Results show the increasing frequency of these compound extremes is strongly driven by human-caused warming and drying trends.

The study provides insights that could potentially extend the warning lead time of cold extremes in the United States, Canada, and Asia.

Since the Colorado River is the southwest United States’ most important surface water source, the findings have important implications for managing this resource in the face of a warming climate

CPO-funded scientist Dr. Isla Simpson recently received The Clarence Leroy Meisinger Award from the American Meteorological Society (AMS).

The sobering report finds that climate change is already affecting nearly every part of the planet with rapidly intensifying impacts, and human activities are unequivocally the cause.