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Understanding and managing connected extreme events

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  • Colin Raymond

    (Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology
    Columbia University)

  • Radley M. Horton

    (Columbia University)

  • Jakob Zscheischler

    (University of Bern
    University of Bern)

  • Olivia Martius

    (University of Bern
    Institute of Geography, University of Bern)

  • Amir AghaKouchak

    (University of California, Irvine
    University of California, Irvine)

  • Jennifer Balch

    (University of Colorado-Boulder
    University of Colorado-Boulder)

  • Steven G. Bowen

    (Catastrophe Insight Division, Aon)

  • Suzana J. Camargo

    (Columbia University)

  • Jeremy Hess

    (University of Washington
    University of Washington)

  • Kai Kornhuber

    (Columbia University
    Columbia University)

  • Michael Oppenheimer

    (Princeton University
    Princeton University)

  • Alex C. Ruane

    (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

  • Thomas Wahl

    (University of Central Florida
    University of Central Florida)

  • Kathleen White

    (United States Army Corps of Engineers)

Abstract

Extreme weather and climate events and their impacts can occur in complex combinations, an interaction shaped by physical drivers and societal forces. In these situations, governance, markets and other decision-making structures—together with population exposure and vulnerability—create nonphysical interconnections among events by linking their impacts, to positive or negative effect. Various anthropogenic actions can also directly affect the severity of events, further complicating these feedback loops. Such relationships are rarely characterized or considered in physical-sciences-based research contexts. Here, we present a multidisciplinary argument for the concept of connected extreme events, and we suggest vantage points and approaches for producing climate information useful in guiding decisions about them.

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  • Colin Raymond & Radley M. Horton & Jakob Zscheischler & Olivia Martius & Amir AghaKouchak & Jennifer Balch & Steven G. Bowen & Suzana J. Camargo & Jeremy Hess & Kai Kornhuber & Michael Oppenheimer & A, 2020. "Understanding and managing connected extreme events," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 10(7), pages 611-621, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:10:y:2020:i:7:d:10.1038_s41558-020-0790-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41558-020-0790-4
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