Sentences with phrase «attributing precipitation extremes»

The case illustrates the challenges involved in attributing precipitation extremes and storms, which are caused by multiple factors, Hoerling said.

Not exact matches

This is addressed by evaluating change in global or large - scale patterns in the frequency or intensity of extremes (e.g., observed widespread intensification of precipitation extremes attributed to human influence, increase in frequency and intensity of hot extremes) and by event attribution methods.

The Extremes Grand Challenge is organised around four over arching themes (Document, Understand, Simulate, Attribute) with a main focus on four core events (Heavy Precipitation, Heatwave, Drought, Storm).

They concluded that more than half of the hot extremes worldwide and nearly a fifth of precipitation extremes can be attributed to global warming.

There have also been some reports on trends of more extreme precipitation, although The International Ad Hoc Detection and Attribution Group (IDAG, 2005) did not manage to attribute trends in precipitation to anthropogenic greenhouse gases (G)-- a quote from their review article is: «For diurnal temperature range (DTR) and precipitation, detection is not achieved», here «detection» implying the signal of G.

No single weather event can be attributed to climate change, but a warming climate does load the dice in favor of heavier extreme precipitation events.

Some of the differences were touched on in my recent coverage of new analysis attributing some changes in extreme precipitation in the Northern Hemisphere to human - driven global warming.

So how is it possible then, as two new papers in Nature by Min et al. and Pall et al. (discussed here) have done, to attribute extreme precipitation and extreme UK floods to climate change?