Meteorology: Arctic warming favours extremes

The twenty-first century was marked by a number of extreme weather events over northern continents. Amplified warming in the Arctic region and associated changes in atmospheric dynamics may provide a clue for understanding the origin of these recent extremes.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Climate Change
Main Author: Semenov, Vladimir
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2012
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Online Access:https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/15351/
https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/15351/1/Semenov_2012_NW.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1502
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Summary:The twenty-first century was marked by a number of extreme weather events over northern continents. Amplified warming in the Arctic region and associated changes in atmospheric dynamics may provide a clue for understanding the origin of these recent extremes.