'So far, scientists have detected no increase in extreme weather events.' Finding of $4.5 million EU funded conference on 'extreme weather,' Nature Magazine, 4/9/13

4/9/13, "Wild weather can send greenhouse gases spiralling," Nature.com, Quirin Schiermeier

"Researchers get to grips with effects of heat, drought and storms on carbon release."

"The meeting was organized by the CARBO-Extreme project, a €3.3-million (US$4.5-million) collaboration of 27 groups from 12 countries, funded by the European Union. Attendees showed off an array of tools for uncovering how extreme events affect terrestrial carbon cycles, including numerical models, CO₂ flux measurements and field experiments. The challenge now, says Ciais, is to predict how the frequency of climate extremes will change, and to model the intricate physiological responses — some of which are poorly understood — of plants and ecosystems....

So far, scientists have detected no increase in extreme weather events."...(parag. 6, 1st sentence).







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