Regional Assessments Archives - Climate Attribution

Increased outburst flood hazard from Lake Palcacocha due to human-induced glacier retreat

Published:February 2021

Author(s):R. F. Stuart-Smith, G. H. Roe, S. Li & M. R. Allen

Publisher:Nature Geoscience

The retreat of Palcaraju glacier cannot be explained by natural variability alone, as human-induced warming equals between 85 and 105% (5–95% confidence interval) of the observed 1 °C warming in this region.Read More →

Anthropogenic Intensification of Southern African Flash Droughts as Exemplified by the 2015/16 Season

Published:January 2018

Author(s):Xing Yuan, Linying Wang, Eric F. Wood

Publisher:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Flash drought over southern Africa was tripled during the last 60 years mainly due to anthropogenic climate change, and it was intensified during 2015/16 in the midst of heat waves.Read More →

2017 Hurricane Season Was Most Expensive in U.S. History

Published:November 2017

Author(s):Willie Drye

Publisher:National Geographic

This article highlights the economic impacts of the United States' 2017 hurricane season. Read More →

In Tide’s Way: Southeast Florida’s September 2015 Sunny-day Flood

Published:December 2016

Author(s):William V. Sweet, Melisa Menendez, Ayesha Genz, Jayantha Obeysekera, Joseph Park, John J. Marra

Publisher:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

The probability of a 0.57-m tidal flood within the Miami region has increased by >500% since 1994 from a 10.9-cm sea level rise (SLR)-related trend in monthly highest tides. Read More →

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Increased outburst flood hazard from Lake Palcacocha due to human-induced glacier retreat

Anthropogenic Intensification of Southern African Flash Droughts as Exemplified by the 2015/16 Season

2017 Hurricane Season Was Most Expensive in U.S. History

In Tide’s Way: Southeast Florida’s September 2015 Sunny-day Flood