Recent progress is reviewed in the understanding of convective interaction with water vapor
and changes associated with water vapor in warmer climates. Progress includes new …

Abstract The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change fourth assessment report,
published in 2007 came to a more confident assessment of the causes of global temperature …

This chapter assesses simulations of future global climate change, spanning time horizons
from the near term (2021–2040), mid-term (2041–2060), and long term (2081–2100) out to …

This review addresses the causes of observed climate variations across the industrial
period, from 1750 to present. It focuses on long-term changes, both in response to external …

Radiative forcing is a useful tool for predicting equilibrium global temperature change.
However, it is not so useful for predicting global precipitation changes, as changes in …

Energetic constraints on precipitation are useful for understanding the response of the
hydrological cycle to ongoing climate change, its response to possible geoengineering …

Mechanisms for Global Warming Impacts on Precipitation Frequency and Intensity in:
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We examine robust features of the global precipitation response to 18 large low‐latitude
volcanic eruptions using an ensemble of last millennium simulations from the climate model …

Aridity, defined as the ratio of precipitation (P) to potential evapotranspiration (PET) over
land, is critical to natural ecosystems and agricultural production. Global climate models …

Drylands account for approximately 41% of the global total land area. Significant warming
and rare precipitation in drylands result in a fragile ecology and deterioration of the living …