Climate change has led to prolonged, more frequent, intense, and severe extreme weather
events, such as summertime heatwaves, creating many challenges on the economy and …

Climate change and urbanization have exacerbated concerns about urban overheating,
affecting thermal comfort, heat-related mortality, and urban energy consumption, especially …

The quantification of uncertainty in the ensemble-based predictions of climate change and
the corresponding hydrological impact is necessary for the development of robust climate …

As planetary boundaries are rapidly being approached, humanity has little room for
additional expansion and conventional intensification of agriculture, while a growing world …

The objective of this study is to cross‐validate 34 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project
Phase 5 (CMIP5) historical simulations of precipitation against the Global Precipitation …

The following graphics are supplemental to Chapter 2 (Global Climate). In most cases, a
particular graphic is analagous to one provided in the chapter, but employs an alternate …

Massive near‐term greenhouse gas emissions reduction is a precondition for staying “well
below 2° C” global warming as envisaged by the Paris Agreement. Furthermore, extensive …

Due to inherent limitations in climate models, their output is biased in relation to observed
climate and as such does not provide reliable climate projections. In this study, nine …

Areas where there is a scarcity of water frequently experience significant drought periods,
which may become exacerbated in the future due to climate change. In this paper we …

Global and regional climate change assessments rely heavily on the general circulation
model (GCM) outputs such as provided by the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project …