Nonlinear response of mid-latitude weather to the changing Arctic

JE Overland, K Dethloff, JA Francis, RJ Hall… - Nature Climate …, 2016 - nature.com
Are continuing changes in the Arctic influencing wind patterns and the occurrence of
extreme weather events in northern mid-latitudes? The chaotic nature of atmospheric …

Extreme heat effects on perennial crops and strategies for sustaining future production

LE Parker, AJ McElrone, SM Ostoja, EJ Forrestel - Plant Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Extreme heat events will challenge agricultural production and raise the risk of food
insecurity. California is the largest agricultural producer in the United States, and climate …

Quantifying contributions of natural variability and anthropogenic forcings on increased fire weather risk over the western United States

Y Zhuang, R Fu, BD Santer, RE Dickinson… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
Previous studies have identified a recent increase in wildfire activity in the western United
States (WUS). However, the extent to which this trend is due to weather pattern changes …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the ERA5 reanalysis as a potential reference dataset for hydrological modelling over North America

M Tarek, FP Brissette… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2020 - hess.copernicus.org
Abstract The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) recently
released its most advanced reanalysis product, the ERA5 dataset. It was designed and …

Quantifying the influence of global warming on unprecedented extreme climate events

NS Diffenbaugh, D Singh, JS Mankin… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - pnas.org
Efforts to understand the influence of historical global warming on individual extreme climate
events have increased over the past decade. However, despite substantial progress, events …

Lessons from California's 2012–2016 drought

J Lund, J Medellin-Azuara, J Durand… - Journal of Water …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
California's 5-year drought has ended, even as its aftermath lingers. From 2012–2016 much
or all of California was under severe drought conditions, with greatly diminished …

Using machine learning to analyze physical causes of climate change: A case study of US Midwest extreme precipitation

FV Davenport, NS Diffenbaugh - Geophysical Research Letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While global warming has generally increased the occurrence of extreme precipitation, the
physical mechanisms by which climate change alters regional and local precipitation …

Multi-hazard probability assessment and map** in Iran

HR Pourghasemi, A Gayen, M Panahi, F Rezaie… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Several areas of Iran are prone to numerous natural hazards. An effective multi-hazard risk
reduction requires analysis of the individual hazards and their interplay. This research …

Human-driven greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions cause distinct regional impacts on extreme fire weather

D Touma, S Stevenson, F Lehner, S Coats - Nature Communications, 2021 - nature.com
Attribution studies have identified a robust anthropogenic fingerprint in increased 21st
century wildfire risk. However, the risks associated with individual aspects of anthropogenic …

Sixfold increase in historical Northern Hemisphere concurrent large heatwaves driven by warming and changing atmospheric circulations

CDW Rogers, K Kornhuber… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Simultaneous heatwaves affecting multiple regions (referred to as concurrent heatwaves)
pose compounding threats to various natural and societal systems, including global food …