Global urban population exposure to extreme heat
This study finds that global population exposure to extreme heat increased nearly 200% from 1983 to 2016. Read More →
Assessment of Historic and Future Trends of Extreme Weather in Texas, 1900-2036
This report analyzes historic observations of temperature, precipitation, and extreme weather in Texas and identifies ongoing and likely future trends out to the year 2036.Read More →
Intergenerational inequities in exposure to climate extremes
This study estimates that, under current climate pledges, children born in 2020 will experience a two- to sevenfold increase in extreme events, particularly heat waves, compared with people born in 1960.Read More →
Feedback attribution to dry heatwaves over East Asia
This study provides a better understanding of combined extreme climate events in the context of radiative and dynamic feedback processes.Read More →
An Initialized Attribution Method for Extreme Events on Subseasonal to Seasonal Time Scales
This paper describes a method to attribute extreme weather and climate events to observed increases in atmospheric CO2 using an initialized subseasonal to seasonal coupled global climate prediction system.Read More →
Changes in annual extreme temperature and heat indices in Limpopo province: period 1941–2016
Statistically significant warming trends at 5 of 10 climate stations within the Limpopo province in South Africa were observed from 1941-2016.Read More →
Potential linkages of extreme climate events with vegetation and large-scale circulation indices in an endorheic river basin in northwest China
Extreme climate indices were significantly correlated with vegetation types and large-scale circulation indices in the HRB.Read More →
Extreme heat and stock market activity
Empirical analyses show that, on average, trading volumes fall significantly (between 4% and 10%) when maximum daily temperatures exceed 30 °C (86 °F).Read More →
Increasing trends in regional heatwaves
Trends in heatwave frequency, duration and cumulative heat have accelerated since the 1950s.Read More →
Detection of a Climate Change Signal in Extreme Heat, Heat Stress, and Cold in Europe From Observations
This study connects climate change with increases in extreme heat and decreases in extreme cold across Europe.Read More →