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Australian climate extremes at 1.5 °C and 2 °C of global warming

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  • Andrew D. King

    (ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne)

  • David J. Karoly

    (ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne)

  • Benjamin J. Henley

    (ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne)

Abstract

Limiting warming to 1.5 °C is expected to lessen the risk of extreme events, relative to 2 °C. Considering Australia, this work shows a decrease of about 25% in the likelihood of record heat, both air and sea surface, if warming is limited to 1.5 °C.

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  • Andrew D. King & David J. Karoly & Benjamin J. Henley, 2017. "Australian climate extremes at 1.5 °C and 2 °C of global warming," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 7(6), pages 412-416, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:7:y:2017:i:6:d:10.1038_nclimate3296
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3296
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    1. Alark Saxena & Camilo Jesus Huneeus, 2022. "Establishing evidence for resilience: a case of monsoon flood-affected communities in the Gangetic Plains of South Asia," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 27(5), pages 1-27, June.
    2. Luke J. Harrington & Carl-Friedrich Schleussner & Friederike E. L. Otto, 2021. "Quantifying uncertainty in aggregated climate change risk assessments," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-10, December.

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