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Omnipresent authigenic calcite overgrowth on microfossils distorts Arctic radiocarbon chronology and isotope stratigraphy
The majority of paleoceanographic proxies uses calcareous microfossils as source. In the Arctic Ocean these microfossils are often altered by authigenic calcite overgrowth, this has an significant impact on the reliability of such proxies
Increased extreme rainfall over the Northeast US using high-resolution simulations
Extreme rainfall is expected to increase with global warming. An ensemble of high-resolution climate simulations provides a valuable tool for evaluating potential changes in extreme rainfall, benefiting future infrastructure design and resilience planning.
Increasing countries’ financial resilience through global catastrophe risk pooling
Extreme weather events impact countries' economies. To increase financial resilience against such events, some countries joined sovereign catastrophe risk pools. The risk diversification of these pools - and their member countries' financial resilience - can significantly increase via global pooling.
Increased impact of heat domes on 2021-like North American heat extremes due to background warming and soil moisture feedback
The heat dome explains over 50% of 2021 Western North American high temperature. The impact of heat domes on the intensities of 2021-like North American heat extremes have and will continue to increase due to both the background warming and soil moisture feedback.
Ocean circulation changes in a warming climate: the South Atlantic coupled response to wind and thermohaline forcings
As human activity warms the planet, ocean density changes and shifted atmospheric patterns combine to reshape South Atlantic circulation dynamics: large ensemble simulations suggest that the “Atlantic conveyor belt” is losing its source waters to a distorted South Atlantic subtropical gyre
