Return period of extreme rainfall substantially decreases under 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C warming: a case study for Uttarakhand, India

In June 2013, Uttarakhand experienced a hydro-meteorological disaster due to a 4 d extreme precipitation event of return period more than 100 years, claiming thousands of lives and causing enormous damage to infrastructure. Using the weather@home climate modelling system and its Half a degree Additi...

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Main Authors: Kumari, S, Haustein, K, Javid, H, Burton, C, Allen, MR, Paltan, H, Dadson, S, Otto, FEL
Format: Journal article
Published: IOP Publishing 2019