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)
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
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
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
NCA 4: Climate Change Impacts in the United States (Volume I) U.S. Global Change Research Program Donald Wuebbles, David Fahey, and Kathleen Hibbard
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Large Wildfires in Forests: What Can be Done? Action Bioscience Scott L. Stephens, Malcolm P. North, and Brandon M. Collins
Record-Setting Ocean Warmth Continued in 2019 Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Lijing Chengm, John Abraham, Jiang Zhu, Kevin E. Trenberth, John Fasullo,Tim Boyer, Ricardo Locarnini, Bin Zhang, Fujiang Yu, Liying Wan, Xingrong Chen, Xiangzhou Song, Yulong Liu, and Michael E. Mann
Unprecedented warming revealed from multi-proxy reconstruction of temperature in southern China for the past 160 years Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Yang Liu, Jingyun Zheng, Zhixin Hao, Xuezhen Zhang
Trends of extreme precipitation in eastern China and their possible causes Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Run Liu, Shaw Chen Liu, Ralph J. Cicerone, Chein-Jung Shiu, Jun Li, Jingli Wang, Yuanhang Zhang
2017 was the Warmest Year on Record for the Global Ocean Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Lijing Cheng and Jiang Zhu
Dry and wet rainy seasons in the Mantaro river basin (Central Peruvian Andes) Advances in Geosciences Y. Silva, K. Takahashi, and R. Chavez
Relationship between Evapotranspiration and Land Surface Temperature under Energy- and Water-Limited Conditions in Dry and Cold Climates Advances in Meteorology Zhigang Sun, Qinxue Wang, Ochirbat Batkhishig, and Zhu Ouyang
Association of Taiwan’s Rainfall Patterns with Large-Scale Oceanic and Atmospheric Phenomena Advances in Meteorology Yi-Chun Kuo, Ming-An Lee, and Mong-Ming Lu
Characterization of extreme precipitation within atmospheric river events over California Advances in Statistical Climatology Meteorology and Oceanography Jeon, S.; Prabhat; Byna, S.; Gu, J.; Collins, W. D.; Wehner, M. F.
Investigating the relationship between the frequency of flooding over the central United States and large-scale climate Advances in Water Resources Iman Mallakpour and Gabriele Villarini
Roles of climate and agricultural practices in discharge changes in an agricultural watershed in Iowa Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment Gabriele Villarini and Aaron Strong
Factors affecting epizootics of winter ticks and mortality of moose Alces Samuel, W. M.
Winter ticks on moose and other ungulates: factors influencing their population size Alces Samuel, W. M., & Welch, Dwight A.
Fine-scale temperature patterns in the southern boreal forest: implications for the cold-adapted moose Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose Bryce Olson, Steve K. Windels, Mark Fulton, Ron Moen
The impact of climate change and aeroallergens on children's health Allergy and Asthma Proceedings Schmier JK and Ebi KL
What We Know – The Reality, Risks, and Response To Climate Change American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Mario Molina, James McCarthy, Diana Wall, Richard Alley, Julia Cole, Sarah Das, Noah Diffenbaugh, Kerry Emanuel, Howard Frumkin, Katharine Hayhoe, Camille Parmesan, Marshall Shepherd
Time-Course of Cause-Specific Hospital Admissions During Snowstorms: An Analysis of Electronic Medical Records From Major Hospitals in Boston, Massachusetts American Journal of Epidemiology Bobb, Jennifer F., Ho, Kalon K. L., Yeh, Robert W., Harrington, Lori, Zai, Adrian, Liao, Katherine P., Dominici, Francesca
Mortality Displacement as a Function of Heat Event Strength in 7 US Cities American Journal of Epidemiology Saha, Michael V., Davis, Robert E., Hondula, David M.
Occupational heat‐related illness emergency department visits and inpatient hospitalizations in the southeast region, 2007–2011 American Journal of Industrial Medicine L. Harduar Morano, T.L. Bunn, M. Lackovic, A. Lavender, G.T.T. Dang, J.J. Chalmers, Y. Li, L. Zhang, D.D. Flammia
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children After Hurricane Katrina: Predicting the Need for Mental Health Services American Journal of Orthopsychiatry Howard J. Osofsky, Joy D. Osofsky, Mindy Kronenberg, Adrianne Brennan, Tonya Cross Hansel