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 …

Convection‐permitting modeling with regional climate models: Latest developments and next steps

P Lucas‐Picher, D Argüeso, E Brisson… - Wiley …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Approximately 10 years ago, convection‐permitting regional climate models (CPRCMs)
emerged as a promising computationally affordable tool to produce fine resolution (1–4 km) …

If precipitation extremes are increasing, why aren't floods?

A Sharma, C Wasko… - Water resources research, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Despite evidence of increasing precipitation extremes, corresponding evidence for
increases in flooding remains elusive. If anything, flood magnitudes are decreasing despite …

Climate change and rainfall intensity–duration–frequency curves: Overview of science and guidelines for adaptation

JL Martel, FP Brissette, P Lucas-Picher… - Journal of Hydrologic …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
One of the most important impacts of a future warmer climate is the projected increase in the
frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall events. This increasing trend in extreme rainfall is …

Future changes to the intensity and frequency of short‐duration extreme rainfall

S Westra, HJ Fowler, JP Evans… - Reviews of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence that extreme rainfall intensity is increasing at the global scale has strengthened
considerably in recent years. Research now indicates that the greatest increases are likely …

Towards advancing scientific knowledge of climate change impacts on short-duration rainfall extremes

HJ Fowler, H Ali, RP Allan, N Ban… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A large number of recent studies have aimed at understanding short-duration rainfall
extremes, due to their impacts on flash floods, landslides and debris flows and potential for …

[HTML][HTML] Increase in flood risk resulting from climate change in a developed urban watershed–the role of storm temporal patterns

S Hettiarachchi, C Wasko… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2018 - hess.copernicus.org
The effects of climate change are causing more frequent extreme rainfall events and an
increased risk of flooding in developed areas. Quantifying this increased risk is of critical …

[HTML][HTML] Super-Clausius–Clapeyron scaling of extreme hourly convective precipitation and its relation to large-scale atmospheric conditions

G Lenderink, R Barbero, JM Loriaux… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Super-Clausius–Clapeyron Scaling of Extreme Hourly Convective Precipitation and Its Relation
to Large-Scale Atmospheric Conditions in: Journal of Climate Volume 30 Issue 15 (2017) Jump …

Incorporating climate change in flood estimation guidance

C Wasko, S Westra, R Nathan… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Research into potential implications of climate change on flood hazard has made significant
progress over the past decade, yet efforts to translate this research into practical guidance …

Large anomalies in future extreme precipitation sensitivity driven by atmospheric dynamics

L Gu, J Yin, P Gentine, HM Wang, LJ Slater… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Increasing atmospheric moisture content is expected to intensify precipitation extremes
under climate warming. However, extreme precipitation sensitivity (EPS) to temperature is …