Science Sources

Search the database below for peer-reviewed studies and organizational reports documenting climate change trends. (Note: The database does not include studies on projected, or future change.) For studies that specifically identify the fingerprint of climate change on observed trends and events, visit Science Sources: Detection and Attribution.

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Title Source Date Author(s)
IPCC AR5 WGI: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis Cambridge University Press Stocker, T.F., D. Qin, G.-K. Plattner, M. Tignor, S.K. Allen, J. Boschung, A. Nauels, Y. Xia, V. Bex and P.M. Midgley (eds.)
Attribution of climate extreme events Nature Climate Change Kevin E. Trenberth, John T. Fasullo & Theodore G. Shepherd
NCA 4: Climate Change Impacts in the United States (Volume I) U.S. Global Change Research Program Donald Wuebbles, David Fahey, and Kathleen Hibbard
Tropical Cyclones and Climate Change Assessment: Part I Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Thomas Knutson, Suzana J. Camargo, Johnny C. L. Chan, Kerry Emanuel, Chang-Hoi Ho, James Kossin, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Masaki Satoh, Masato Sugi, Kevin Walsh, and Liguang Wu
Climate change now detectable from any single day of weather at global scale Nature Climate Change Sebastian Sippel, Nicolai Meinshausen, Erich M. Fischer, Enikő Székely, Reto Knutti
Title Source Date Author(s)
Factors contributing to the summer 2003 European heatwave Weather Black, Emily, Blackburn, Mike, Harrison, Giles, Hoskins, Brian, Methven, John
More Intense, More Frequent, and Longer Lasting Heat Waves in the 21st Century Science Gerald A. Meehl, Claudia Tebaldi
Detecting the effect of climate change on Canadian forest fires Geophysical Research Letters N. P. Gillett, A. J. Weaver, F. W. Zwiers, M. D. Flannigan
Ozone and Short-term Mortality in 95 US Urban Communities, 1987-2000 JAMA Michelle L. Bell, Aidan McDermott, Scott L. Zeger, Jonathan M. Samet, Francesca Dominici
Human contribution to the European heatwave of 2003 Nature Peter A. Stott, D. A. Stone, M. R. Allen
Trends in indices for extremes in daily temperature and precipitation in central and western Europe, 1901–99 International Journal of Climatology Moberg, Anders, Jones, Philip D.
New estimates of future changes in extreme rainfall across the UK using regional climate model integrations Journal of Hydrology H.J. Fowler, M. Ekströmb, C.G. Kilsbya, P.D. Jones
Signals of anthropogenic influence on European warming as seen in the trend patterns of daily temperature variance International Journal of Climatology Klein Tank, A. M. G., Können, G. P., Selten, F. M.
Changes toward Earlier Streamflow Timing across Western North America American Meteorological Society Iris T. Stewart, Daniel R. Cayan, and Michael D. Dettinger
Extracting a Climate Signal from 169 Glacier Records Science J. Oerlemans
Trends in Intense Precipitation in the Climate Record AMS Journal of Climate Pavel Ya Groisman
Detecting and Attributing External Influences on the Climate System: A Review of Recent Advances AMS Journal of Climate Tim Barnett
Contributions from California Coastal-Zone Surface Fluxes to Heavy Coastal Precipitation: A CALJET Case Study during the Strong El Niño of 1998 American Meteorological Society P. Ola G. Persson, P. J. Neiman, B. Walter, J-W. Bao and F. M. Ralph
Risk Mitigation Strategies for Tornadoes in the Context of Climate Change and Development Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change G. A. McBean
Penetration of Human-Induced Warming into the World's Oceans Science Tim P. Barnett, David W. Pierce, Krishna M. AchutaRao, Peter J. Gleckler, Benjamin D. Santer, Jonathan M. Gregory, Warren M. Washington
Increasing destructiveness of tropical cyclones over the past 30 years Nature Kerry Emanuel
Stability of the Larsen B ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula during the Holocene epoch Nature Eugene Domack, Diana Duran, Amy Leventer, Scott Ishman, Sarah Doane, Scott McCallum, David Amblas, Jim Ring, Robert Gilbert & Michael Prentice
Dynamic and thermodynamic changes in mean and extreme precipitation under changed climate Geophysical Research Letters Emori, S., Brown, S. J.
Changes in Tropical Cyclone Number, Duration, and Intensity in a Warming Environment Science P. J. Webster, G. J. Holland, J. A. Curry, H.-R. Chang
Response of Extreme Storm Tide Levels to Long-term Sea Level Change Oceans, 2005: Proceedings of Marine Technology Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Chris E. Zervas