A decade of weather extremes

Dim Coumou and Stefan Rahmstorf ()
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Dim Coumou: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Stefan Rahmstorf: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Nature Climate Change, 2012, vol. 2, issue 7, 491-496

Abstract: Abstract The ostensibly large number of recent extreme weather events has triggered intensive discussions, both in- and outside the scientific community, on whether they are related to global warming. Here, we review the evidence and argue that for some types of extreme — notably heatwaves, but also precipitation extremes — there is now strong evidence linking specific events or an increase in their numbers to the human influence on climate. For other types of extreme, such as storms, the available evidence is less conclusive, but based on observed trends and basic physical concepts it is nevertheless plausible to expect an increase.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1452

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