極端天氣 

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極端天氣(英語:Extreme weather)指非正常、嚴重、季節性,或超出歷史平均數值的天氣[1]。通常極端天氣以當地過往天氣數字為基礎,並被訂為是基數中最不常見的百分之十[2]。近年人為的全球暖化洋流變化氣壓變化等被認為是造成極端天氣的成因[3][4][5]。亦有研究顯示未來的極端天氣現象將增加。[6][7]

  1. ^ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 2.7 Has Climate Variability, or have Climate Extremes, Changed? 互联网档案馆存檔,存档日期2005-11-01.
  2. ^ NOAA. Extreme Events. [2016-01-25]. (原始内容存档于2021-09-20). 
  3. ^ Scientists attribute extreme weather to man-made climate change页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆).
  4. ^ Hansen, J; Sato, M; Ruedy, R; Lacis, A; Oinas, V. Global warming in the twenty-first century: an alternative scenario. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2000, 97 (18): 9875–80. Bibcode:2000PNAS...97.9875H. PMC 27611可免费查阅. PMID 10944197. doi:10.1073/pnas.170278997. 
  5. ^ Extremely Bad Weather:页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) Studies start linking climate change to current events November 17, 2012; Vol.182 #10 Science News
  6. ^ Study Indicates a Greater Threat of Extreme Weather页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) April 26, 2012
  7. ^ Hansen, J.; Sato, M.; Ruedy, R. PNAS Plus: Perception of climate change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2012, 109 (37): E2415. Bibcode:2012PNAS..109E2415H. doi:10.1073/pnas.1205276109. 



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