Indices of extremes: Geographic patterns of change in extremes and associated vegetation impacts under climate intervention

Extreme weather events have been demonstrated to be increasing in frequency and intensity across the globe and are anticipated to increase further with projected changes in climate. Solar climate intervention strategies, specifically stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), have the potential to minimize some of the impacts of a changing climate while more robust reductions in greenhouse gas emissions take effect. However, to date little attention has been paid to the possible responses of extreme weather and climate events under climate intervention scenarios. We present an analysis of 16 extreme surface temperature and precipitation indices, as well as associated vegetation responses, applied to the Geoengineering Large Ensemble (GLENS). GLENS is an ensemble of simulations performed with the Community Earth System Model (CESM1) wherein SAI is simulated to offset the warming produced by a high-emission scenario throughout the 21st century, maintaining surface temperatures at 2020 levels.

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Author Jones, Mari
Dagon, Katherine
Molina, Maria
Richter, Jadwiga H.
Visioni, D.
Kravitz, B.
Tilmes, Simone
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Publication Date 2022-08-26T00:00:00
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Suggested Citation Jones, Mari, Dagon, Katherine, Molina, Maria, Richter, Jadwiga H., Visioni, D., Kravitz, B., Tilmes, Simone. (2022). Indices of extremes: Geographic patterns of change in extremes and associated vegetation impacts under climate intervention. UCAR/NCAR - Library. https://n2t.org/ark:/85065/d7q2442d. Accessed 01 August 2025.

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