climate models
Extreme Summer Temperatures Becoming More Frequent
Previously rare extreme summer temperatures are occurring more frequently in some regions of the U.S.—especially in the Southwest, the upper tier of the Midwest, and the Atlantic coast—due to climate change, according to a new study in Climatic Change.
Global Warming Confirmed With 2˚C Threshold Close At Hand
New studies both confirm global warming and warn there is little time left to keep warming below 2˚C from pre-industrial levels, the target needed to avert dangerous climate change. Berkeley Earth has submitted four papers for peer review that confirm the amount of warming determined by earlier studies.
Greenhouse Gases Cuts Lead to Short-Term Precipitation Surge
New Model Will Help Solve Earth’s Climate Mysteries
Megadroughts in North America: placing IPCC projections of hydroclimatic change in a long-term palaeoclimate context
IPCC-AR4 climate simulations for the Southwestern US: the importance of future ENSO projections
New Feedback Understanding Could Affect Climate Predictions
Preparing for a Warmer, Drier West
Jonathan Overpeck and Bradley Udall summarize recent climate changes in western North America in the journal Science. They highlight that the West, particularly the Southwest, needs to prepare for even larger climate changes in the future.
Schematic View of the Climate System
Schematic view of the components, processes, and interactions of the climate system.
Progression of Climate Models
The evolution of computer models has increased the number of vertical ocean and atmospheric layers, as well and reduced the size of each horizontal gridbox. Current models now include up to 50 vertical layers, an increase in resolution from the time this image was generated.