Near-term tropical cyclone risk and coupled Earth system model biases

AH Sobel, CY Lee, SG Bowen… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Most current climate models predict that the equatorial Pacific will evolve under greenhouse
gas–induced warming to a more El Niño-like state over the next several decades, with a …

A review and analysis of possible changes to the climatology of tornadoes in the United States

TW Moore, TA DeBoer - Progress in Physical Geography …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
This review and analysis illustrates that the spatial distribution and temporal clustering of
tornadoes in the United States are changing. Tornado activity is increasing throughout the …

[HTML][HTML] Explaining the trends and variability in the United States tornado records using climate teleconnections and shifts in observational practices

N Nouri, N Devineni, V Were, R Khanbilvardi - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The annual frequency of tornadoes during 1950–2018 across the major tornado-impacted
states were examined and modeled using anthropogenic and large-scale climate covariates …

Impacts of El Niño-Southern Oscillation on surface dust levels across the world during 1982–2019

J Li, E Garshick, S Huang, P Koutrakis - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Dust pollution has become a significant concern worldwide. Both human activities and
climate conditions affect dust levels. This study investigates the influence of El Niño …

[HTML][HTML] Predictability of a tornado environment index from El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Arctic Oscillation

MK Tippett, C Lepore… - Weather and Climate …, 2022 - wcd.copernicus.org
Abstract El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) modulates severe thunderstorm activity in the
US, with increased activity expected during La Niña conditions. There is also evidence that …

The climatology of significant tornadoes in the Czech Republic

R Brázdil, K Chromá, T Púčik, Z Černoch, P Dobrovolný… - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the Czech Republic, tornadoes may reach an intensity of F2 and F3 on the Fujita scale,
causing “considerable” to “severe” damage. Documentary evidence is sufficient to allow the …

Tornado-days in the United States by phase of the Madden–Julian oscillation and global wind oscillation

TW Moore, MP McGuire - Climate Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
Tornado activity in the United States varies over multiple time scales. The Madden–Julian
oscillation (MJO) and global wind oscillation (GWO) are sources of climate variability at the …

ENSO‐based predictability of a regional severe thunderstorm index

MK Tippett, C Lepore - Geophysical Research Letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Here we use coupled climate model forecasts of Niño 3.4 and a regional (Texas, Oklahoma,
Arkansas, and Louisiana) tornado environment index (TEI) to examine the modulation of US …

Regional to Mesoscale Influences of Climate Indices on Tornado Variability

CP Corey, JC Senkbeil - Climate, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tornadoes present an undisputable danger to communities throughout the United States.
Despite this known risk, there is a limited understanding of how tornado frequency varies …

Decreasing trends in consecutive‐day tornado events in the United States

TW Moore - International journal of climatology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Days with many tornadoes in the United States have become more common over time.
These days tend to occur in consecutive‐day tornado events, but trends in the …