Anthropogenic intensification of short-duration rainfall extremes

HJ Fowler, G Lenderink, AF Prein, S Westra… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Short-duration (1–3 h) rainfall extremes can cause serious damage to societies
through rapidly developing (flash) flooding and are determined by complex, multifaceted …

Advances in understanding large‐scale responses of the water cycle to climate change

RP Allan, M Barlow, MP Byrne… - Annals of the New …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, thermodynamics explains an increase in atmospheric water vapor with warming of
around 7%/° C near to the surface. In contrast, global precipitation and evaporation are …

Analyzing trend and forecasting of rainfall changes in India using non-parametrical and machine learning approaches

B Praveen, S Talukdar, Shahfahad, S Mahato… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
This study analyzes and forecasts the long-term Spatio-temporal changes in rainfall using
the data from 1901 to 2015 across India at meteorological divisional level. The Pettitt test …

Population exposure to compound extreme events in India under different emission and population scenarios

J Das, V Manikanta, NV Umamahesh - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
It is well understood that India is largely exposed to different climate extremes including
floods, droughts, heat waves, among others. However, the exposure of co-occurrence of …

Diverging identifications of extreme precipitation events from satellite observations and reanalysis products: A global perspective based on an object-tracking method

T Wang, Z Li, Z Ma, Z Gao, G Tang - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Extreme precipitation can trigger various natural hazards, causing catastrophic losses
worldwide. As global warming accelerates, it is widely acknowledged that extreme …

Rainfall extremes on the rise: Observations during 1951–2020 and bias-corrected CMIP6 projections for near-and late 21st century over Indian landmass

U Saha, M Sateesh - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, we provide a comprehensive analysis to identify and quantify spatial patterns of
heavy, very heavy and extremely heavy rainfall and their trends that have emerged during …

[PDF][PDF] Analysis of rainfall trend using non-parametric methods and innovative trend analysis during 1901–2020 in seven states of North East India

SL Bora, K Bhuyan, PJ Hazarika, J Gogoi… - Current …, 2022 - academia.edu
In this study, we analysed the variability and trends in annual as well as seasonal rainfall in
the seven states of North East India for the period 1901–2020, using non-parametric tests …

Atmospheric rivers that make landfall in India are associated with flooding

SS Mahto, MA Nayak, DP Lettenmaier… - Communications Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Atmospheric rivers often cause extreme precipitation at landfall, leading to floods. However,
the underlying physical mechanism of atmospheric rivers and their linkage with flooding in …

CMIP6 models informed summer human thermal discomfort conditions in Indian regional hotspot

KK Shukla, R Attada - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The frequency and intensity of extreme thermal stress conditions during summer are
expected to increase due to climate change. This study examines sixteen models from the …

Sensitivity of cloud microphysics on the simulation of heavy rainfall in WRF-a case study for the 7–10 August 2019 event over Kerala, India

MMK Gorja, VS Challa, Y Viswanadhapalli… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work investigates the mechanism of the extremely heavy rainfall event during 7–10
August 2019 in Kerala. As the skill of WRF model for simulating the heavy rainfall strongly …