Human influence on joint changes in temperature, rainfall and continental aridity
Two fingerprints are statistically identifiable in observations of joint changes in temperature, rainfall and aridity during 1950–2014.Read More →
Increasing trends in regional heatwaves
Trends in heatwave frequency, duration and cumulative heat have accelerated since the 1950s.Read More →
Compound Events under Global Warming: A Dependence Perspective
Cause of dependence, the relationship between dependence and likelihoods of compound events, and changes in risks associated with dependence changes are reviewed.Read More →
Extreme Runoff Generation From Atmospheric River Driven Snowmelt During the 2017 Oroville Dam Spillways Incident
This study suggests that unusually warm temperatures during winter atmospheric river storms in the Western United States are associated with flood risk due to substantial rainfall and snowmelt. Read More →
Estimating US fossil fuel CO2 emissions from measurements of 14C in atmospheric CO2
This article presents an independent method of emissions monitoring based directly on atmospheric observations and the strong fossil fuel CO2 detection capability afforded by precise measurements of 14CO2 in air samples.Read More →
Human influence has intensified extreme precipitation in North America
This study finds robust results for anthropogenic influence on extreme precipitation at continental scales.Read More →
The Economic Costs of Hurricane Harvey Attributable to Climate Change
This paper uses a probabilistic event attribution framework to estimate the costs associated with Hurricane Harvey that are attributable to anthropogenic influence on the climate system.Read More →
Verification of extreme event attribution: Using out-of-sample observations to assess changes in probabilities of unprecedented events
This study presents a framework for independent verification of anthropogenic influence on specific extreme climate events.Read More →
Influence of climate change impacts and mitigation costs on inequality between countries
By computing the evolution of country-by-country GDP, scenarios are built that account for the joint effects of mitigation costs and climate damages on inequality.Read More →
Recent responses to climate change reveal the drivers of species extinction and survival
This study addresses the specific changes in climate that were associated with recent population extinctions, using data from 538 plant and animal species distributed globally. Read More →