Yang, Peng climate change adaptation rice groundwater food security sustainable agriculture crop yield Understanding crop migration to adapt to climate change is important to achieve food security and sustainable agriculture. Previous researches mainly focus on the impacts of climate change on crop yields and migration, but environmental feedback has been overlooked. Here we analyze the rice migration and its impact on water use in Sanjiang Plain, Northeast China—which experienced considerable poleward expansion and climate warming. From 2000 to 2020, rice cultivation expanded northeast by 2.19 million hectares, increasing irrigation demand by 6.36 billion tonnes. Rice expansion contributed 122.18% to the abrupt irrigation increase, while the direct impact of climate change resulted in a −22.18% increase due to decreased evapotranspiration and increased precipitation. Such phenomenal rice expansion is considerably associated with the decline of groundwater levels by an average of 4.79 meters. Our findings highlight the urgent need to make integrated strategies balancing crop migration to climate change and water resource conservation. 2025-07 2025-09-19T15:16:10Z 2025-09-19T15:16:10Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176593 en Open Access Springer Liang, Shefang; Liu, Weipo; Lu, Miao; Xia, Lang; You, Liangzhi; Liu, Yuan; Liu, Zhenhuan; Zha, Yan; Tang, Huajun; and Yang, Peng. 2025. Climate adaptation through rice northward expansion aggravated groundwater overexploitation in Northeast China. Communications Earth and Environment 6: 516. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02504-w
spellingShingle climate change adaptation
rice
groundwater
food security
sustainable agriculture
crop yield
Liang, Shefang
Liu, Weipo
Lu, Miao
Xia, Lang
You, Liangzhi
Liu, Yuan
Liu, Zhenhuan
Zha, Yan
Tang, Huajun
Yang, Peng
Climate adaptation through rice northward expansion aggravated groundwater overexploitation in Northeast China
title Climate adaptation through rice northward expansion aggravated groundwater overexploitation in Northeast China
title_full Climate adaptation through rice northward expansion aggravated groundwater overexploitation in Northeast China
title_fullStr Climate adaptation through rice northward expansion aggravated groundwater overexploitation in Northeast China
title_full_unstemmed Climate adaptation through rice northward expansion aggravated groundwater overexploitation in Northeast China
title_short Climate adaptation through rice northward expansion aggravated groundwater overexploitation in Northeast China
title_sort climate adaptation through rice northward expansion aggravated groundwater overexploitation in northeast china
topic climate change adaptation
rice
groundwater
food security
sustainable agriculture
crop yield
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176593
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