Biological responses to the press and pulse of climate trends and extreme events
The interaction of gradual climate trends and extreme weather events since the turn of the
century has triggered complex and, in some cases, catastrophic ecological responses …
century has triggered complex and, in some cases, catastrophic ecological responses …
A review on the scientific understanding of heatwaves—Their measurement, driving mechanisms, and changes at the global scale
SE Perkins - Atmospheric Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Heatwaves impose disastrous impacts over human, natural and industrial systems across
the globe. Over a relatively short period of time, there has been considerable advancement …
the globe. Over a relatively short period of time, there has been considerable advancement …
Planning for cooler cities: A framework to prioritise green infrastructure to mitigate high temperatures in urban landscapes
Warming associated with urban development will be exacerbated in future years by
temperature increases due to climate change. The strategic implementation of urban green …
temperature increases due to climate change. The strategic implementation of urban green …
Flood risk and climate change: global and regional perspectives
A holistic perspective on changing rainfall-driven flood risk is provided for the late 20th and
early 21st centuries. Economic losses from floods have greatly increased, principally driven …
early 21st centuries. Economic losses from floods have greatly increased, principally driven …
Detection and attribution of climate change: from global to regional
This chapter assesses the causes of observed changes assessed in Chapters 2 to 5 and
uses understanding of physical processes, climate models and statistical approaches. The …
uses understanding of physical processes, climate models and statistical approaches. The …
Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment
An extreme (weather or climate) event is generally defined as the occurrence of a value of a
weather or climate variable above (or below) a threshold value near the upper (or lower) …
weather or climate variable above (or below) a threshold value near the upper (or lower) …
Updated analyses of temperature and precipitation extreme indices since the beginning of the twentieth century: The HadEX2 dataset
In this study, we present the collation and analysis of the gridded land‐based dataset of
indices of temperature and precipitation extremes: HadEX2. Indices were calculated based …
indices of temperature and precipitation extremes: HadEX2. Indices were calculated based …
Climate extremes indices in the CMIP5 multimodel ensemble: Part 1. Model evaluation in the present climate
This paper provides a first overview of the performance of state‐of‐the‐art global climate
models participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) in …
models participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) in …
[HTML][HTML] Global increasing trends in annual maximum daily precipitation
Bates, BC, ZW Kundzewicz, S. Wu, and JP Palutikof, Eds., 2008: Climate change and water.
IPCC Tech. Paper 6, 210 pp.[Available online at http://www. ipcc. ch/pdf/technical …
IPCC Tech. Paper 6, 210 pp.[Available online at http://www. ipcc. ch/pdf/technical …
Near-term climate change: projections and predictability
This chapter assesses the scientific literature describing expectations for near-term climate
(present through mid-century). Unless otherwise stated," near-term" change and the …
(present through mid-century). Unless otherwise stated," near-term" change and the …