Tag Archive: Mediterranean

Research brief: Warmer oceans amplify LENGTH AND FREQUENCY of coastal marine heatwaves

March 5, 2021 1:19 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Warmer oceans amplify LENGTH AND FREQUENCY of coastal marine heatwaves

CLEX researchers found coastal marine heatwave hotspots were concentrated along the Mediterranean Sea, Japan Sea, south‐eastern Australia and the north‐eastern coast of the United States. They also found the frequency of these events and their duration globally increased by 1–2 events per decade and 5–20 days per decade. Most of the marine heatwave hotspots identified were associated with high upward trends.

Research brief: Uncertainty of future wheat yield varies with location

November 23, 2020 3:56 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Uncertainty of future wheat yield varies with location

CLEX researchers and colleagues examined the contribution to uncertainty in simulated future changes in crop yields using the change-factor method and an additional, more sophisticated, statistical downscaling method of generating realistic future climate data from climate model output.

RP1 Extreme Rainfall report – August 2020

August 21, 2020 10:59 am Published by Comments Off on RP1 Extreme Rainfall report – August 2020

While the Extremes Rainfall RP has found itself in challenging times as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have still found moments to celebrate and have been delighted by the enormous range of extraordinary research.

Heatwave trends accelerate worldwide

July 2, 2020 7:00 pm Published by Comments Off on Heatwave trends accelerate worldwide

The first comprehensive worldwide assessment of heatwaves down to regional levels has revealed that in nearly every part of the world heatwaves have been increasing in frequency and duration since the 1950’s. The research has also produced a new metric, cumulative heat, which reveals exactly how much heat is packed into individual heatwaves and heatwave seasons.