Sentences with phrase «extreme precipitation events»

Other forms of severe weather are also closely linked to climate change, including a rise in extreme precipitation events in some regions and increasingly severe droughts in others.

The projections also indicate an increase in the basin - averaged precipitation and an increase in the frequency of extreme precipitation events over the region as a whole.

There are more floods, more droughts, more heat waves, more extreme precipitation events.

The fact that in some such areas there may also be flooding from extreme precipitation events is no cause for comfort.

In addition to the immediate health hazards associated with extreme precipitation events when flooding occurs, other hazards can often appear once a storm has passed.

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.

Our state level analyses of extreme precipitation events shows a strong increasing trend since the 1950s, with 40 of 48 states showing at least some increasing incidence.

«This increase in water vapor has contributed to increasing total precipitation in the fall season, but does not necessarily mean an increase in extreme precipitation events,» she added.

More water vapor in the atmosphere caused by higher global and sea temperatures means the intensity of extreme precipitation events is on the rise.

More floods, more hurricanes, and more extreme precipitation events.

At the state level, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, New York and Louisiana all saw extreme precipitation events increase in frequency by more than 50 percent.

«We know that in particular that [the regions around] Houston, Louisiana, and Florida are prone to some of the most extreme precipitation events in the United States,» said Sarah Kapnick, a researcher at NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory.

With rising global temperatures, the 2014 National Climate Assessment predicts that many communities will see more frequent extreme precipitation events like the one that hit Baton Rouge, La., last year.

The results indicate that extreme precipitation events consistently increase by the middle of the twenty - first century for all return periods (49 — 52 %), but changes may become more profound by the end of the twenty - first century (81 — 101 %).

Nearly all studies to date published in the peer - reviewed literature agree that extreme precipitation event number and intensity have risen, when averaged over the United States.

Over the period from 1994 - 2008, extreme precipitation events linked to hurricanes accounted for more than 33 percent of the observed increase in heavy events across the US.

Another study examined the potential flood damage impacts of changes in extreme precipitation events using the Canadian Climate Centre model and the IS92a emissions scenario for the metropolitan Boston area in the north - eastern USA (Kirshen et al., 2005b).

The estimated return time of the 3 - day precipitation event exceeds 50 years over a large region, and an increase in the occurrence of similar extreme precipitation events is projected by the end of the 21st century.

Because we may see really extreme precipitation events, with very powerful atmospheric rivers, that dump a ton of rain and put us in danger of devastating floods, we need to continue investing in our flood management infrastructure.

There has been an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme precipitation events across the United States.

Recent work has revealed a critical role for atmospheric rivers (ARs) in driving extreme precipitation events.

This month's staff profile is on Research Fellow Mohamed Ali Ben Alaya, who discusses his work examining extreme precipitation events.

And sea level rise is one of the most conclusive impacts of climate change that can lead to more urban flooding in coastal areas, as well as extreme precipitation events.

Here is an excerpt of the research paper, «When It Rains It Pours», from Environment America, showing a statistically significant spike in flash flooding and other extreme precipitation events since 1948: «Weather records show that storms with extreme precipitation have become more frequent over the last 60 years.

In the most absurd case of Pielke misdirection, Field accurately reports the SREX findings on extreme precipitation events, which Pielke Jr. purports is a misrepresentation because of something that report said about flood losses.

Maine could also see two to three times more extreme precipitation events, defined as four inches over 48 hours, said Wake.

The 2014 National Climate Assessment predicted that many U.S. communities will see extreme precipitation events more often as global temperatures rise.

The freshly released Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change fifth assessment report found «high confidence» of a «likely» overall increase in extreme precipitation events in North America.

It also has seen a 71 percent increase in the frequency of extreme precipitation events — more than any other region in the United States, according to the paper.

Every time you have an extreme precipitation event, whether it's rain or snowfall or whatever, look at the cost of cleaning up.

In some other parts of the world, climate change was linked, although in a small way, to extreme precipitation events.

Our study shows is that increases in the number of extreme heat and extreme precipitation events, particularly during summer months, lead to more asthma hospitalizations in Maryland.»

Similarly, extreme precipitation events during summer months increased the risk of asthma hospitalizations by 11 %.

Based on over a decade of asthma hospitalization data (115,923 cases from 2000 - 2012), researchers observed higher risk of asthma hospitalization after extreme heat or extreme precipitation events.

Climate scientists know that the intensity of extreme precipitation events is on the rise because there's more water vapor in the atmosphere caused by higher global and sea temperatures.

Computer models showed a reduction in what Edwards called «extreme precipitation events» in the fall season in western South Dakota when compared to climate conditions in the 1800s.

At PNNL, our scientists are studying atmospheric rivers, which are the narrow bands of tropical moisture that stream toward the West Coast of the United States each winter and often contribute to extreme precipitation events.

This rhythm in storm frequency may explain some of the recently observed increases in extreme precipitation events.

Here is an interesting report on the links between tropical temperatures and increased likelihood of extreme precipitation events:

Add in the extreme floods last year (a period not included in the study) and you have more relevance, although Roger Pielke Jr. this morning notes the importance of distinguishing between analysis of certain kinds of extreme precipitation events and disastrous flooding.