Disastrous floods have caused millions of fatalities in the twentieth century, tens of billions of
dollars of direct economic loss each year and serious disruption to global trade. In this …

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 …

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 …

Quantifying signals and uncertainties in climate models is essential for the detection,
attribution, prediction and projection of climate change,–. Although inter-model agreement is …

There is a strong inter-annual and inter-decadal variability in time series of flood-related
variables, such as intense precipitation, high river discharge, flood magnitude, and flood …

Recent studies have revealed evidence of trends in the median or mean flood discharge in
Europe over the last 5 decades, with clear and coherent regional patterns. The aim of this …

Diagnosing dynamical changes in the climate system, such as those in atmospheric
circulation patterns, remains challenging. Here, we study 1950 to 2021 trends in the …

The risk of natural disasters has increased over the last few decades, leading to significant
economic losses across the globe. In response, research related to the risk of economic loss …

As part of the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project a numerical experiment
known as G6sulfur has been designed in which temperatures under a high-forcing future …

The increasing impact of flooding urges more effective flood management strategies to
guarantee sustainable ecosystem development. Recent catastrophes underline the …