Climate change and weather extremes in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East

G Zittis, M Almazroui, P Alpert, P Ciais… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Observation‐based and modeling studies have identified the Eastern Mediterranean and
Middle East (EMME) region as a prominent climate change hotspot. While several initiatives …

Heat waves: Physical understanding and scientific challenges

D Barriopedro, R García‐Herrera… - Reviews of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heat waves (HWs) can cause large socioeconomic and environmental impacts. The
observed increases in their frequency, intensity and duration are projected to continue with …

[HTML][HTML] Indicators of Global Climate Change 2022: annual update of large-scale indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence

PM Forster, CJ Smith, T Walsh, WF Lamb… - Earth System …, 2023 - essd.copernicus.org
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments are the trusted source of
scientific evidence for climate negotiations taking place under the United Nations …

[PDF][PDF] Climate change 2022: Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability

C Parmesan, MD Morecroft, Y Trisurat - 2022 - hal.science
Chapter 2, building on prior assessments1, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Oceans and coastal ecosystems and their services

S Cooley, D Schoeman, L Bopp, P Boyd, S Donner… - 2023 - digital.csic.es
Ocean and coastal ecosystems support life on Earth and many aspects of human well-being.
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …

Prediction and projection of heatwaves

DIV Domeisen, EAB Eltahir, EM Fischer… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Heatwaves constitute a major threat to human health and ecosystems. Projected increases
in heatwave frequency and severity thus lead to the need for prediction to enhance …

Permafrost and climate change: carbon cycle feedbacks from the warming Arctic

EAG Schuur, BW Abbott, R Commane… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Rapid Arctic environmental change affects the entire Earth system as thawing permafrost
ecosystems release greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Understanding how much …

Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and their services

C Parmesan, MD Morecroft, Y Trisurat, R Adrian… - 2023 - ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk
Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Cities, settlements and key infrastructure

D Dodman, B Hayward, M Pelling, V Castán Broto… - 2022 - cambridge.org
In all cities and urban areas, the risk faced by people and assets from hazards associated
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …

Record low Antarctic sea ice coverage indicates a new sea ice state

A Purich, EW Doddridge - Communications Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract In February 2023, Antarctic sea ice set a record minimum; there have now been
three record-breaking low sea ice summers in seven years. Following the summer minimum …