The physical understanding and timely prediction of extreme weather events are of
enormous importance to society due to their associated impacts. In this article, we highlight …

The areal extent, concentration and thickness of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean and adjacent
seas have strongly decreased during the recent decades, but cold, snow-rich winters have …

Editors note: For easy download the posted pdf of the Explaining Extreme Events of 2016 is
a very low-resolution file. A high-resolution copy of the report is available by clicking. Please …

While the Arctic region has been warming strongly in recent decades, anomalously large
snowfall in recent winters has affected large parts of North America, Europe, and east Asia …

This document has two main sections: one on historical conditions and trends, and the other
on future conditions as simulated by climate models. The historical section concentrates on …

Monitoring and Understanding Trends in Extreme Storms: State of Knowledge in: Bulletin of the
American Meteorological Society Volume 94 Issue 4 (2013) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

Global warming has strong impacts on snow cover, which in turn affects ecosystems,
hydrological regimes and winter tourism. Only a few long-term snow series are available …

The winter of 2009/2010 was characterized by record persistence of the negative phase of
the North‐Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) which caused several severe cold spells over Northern …

Abstract The El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has a profound influence on global
climate and ecosystems. Determining how the ENSO responds to greenhouse warming is a …

This paper reviews recent progress made by Chinese scientists on the pathways of
influence of the Northern Hemisphere mid-high latitudes on East Asian climate within the …