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LEGAL RESOURCE – Climate Impacts in Southern Africa During the 21st Century – African Climate Alliance v. Minister of Mineral Resources & Energy

September 2021
Robert Scholes, Francois Engelbrecht
Legal Document - African Climate Alliance v. Minister of Mineral Resources & Energy
This expert report, filed by plaintiffs in the case "African Climate Alliance et al. v. Minister of Mineral Resources & Energy," reviews the impact on Africa south of the 15th degree south parallel.Read More →

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

February 2021
R. F. Stuart-Smith, G. H. Roe, S. Li & M. R. Allen
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 →

State of the Climate in Africa 2020

January 2021
World Meteorological Organization
World Meteorological Organization
This report summarizes climate trends, observed high-impact events, and associated risks and impacts on key sensitive sectors in Africa during the year 2020.Read More →

2021 Vermont Climate Assessment

January 2021
The University of Vermont, The Nature Conservatory
The University of Vermont, The Nature Conservatory
This assessment provides a framework for understanding climate change impacts in Vermont.Read More →

Challenges to Understanding Extreme Weather Changes in Lower Income Countries

October 2020
Friederike E. L. Otto, Luke Harrington, Katharina Schmitt, Sjoukje Philip, Sarah Kew, Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, Roop Singh, Joyce Kimutai, and Piotr Wolski
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
This article outlines six focus areas to lessen barriers to understanding extreme weather changes in lower income countries.Read More →

Climate change induced eutrophication of cold-water lake in an ecologically fragile nature reserve

November 2018
Xiaotian Lu, Yonglong Lu, Deliang Chen, Chao Su, Shuai Song, Tieyu Wang, Hanqin Tian, Ruoyu Liang, Meng Zhang, Kifayatullah Khan
Journal of Environmental Sciences
This peer-reviewed study examines the extent to which the eutrophication of Tianchi Lake can be attributed to climate change. Climate change is determined to have played a significant role, suggesting similar impacts on other lakes and ponds.Read More →

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

January 2018
Xing Yuan, Linying Wang, Eric F. Wood
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

November 2017
Willie Drye
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

December 2016
William V. Sweet, Melisa Menendez, Ayesha Genz, Jayantha Obeysekera, Joseph Park, John J. Marra
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 →

Detection and attribution of climate change: a regional perspective

March 2010
Peter A. Stott, Nathan P. Gillett, Gabriele C. Hegerl, David J. Karoly, Dáithí A. Stone, Xuebin Zhang, Francis Zwiers
Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews evidence of anthropogenic forcings from a regional perspective to reflect a growing interest in understanding the regional effects of climate change, which can differ markedly across the globe.Read More →

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