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predictions of climate for vulnerable regions of Africa, including predictions of extremes for critical variables such as rainfall. This project aims to evaluate key local processes and modes of variability, and to develop improved understanding of both local and remote influences driving African climate
most consistently visible wonders and can also tell us a lot about what is going on up in the atmosphere. So, what are clouds? Clouds are made up of lots of tiny water droplets or ice particles floating in the sky at different heights. As the sun heats water, it turns into an invisible gas called
most consistently visible wonders and can also tell us a lot about what is going on up in the atmosphere. So, what are clouds? Clouds are made up of lots of tiny water droplets or ice particles floating in the sky at different heights. As the sun heats water, it turns into an invisible gas called
, • Development of weather and climate products and services, • Communication of weather and climate information, • Increase uptake and use of CIS by policy makers, planners and practitioners Transformational Change The project will influence three main areas of : (i) (ii) Strengthening KMD’s capacity
important) influence on climate variability. For this reason, the typical response to El Niño should not be seen as inevitable. Rather, El Niño events should be regarded as shifting the odds in favour of the typical response which may, for example, increase the risk of heavy rainfall and consequent
Understanding how human health might be affected by climate change and variability.
patterns and more extreme weather events could influence quality of lives and longevity, wherever we live. Climate change will influence nearly every aspect of our lives, from the type of food that we grow and eat to the availability of the water we drink, from the way we modify our homes to keep
Gregor Leckebusch & Mark McCarthy Matt Cole & Rob Elliott Dann Mitchell & John Newton Clare Heaviside & Dejan Mumovic & Ting Sun State of the climate Economy Health and wellbeing Built environment Methods team David Dawson & David Jaroszweski Independent Review Group Additional contributors Chris
Applegate et al., (2015) How effective is albedo modification in preventing sea-level rise from the Greenland ice sheet; 7 Vizcaino et al., (2015) Coupled simulations of Greenland Ice Sheet and climate change up to AD 2300; 8 Gregory et al., (2004) Threatened loss of the Greenland ice sheet; 9 Sun et
New analysis shows the summer seasonal temperature recorded across Europe in 2021 would have been impossible without human induced climate change.
of global warming, with the climate as it would have been without human influence, using the same methods as in past peer-reviewed studies. The calculations showed that the record-breaking summer season in Europe would have been almost impossible without human influence with a return time
Tim investigates global climate change, leading a modelling team that works on advancing understanding and simulation of coupled climate processes.
Areas of expertise Climate model development and evaluation. Climate model experimental design and forcing. Anthropogenic climate change scenarios. The hydrological cycle (water cycle). Software engineering. Publications by Tim Johns Current activities In addition to managing the Global coupled
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