Abstract: AbstractAlthough the link between droughts and heat waves is widely recognized, how climate change affects this link remains uncertain. Here we assess how, and by how much, human-induced climate change affects summertime ...

Abstract: AbstractFactors responsible for extreme monthly rainfall over Texas and Oklahoma during May 2015 are assessed. The event had a return period of at least 400 years, in contrast to the prior record, which was roughly a 100-yr ...

Abstract: he current California drought has cast a heavy burden on statewide agriculture and water resources, further exacerbated by concurrent extreme high temperatures. Furthermore, industrial-era global radiative forcing brings ...

Abstract: ime series of U.S. daily heavy precipitation (95th percentile) are analyzed to determine factors responsible for regionality and seasonality in their 1979?2013 trends. For annual conditions, contiguous U.S. trends have ...

Abstract: AbstractThe failed Southern California (SCAL) winter rains during the 2015/16 strong El Niño came as a surprise and a disappointment. Similarities were drawn to very wet winters during several historical strong El Niño ...