‘‘These triple events can be very impactful because you are not seeing the drying out of the soil and then more rain’’
National and international climate policies are stronger than ever, and although there is still much more to be done, it finally seems that government, business and public sentiment are moving in the same direction.
You could help improve our understanding of La Niña events, better plan for our cities or understand how different ocean extremes interact.
The more we can suppress global warming by reaching net-zero emissions as early as possible, the more we limit potential disastrous effects and the need to cool the planet in a post net-zero world.
It is vital we build a better understanding of rainfall changes under global warming so we can plan better for our future climate.
A multivariate event occurs when several hazards affect the same region at the same time.
A spatially compounding event occurs when several impacts occur at the same time but at different locations.
A temporally compounding event occurs when a series of hazards affects the same region, exacerbating the impact of any of the individual events.
A preconditioned compound event occurs when the impact of a hazard is exacerbated by pre-existing conditions.
We are conducting research to determine if we can forecast changes in the probability of extreme rainfall events associated with atmospheric rivers 2-6 weeks ahead.