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Rapid intensification of the emerging southwestern North American megadrought in 2020–2021

Published:February 2022

Author(s):A. Park Williams, Benjamin I. Cook & Jason E. Smerdon

Publisher:Nature Climate Change

This study shows that after exceptional drought severity in 2021, ~19% of which is attributable to anthropogenic climate trends, 2000–2021 was the driest 22-yr period since at least 800.Read More →

Atmospheric River Precipitation Enhanced by Climate Change: A Case Study of the Storm That Contributed to California’s Oroville Dam Crisis

Published:February 2022

Author(s):Allison C. Michaelis, Alexander Gershunov, Alexander Weyant, Meredith A. Fish, Tamara Shulgina, F. Martin Ralph

Publisher:Earth's Future

This study assesses how climate change impacts atmospheric river precipitation.Read More →

Trends in surface equivalent potential temperature: A more comprehensive metric for global warming and weather extremes

Published:February 2022

Author(s):Fengfei Song, Guang J. Zhang, V. Ramanathan, and L. Ruby Leung

Publisher:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

This study measures global warming through surface equivalent potential temperature, which combines the surface air temperature and humidity.Read More →

Global assessment of oil and gas methane ultra-emitters

Published:February 2022

Author(s):Thomas Lauvaux, Clément Giron, Matthieu Mazzolini, Alexandre d'Aspremont, Riley Duren, Dan Cusworth, Drew Shindell, Philippe Ciais

Publisher:Science

This study finds that ultra-emitters constituted 8 to 12% (~8 million metric tons of methane per year) of the global oil and gas production methane emissions.Read More →

Mt. Everest’s highest glacier is a sentinel for accelerating ice loss

Published:February 2022

Author(s):Mariusz Potocki, Paul Andrew Mayewski, Tom Matthews, L. Baker Perry, Margit Schwikowski, Alexander M. Tait, Elena Korotkikh, Heather Clifford, Shichang Kang, Tenzing Chogyal Sherpa, Praveen Kumar Singh, Inka Koch, & Sean Birkel

Publisher:NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science

This study shows the significant and increasing role that melting and sublimation have on the mass loss of Mt. Everest’s highest glacier.Read More →

Operational Extreme Weather Event Attribution Can Quantify Climate Change Loss and Damages

Published:February 2022

Author(s):Michael F. Wehner, Kevin A. Reed

Publisher:PLOS Climate

This opinion piece argues for moving event attribution from academic research to operational centers to better inform public understanding and policy decisions regarding climate change-induced losses and damages. Read More →

Global Methane Tracker 2022

Published:February 2022

Author(s):International Energy Agency

Publisher:International Energy Agency

The 2022 update of the IEA Global Methane Tracker provides a complete set of country-level estimates for methane emissions from the energy sector.Read More →

The recent normalization of historical marine heat extremes

Published:February 2022

Author(s):Kisei R. Tanaka, Kyle S. Van Houtan

Publisher:PLOS Climate

This study focusing on marine heat extremes to provide an alternative framework that may help better contextualize the dramatic changes currently occurring in marine systems.Read More →

Methane and NOx Emissions from Natural Gas Stoves, Cooktops, and Ovens in Residential Homes

Published:January 2022

Author(s):Eric D. Lebel, Colin J. Finnegan, Zutao Ouyang, and Robert B. Jackson

Publisher:Environmental Science and Technology

This study finds that annual methane emissions from all gas stoves in U.S. homes have a climate impact comparable to the annual carbon dioxide emissions of 500,000 cars.Read More →

State of the Climate: National Climate Report 2021

Published:January 2022

Author(s):NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Publisher:NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

This online resource compiles national climate data for the year 2021. Read More →

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