EEE 2018: Anthropogenic Impacts on the Exceptional Precipitation of 2018 in the Mid-Atlantic

Winter, J. M., Huang, H., Osterberg, E. C., and Mankin, J. S.

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Main finding:

Exceptional January–September total precipitation contributed to flooding across the mid-Atlantic United States from May to September 2018, and was made 1.1 to 2.3 times more likely by anthropogenic climate change.

Larger report:

EEE 2018 = Explaining Extreme Events of 2017 from a Climate Perspective

EEE 2018: Anthropogenic Impacts on the Exceptional Precipitation of 2018 in the Mid-Atlantic

Main finding:

Larger report:

Related Climate Signals

Total Precipitation Increase