Peer-reviewed Study Archives - Page 42 of 51

The Effect of Increased Fresh Water from Antarctic Ice Shelves on Future Trends in Antarctic Sea Ice

Published:July 2017

Author(s):R. Bintanja, G.J. van Oldenborgh, C.A. Katsman

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

This study investigates the extent to which future sea-ice trends are influenced by projected increases in Antarctic freshwater due to subsurface melt, finding that the additional freshwater significantly offsets the decline in sea-ice area. Read More →

Attributing extreme fire risk in Western Canada to human emissions

Published:July 2017

Author(s):Megan C. Kirchmeier-Young, Francis W. Zwiers, Nathan P. Gillett, Alex J. Cannon

Publisher:Climatic Change

This peer-reviewed article applies an event attribution framework to quantify the influence of human-created greenhouse gas emissions on extreme fire risk in the current climate of a western Canada.Read More →

Attribution of the Observed Spring Snowpack Decline in British Columbia to Anthropogenic Climate Change

Published:June 2017

Author(s):Mohammad Reza Najafi, Francis Zwiers, and Nathan Gillett

Publisher:Journal of Climate

Robust anthropogenic influence is detected in three Canadian river basins: Fraser Columbia, and Campbell. Read More →

The Bramble Cay melomys Melomys rubicola (Rodentia: Muridae): a first mammalian extinction caused by human-induced climate change?

Published:March 2017

Author(s):Natalie L. Waller, Ian C. Gynther, Alastair B. Freeman, Tyrone H. Lavery and Luke K.-P. Leung

Publisher:Wildlife Research

This study aimed to confirm the current conservation status of the species, to seek information about the key factor or factors responsible for the population decline and to recover any remaining individuals for a captive insurance population.Read More →

Influence of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Planetary Wave Resonance and Extreme Weather Events

Published:March 2017

Author(s):Michael E. Mann, Stefan Rahmstorf, Kai Kornhuber, Byron A. Steinman, Sonya K. Miller, Dim Coumou

Publisher:Scientific Reports

This study uses climate models and observational surface temperature datasets to demonstrate an increase in the projection for a fingerprint in the zonal mean surface temperature profile that is associated with QRA-favorable conditions. Read More →

Anthropogenic warming impacts on California snowpack during drought

Published:March 2017

Author(s):Neil Berg, Alex Hall

Publisher:American Geophysical Union

Anthropogenic warming reduced average snowpack levels by 25%.Read More →

Perspective Has a Strong Effect on the Calculation of Historical Contributions to Global Warming

Published:February 2017

Author(s):Ragnhild B Skeie, Jan Fuglestvedt, Terje Berntsen, Glen P Peters, Robbie Andrew, Myles Allen, Steffen Kallbekken

Publisher:IOP Science

This study explores countries' emissions responsibilities by presenting a broad and systematic analysis of how various scientific and policy-related choices influence the calculations of historical contributions for individual countries.Read More →

Climate change may drive cave spiders to extinction

Published:January 2017

Author(s):Stefano Mammola Sara L. Goodacre Marco Isaia

Publisher:Ecography

This paper pointed toward a future decline in habitat suitability for subterranean spiders and the potential extinction of the most restricted endemic species.Read More →

The Deadly Combination of Heat and Humidity in India and Pakistan in Summer 2015

Published:January 2017

Author(s):Michael Wehner, Dáithí Stone, Hari Krishnan, Krishna AchutaRao, Federico Castillo

Publisher:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS)

This article finds that the deadly heat waves in India and Pakistan in 2015 were exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, though the events themselves were not connected to each other. Read More →

The Role of Anthropogenic Warming in 2015 Central European Heat Waves

Published:January 2017

Author(s):Sebastian Sippel, Friederike E. L. Otto, Milan Flach, Geert Jan van Oldenborgh

Publisher:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS)

This article describes the results from station-based observations and bias-corrected model simulations, which show that the frequency of short-term heat waves in central Europe has increased.Read More →