Climate change includes not only changes in mean climate but also in weather extremes. For a few prominent heatwaves and heavy precipitation events a human contribution to their occurrence has been demonstrated. Here we apply a similar framework but estimate what fraction of all globally occurring heavy precipitation and hot extremes is attributable to warming.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/anthropogenic-contribution-global-occurrence-heavy-precipitation-and-high
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/e-m-fischer
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/r-knutti
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-climate-change
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extreme-weather-events
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall-pattern
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-mitigation
