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Global concurrent climate extremes exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change

Summary/Abstract

This peer-reviewed study uses statistical methods to test the effect of anthropogenic climate change on global temperature and precipitation extremes. The results show that climate change has increased extreme temperature over the majority of the surveyed regions, especially in the tropics. No link between climate change and precipitation extremes from 1901-2020 was found. However, under a high-emissions future scenario, climate change is expected to substantially amplify the concurrence, strength, intensity, and spatial extent of both temperature and precipitation. The results also indicate that the intensity of the impact on both precipitation and temperature is highly dependent on the location of the region tested.

Zhou, Sha, et al. “Global Concurrent Climate Extremes Exacerbated by Anthropogenic Climate Change.” Science Advances, vol. 9, no. 10, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abo1638.

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March 2023
Sha Zhou, Bofu Yu, and Yao Zhang
Science Advances
Peer-reviewed Study
Global
Climate Change Attribution
Climate Change Attribution → Cross-cutting Research
Climate Change Attribution → Temperature
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Extreme Event Attribution → Extreme Heat
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Extreme Event Attribution → Extreme Rainfall
Extreme Event Attribution → Regional Assessments

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