Sentences with phrase «extreme weather fluctuations»

Other Ben, there's nothing that actually predicts extreme weather fluctuations in the climate models.

To be fair, global warming is supposed to cause more extreme weather fluctuations, so more extremes in both directions are exactly what you would expect.

Not exact matches

Increased fluctuations in the path of the North Atlantic jet stream since the 1960s coincide with more extreme weather events in Europe such as heat waves, droughts, wildfires and flooding, reports a University of Arizona - led team.

Fluctuations in extreme weather events, such as heavy rains and droughts, are affecting ecosystems in unexpected ways — creating «winners and losers» among plant species that humans depend upon for food.

Professor Baldwin added: «Natural large pressure fluctuations in the polar stratosphere tend to last a long time — at least a month, and we see this reflected as surface pressure changes that look very much like the North Atlantic Oscillation — which has significant effects on weather and extreme events across Europe.»

Studies on mild fluctuations in weather have provided support for the idea that higher biodiversity results in more stable functioning of ecosystems, but critical appraisal of the evidence from extreme event studies is lacking.

Such mixed results aren't unusual in attribution science, which seeks to look for the causes, whether climate change or natural fluctuations, that change the odds of extreme weather events.

A growing number of entertainment companies are investing in advanced weather strategies that go beyond keeping their audience safe during extreme conditions, they leverage day to day weather fluctuations to create a remarkable customer experience.

It's a daunting task to try to detect any links between short - term fluctuations in extreme weather events and the rising influence of accumulating greenhouse gases on climate, given that extreme weather is, by definition, rare.

«Global warming is expected to cause extreme weather events, which may, in turn, result in large day - to - day fluctuations in temperature,» said Hedvig Andersson, a cardiology researcher at the University of Michigan.

Local weather, particularly extreme local weather, is often determined by fluctuations in large patterns of regional atmospheric pressure and sea surface temperatures, such as the Arctic Oscillation (and its close relative, the North Atlantic Oscillation) and other patterns associated with El Niño - Southern Oscillation (ENSO).

Bloom elaborated for America's Power Plan, noting that power systems with a lot of wind and solar are able to operate reliably and withstand moment - to - moment fluctuations in the energy balance, extreme weather and sudden system disruptions, particularly if changes to the operations of utility systems are made.

It was a reminder that extreme weather has economic consequences even in the richest countries and that climate change — which may usher in even wilder fluctuations — is likely to have a big economic impact.

At this point, the effects of natural fluctuations in water availability in the form of extreme weather events become even more potentially disruptive than normal.

Temporal fluctuations in weather and climate extremes that cause economic and human health impacts: A review