Physical Society Colloquium
Heat, Wind, and Fire:
Extreme climate events in a
historical context
Institute of the Environment
University of Arizona
Between hurricanes Irma and Maria, wildfires in California, and
the “Lucifer” heatwave in Europe, 2017 was a year
of climate extremes. Extreme climate events are rare per definition and
long-term records are needed to put their recent frequency and intensity in
a historical context.
In my talk, I will present three tree-ring based studies aimed at providing
long-term records of Caribbean hurricane, California wildfire, and European
heatwave occurrence. I will show how our century-long proxy records have
improved our understanding of the climate dynamical and external drivers of
extreme climate events.
Friday, February 9th 2018, 15:30
Ernest Rutherford Physics Building, Keys Auditorium (room 112)
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