Climate extremes and compound hazards in a warming world
Climate extremes threaten human health, economic stability, and the well-being of natural
and built environments (eg, 2003 European heat wave). As the world continues to warm …
and built environments (eg, 2003 European heat wave). As the world continues to warm …
[HTML][HTML] Understanding, modeling and predicting weather and climate extremes: Challenges and opportunities
Weather and climate extremes are identified as major areas necessitating further progress in
climate research and have thus been selected as one of the World Climate Research …
climate research and have thus been selected as one of the World Climate Research …
Weather and climate extreme events in a changing climate
Caption: Table A. 11. 2. Synthesis table summarising assessments presented in Tables 11.4-
11.21 for hot extremes (HOT EXT.), heavy precipitation (HEAVY PRECIP.), agriculture and …
11.21 for hot extremes (HOT EXT.), heavy precipitation (HEAVY PRECIP.), agriculture and …
[HTML][HTML] Extreme weather impacts of climate change: an attribution perspective
Extreme event attribution aims to elucidate the link between global climate change, extreme
weather events, and the harms experienced on the ground by people, property, and nature …
weather events, and the harms experienced on the ground by people, property, and nature …
Towards a more reliable historical reanalysis: Improvements for version 3 of the Twentieth Century Reanalysis system
LC Slivinski, GP Compo, JS Whitaker… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Historical reanalyses that span more than a century are needed for a wide range of studies,
from understanding large‐scale climate trends to diagnosing the impacts of individual …
from understanding large‐scale climate trends to diagnosing the impacts of individual …
Global and regional increase of precipitation extremes under global warming
SM Papalexiou, A Montanari - Water Resources Research, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Global warming is expected to change the regime of extreme precipitation. Physical laws
translate increasing atmospheric heat into increasing atmospheric water content that drives …
translate increasing atmospheric heat into increasing atmospheric water content that drives …
[HTML][HTML] Empirical evidence of declining global vulnerability to climate-related hazards
G Formetta, L Feyen - Global Environmental Change, 2019 - Elsevier
Death tolls and economic losses from natural hazards continue to rise in many parts of the
world. With the aim to reduce future impacts from natural disasters it is crucial to understand …
world. With the aim to reduce future impacts from natural disasters it is crucial to understand …
[HTML][HTML] The intensification of short-duration rainfall extremes due to climate change–Need for a frequent update of intensity–duration–frequency curves
Numerous studies have investigated future changes in extreme precipitation by employing
climate models. However, trends in extreme short-duration (20–180 min) rainfall intensities …
climate models. However, trends in extreme short-duration (20–180 min) rainfall intensities …
Observed changes in air temperature and precipitation extremes over Brazil
P Regoto, C Dereczynski, SC Chou… - International Journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We analyse seasonal and annual trends of extreme indices of air temperature and
precipitation over Brazil during the period 1961–2018. The main goal is to investigate …
precipitation over Brazil during the period 1961–2018. The main goal is to investigate …
[HTML][HTML] Rarest rainfall events will see the greatest relative increase in magnitude under future climate change
Future rainfall extremes are projected to increase with global warming according to theory
and climate models, but common (annual) and rare (decennial or centennial) extremes …
and climate models, but common (annual) and rare (decennial or centennial) extremes …