Peer-reviewed Study Archives - Page 23 of 51

Forecast-based attribution of a winter heatwave within the limit of predictability

Published:December 2021

Author(s):Nicholas J. Leach, Antje Weisheimer, Myles R. Allen, and Tim Palmer

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

This study uses a forecast-based methodology to partially attribute the direct radiative effect of increased CO2 concentrations on the exceptional European winter heatwave of February 2019.Read More →

Atlantic tropical cyclones downscaled from climate reanalyses show increasing activity over past 150 years

Published:December 2021

Author(s):Kerry Emanuel

Publisher:Nature Communications

This study uses a tropical cyclone downscaling model to show increasing tropical cyclone activity.Read More →

New climate models reveal faster and larger increases in Arctic precipitation than previously projected

Published:November 2021

Author(s):Michelle R. McCrystall, Julienne Stroeve, Mark Serreze, Bruce C. Forbes, & James A. Screen

Publisher:Nature Communications

This study demonstrates that the transition from a snow- to rain-dominated Arctic in the summer and autumn is projected to occur decades earlier and at a lower level of global warming than previously thought.Read More →

Maternal factors and risk of spontaneous preterm birth due to high ambient temperatures in New South Wales, Australia

Published:November 2021

Author(s):Edward Jegasothy, Deborah A. Randall, Jane B. Ford, Tanya A. Nippita, Geoffrey G. Morgan

Publisher:Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

This study assesses the risk of spontaneous preterm birth associated with exposure to ambient temperature.Read More →

Observing, Measuring, and Assessing the Consequences of Snow Drought

Published:November 2021

Author(s):Alexander R. Gottlieb and Justin S. Mankin

Publisher:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

This study evaluates the scientific challenges and uncertainties arising from differences in defining and measuring snow droughts.Read More →

Methane Emissions from Superemitting Coal Mines in Australia Quantified Using TROPOMI Satellite Observations

Published:November 2021

Author(s):Pankaj Sadavarte, Sudhanshu Pandey, Joannes D. Maasakkers, Alba Lorente, Tobias Borsdorff, Hugo Denier van der Gon, Sander Houweling, and Ilse Aben

Publisher:Environmental Science and Technology

This study quantifies methane emissions from coal mines in Queensland, the largest coal-producing state in Australia.Read More →

Multi-decadal increase of forest burned area in Australia is linked to climate change

Published:November 2021

Author(s):Josep G. Canadell, C. P. (Mick) Meyer, Garry D. Cook, Andrew Dowdy, Peter R. Briggs, Jürgen Knauer, Acacia Pepler, & Vanessa Haverd

Publisher:Nature Communications

This study finds that the factors driving increases in Australian burned areas are associated with anthropogenic climate change.Read More →

Environmental variability directly affects the prevalence of divorce in monogamous albatrosses

Published:November 2021

Author(s):Francesco Ventura, José Pedro Granadeiro, Paul M. Lukacs, Amanda Kuepfer, and Paulo Catry

Publisher:Proceedings of the Royal Society B

This study finds that the probability of divorce among the the long-lived black-browed albatross is directly affected by the environment, increasing in years with warm sea surface temperature anomalies.Read More →

Winter Tick Burdens for Moose Are Positively Associated With Warmer Summers and Higher Predation Rates

Published:November 2021

Author(s):Sarah R. Hoy, Leah M. Vucetich, Rolf O. Peterson, and John A. Vucetich

Publisher:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

This study provides insights about interrelationships among climate, parasites, host/prey, and predators.Read More →

The association between wildfire exposure in pregnancy and foetal gastroschisis: A population-based cohort study

Published:November 2021

Author(s):Bo Young Park, Ian Boles, Samira Monavvari, Shivani Patel, Arriel Alvarez, Mie Phan, Maria Perez, Ruofan Yao

Publisher:Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

The objective of this study was to determine the association between wildfire exposure before and during pregnancy and the risk of foetal gastroschisis development.Read More →