118‐year climate and extreme weather events of Metropolitan Manila in the Philippines
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DOI: 10.1002/joc.6267
Abstract: Metropolitan Manila, the Philippines, is a megacity with a population of 12.9 million people. Unabated urbanization and disorganized infrastructure build‐up, coupled with a large urban poor population have made many of its population vulnerable to… read more here.
Keywords: 118 year; manila philippines; metropolitan manila; manila ... See more keywords
Climate extreme indices derived from observed daily precipitation and temperature data over Cameroon: the need for further assessments
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DOI: 10.1002/met.1628
Abstract: Understanding, monitoring and predicting weather and climate extremes is important because of their severe impacts on communities and ecosystems. In many parts of the world, climate extreme indices have been calculated from daily precipitation and… read more here.
Keywords: climate extreme; temperature data; daily precipitation; precipitation temperature ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the CMIP6 multi-model ensemble for climate extreme indices
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2020.100269
Abstract: Abstract This study evaluates global climate models participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) for their performance in simulating the climate extreme indices defined by the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection… read more here.
Keywords: multi model; extreme indices; climate; cmip6 ... See more keywords
The combined effects of an extreme heatwave and wildfire on tallgrass prairie vegetation
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DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12750
Abstract: QUESTIONS: Climate extremes are predicted to become more common in many ecosystems. Climate extremes can promote and interact with disturbances, but the combined effects of climate extremes and disturbances have not been quantified in many… read more here.
Keywords: wildfire; extreme; tallgrass prairie; climate extreme ... See more keywords
Adapting to Climate Extreme Events Based on Livelihood Strategies: Evidence from Rural Areas in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam
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DOI: 10.3390/su122410498
Abstract: The key farming communities in Vietnam are generally poor and lack resources to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate extreme events (CEEs), but the extent of their adaptation strategies is not well understood.… read more here.
Keywords: adaptation strategies; impacts cees; climate extreme; livelihood strategies ... See more keywords
Climate, extreme heat and human health: risks and lessons for Australia
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DOI: 10.5694/mja2.51293
Abstract: The Earth’s climate is changing inexorably, with widespread impacts on the environment and human health.1 As energy is pumped into the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels, greenhouse gas concentrations rise and global heating… read more here.
Keywords: human health; climate; climate extreme; extreme heat ... See more keywords