Abstract Short-duration (1–3 h) rainfall extremes can cause serious damage to societies
through rapidly develo** (flash) flooding and are determined by complex, multifaceted …

Climate extremes threaten human health, economic stability, and the well-being of natural
and built environments (eg, 2003 European heat wave). As the world continues to warm …

The intensity of the heaviest extreme precipitation events is known to increase with global
warming. How often such events occur in a warmer world is however less well established …

Despite evidence of increasing precipitation extremes, corresponding evidence for
increases in flooding remains elusive. If anything, flood magnitudes are decreasing despite …

Mesoscale convective system (MCS)-organized convective storms with a size of~ 100 km
have increased in frequency and intensity in the USA over the past 35 years, causing …

Temperature scaling studies suggest that hourly rainfall magnitudes might increase beyond
thermodynamic expectations with global warming,–; that is, above the Clausius–Clapeyron …

Observed changes and impacts Ongoing climate trends have exacerbated many extreme
events (very high confidence). The Australian trends include further warming and sea level …

Despite the expectation that increases in rainfall with climatic change will result in increases
in pluvial flooding, there is more historical evidence for decreases in flood magnitude. In …

A large number of recent studies have aimed at understanding short-duration rainfall
extremes, due to their impacts on flash floods, landslides and debris flows and potential for …

The effects of climate change are causing more frequent extreme rainfall events and an
increased risk of flooding in developed areas. Quantifying this increased risk is of critical …