Emerging signals of climate change from the equator to the poles: new insights into a warming world

Collins, Matthew; Beverley, Jonathan D.; Bracegirdle, Thomas J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8868-4739; Catto, Jennifer; McCrystall, Michelle; Dittus, Andrea; Freychet, Nicolas; Grist, Jeremy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1068-9211; Hegerl, Gabriele C.; Holland, Paul R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8370-289X; Holmes, Caroline ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3134-555X; Josey, Simon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1683-8831; Joshi, Manoj; Hawkins, Ed; Lo, Eunice; Lord, Natalie; Mitchell, Dann; Monerie, Paul-Arthur; Priestley, Matthew D. K.; Scaife, Adam; Screen, James; Senior, Natasha; Sexton, David; Shuckburgh, Emily; Siegert, Stefan; Simpson, Charles; Stephenson, David B.; Sutton, Rowan; Thompson, Vikki; Wilcox, Laura J.; Woollings, Tim. 2024 Emerging signals of climate change from the equator to the poles: new insights into a warming world. Frontiers in Science, 2, 1340323. 20, pp. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsci.2024.1340323

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Text (Open Access) © 2024 Collins, Beverley, Bracegirdle, Catto, McCrystall, Dittus, Freychet, Grist, Hegerl, Holland, Holmes, Josey, Joshi, Hawkins, Lo, Lord, Mitchell, Monerie, Priestley, Scaife, Screen, Senior, Sexton, Shuckburgh, Siegert, Simpson, Stephenson, Sutton, Thompson, Wilcox and Woollings. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. fsci-02-1340323.pdf - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Download (5MB) | Preview

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The reality of human-induced climate change is unequivocal and exerts an ever-increasing global impact. Access to the latest scientific information on current climate change and projection of future trends is important for planning adaptation measures and for informing international efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Identification of hazards and risks may be used to assess vulnerability, determine limits to adaptation, and enhance resilience to climate change. This article highlights how recent research programs are continuing to elucidate current processes and advance projections across major climate systems and identifies remaining knowledge gaps. Key findings include projected future increases in monsoon rainfall, resulting from a changing balance between the rainfall-reducing effect of aerosols and rainfall-increasing GHGs; a strengthening of the storm track in the North Atlantic; an increase in the fraction of precipitation that falls as rain at both poles; an increase in the frequency and severity of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events, along with changes in ENSO teleconnections to North America and Europe; and an increase in the frequency of hazardous hot-humid extremes. These changes have the potential to increase risks to both human and natural systems. Nevertheless, these risks may be reduced via urgent, science-led adaptation and resilience measures and by reductions in GHGs.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.3389/fsci.2024.1340323
ISSN:	2813-6330
Additional Keywords:	climate change, climate adaptation, greenhouse gas emissions, monsoon, ENSO, storms, climate extremes, Shared Socioeconomic Pathways
Date made live:	07 Oct 2024 15:19 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/538182

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