Decades of data and research indicate that human-caused climate change is altering the frequency and intensity of several types of extreme events, such as heat waves and extreme rainfall events. Even...

Climate change hazard index reveals combined risks to United States drinking water utilities, Lyle, Zia J, VanBriesen, Jeanne M, Samaras, Constantine

Advances in understanding and managing catastrophic risk in a changing climate, Moore, Frances C, Done, James M, Hereid, Kelly, Lee, Chia-Ying

Humans acutely experience climate change when they encounter extreme environmental conditions, but scientific definitions of “extreme” often don’t reflect communities’ complex lived experiences.

Days with extreme wind chill in Alaska are decreasing in frequency, especially at lower elevations, and with a reduced length of season, according to numerical simulations which account for large-scal...