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Extreme Weather Event Attribution Science and Climate Change Litigation: An Essential Step in the Causal Chain?

Published:April 2018

Author(s):Sophie Marjanac, Lindene Patton

Publisher:Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law

This article explores the discipline of event attribution science to lawyers, discusses some technical issues related to the use of this evidence in court, and makes some suggestions regarding the types of ‘climate change’ cases it may influence. Read More →

The High Latitude Marine Heat Wave of 2016 and Its Impacts on Alaska

Published:March 2018

Author(s):John E. Walsh, Richard L. Thoman, Uma S. Bhatt, Peter A. Bieniek, Brian Brettschneider, Michael Brubaker, Seth Danielson, Rick Lader, Florence Fetterer, Kris Holderied Katrin Iken, Andy Mahoney, Molly McCammon, James Partain

Publisher:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS)

This article describes how the 2016 Alaska marine heat wave was unprecedented in terms of sea surface temperatures and ocean heat content, and how CMIP5 data suggest human-induced climate change has greatly increased the risk of such anomalies.Read More →

Attribution of Extreme Rainfall from Hurricane Harvey

Published:January 2018

Author(s):Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, Karin van der Wiel, Antonia Sebastian, Roop Singh, Julie Arrighi, Friederike Otto, Karsten Haustein, Sihan Li, Gabriel Vecchi, Heidi Cullen

Publisher:Environmental Research Letters

This report explores Hurricane Harvey, a positive trend in the intensity of extreme precipitation, global warming, and flood protection in Houston. Read More →

Attributable Human-Induced Changes in the Likelihood and Magnitude of the Observed Extreme Precipitation During Hurricane Harvey

Published:December 2017

Author(s):Mark Risser, Michael Wehner

Publisher:Geophysical Research Letters

This report analyzes observed precipitation to find that human-induced climate change likely increased the chances of the observed precipitation accumulations during Hurricane Harvey in the most affected areas of Houston. 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 →

The Most Expensive U.S. Hurricane Season Ever: By the Numbers

Published:November 2017

Author(s):Brian K Sullivan

Publisher:Bloomberg

This article describes the 2017 U.S. Atlantic hurricane as the most expensive hurricane season to date, causing $202.6 billion in damages since its formal start on June 1st in 2017.Read More →

Human presence diminishes the importance of climate in driving fire activity across the United States

Published:November 2017

Author(s):Alexandra D. Syphard, Jon E. Keely, Anne H. Pfaff and Ken Ferschweiler

Publisher:PNAS

Human presence diminishes the importance of climate in driving fire activity across the United States (PNAS)Read More →

Diagnosing Conditional Anthropogenic Contributions to Heavy Colorado Rainfall in September 2013

Published:September 2017

Author(s):Pardeep Palla, Christina M. Patricola, Michael F. Wehner, Dáithí A. Stone, Christopher J. Paciorek, William D. Collins

Publisher:Weather and Climate Extremes

This study investigates the possible role of anthropogenic climate change in the Colorado floods of September 2013. Read More →

2017 Montana Climate Assessment

Published:September 2017

Author(s):Cathy Whitlock, Wyatt F. Cross, Bruce Maxwell, Nick Silverman, and Alisa A. Wade

Publisher:Montana Climate Assessment

This assessment reports on climate trends and their consequences for three of Montana’s vital sectors: water, forests, and agriculture.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 →