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Heavy rain splashing on the ground
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Extreme Precipitation Expected to Increase with Warming Planet

by David Shultz 11 June 201911 June 2019

A new analysis indicates that the frequency and magnitude of extreme precipitation events are expected to increase as Earth continues to warm.

A NASA model of Hurricane Sandy
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Role of Humans in Past Hurricane Potential Intensity Is Unclear

by Elizabeth Thompson 10 June 2019

In recent decades, there have been more intense North Atlantic hurricanes. A new study compares climate models to see whether they can attribute increasing potential intensity to human activity.

A flooded New Orleans neighborhood after Hurricane Katrina in 2005
Posted inResearch Spotlights

As Sea Levels Rise, Expect More Floods

by Aaron Sidder 3 May 2019

A new study unveils the increasing exposure of coastal communities to minor and extreme floods as sea levels rise.

A flooded neighborhood in San Diego, California.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

If Precipitation Extremes Are Increasing, Why Aren’t Floods?

by Terri Cook 17 April 2019

Improving our understanding of the relationship between changes in precipitation and flooding due to rising temperature is a new grand challenge for the scientific community, argue the authors of a recent commentary.

Residents wade through flooded streets after Hurricane Maria
Posted inScience Updates

Advancing Climate Science and Response for Caribbean Islands

by K. A. Stephenson, T. S. Stephenson and A. Centella-Artola 25 January 201925 January 2019

Meeting of the Caribbean Climate Modelling Consortium; Kingston, Jamaica, 25 July 2018

The Cheruthoni River and Dam, Kerala, India.
Posted inFeatures

Making Sense of Landslide Danger After Kerala’s Floods

by Jenessa Duncombe 18 October 2018

Scientists traveled to Kerala, a state in India recently devastated by severe monsoon rains. They found a vulnerable population that will soon face fresh landslide risks as a new monsoon approaches.

A Spring Lake, N.C., resident is carried from her flooded home on 17 September 2018, in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.
Posted inOpinions

Millions More Americans Face Flood Risks Than Previously Thought

by O. Wing, P. Bates, C. Sampson, A. Smith, J. Fargione and K. Johnson 19 September 2018

A different modeling approach fills large gaps in the U.S. government’s flood risk estimates, revealing previously overlooked at-risk areas often surrounding small flood-prone streams.

This active storm near Batesville, Texas, produced frequent cloud-to-ground lightning.
Posted inScience Updates

Lightning: A New Essential Climate Variable

by V. Aich, R. Holzworth, S. J. Goodman, Y. Kuleshov, C. Price and E. Williams 7 September 201811 January 2019

Lightning is a symptom and a cause of climate change. A recently established task team is working to make lightning data available and useful for climate science and service applications.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

500 Years of Atmospheric River Landfalls in Southwestern USA

by V. Trouet 20 July 2018

A network of tree-ring chronologies has been used to develop the first reconstruction of atmospheric river landfalls on the US Pacific Coast over the last 500 years.

A sudden monsoon downpour sweeps across a desert valley in Arizona.
Posted inFeatures

When Environmental Forces Collide

by T. Wahl, P. J. Ward, H. C. Winsemius, A. AghaKouchak, J. Bender, I. D. Haigh, S. Jain, M. Leonard, T. I. E. Veldkamp and S. Westra 27 June 201827 June 2018

Multiple factors often interact to amplify the effects of severe storms, droughts, and other extreme water-related events.

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