Anthropogenic contribution to global occurrence of heavy-precipitation and high-temperature extremes

E. M. Fischer () and R. Knutti
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E. M. Fischer: Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 16
R. Knutti: Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 16

Nature Climate Change, 2015, vol. 5, issue 6, 560-564

Abstract: The contribution of human-induced climate change to global heavy precipitation and hot extreme events is quantified. The results show that of the moderate extremes, 18% of precipitation and 75% of high-temperature events are attributable to warming.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2617

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