The July 2021 flood in central Europe was one of the five costliest disasters in Europe in the
last half century, with an estimated total damage of EUR 32 billion. The aim of this study is to …

Persistence is an important concept in meteorology. It refers to surface weather or the
atmospheric circulation either remaining in approximately the same state (quasi-stationarity) …

Single‐model initial‐condition large ensembles are powerful tools to quantify the forced
response, internal climate variability, and their evolution under global warming. Here, we …

An unseasonal dust storm hit large parts of Central Asia on 4–5 November 2021, setting
records for the column aerosol burden and fine particulate concentration in Tashkent …

A cutoff low that covered central Europe in the middle of July 2021 brought heavy rainfall
and severe flooding, resulting in more than 200 fatalities. This low was formed by a trough …

Climatic changes worsen concurrent extreme climate events. In July and August of 2022 and
2020, respectively, unexpected concurrent extreme events occurred in mid-latitude Asia …

In recent decades, the frequency, intensity, and extent of extreme drought events have
posed serious threats to ecosystems in vulnerable regions. With low annual precipitation …

In the summer of 2022, like in many other regions of the world, an unprecedented period of
continuous high-temperature weather occurred in eastern China. The degree and duration …

Persistent warm and cold spells are often high-impact events that may lead to significant
increases in mortality and crop damage and can put substantial pressure on the power grid …

The persistence of surface hot spells in Europe on subseasonal timescales can lead to
significant socio-economic impacts. Here, we adopt a regional perspective to compare the …