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Anthropogenic contributions to Australia's record summer temperatures of 2013 by Lewis, Sophie C., Karoly, David J.

“…Anthropogenic contributions to the record hot 2013 Australian summer are investigated using a suite of climate model experiments. This was the hottest…”
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Evaluation of Historical Diurnal Temperature Range Trends in CMIP5 Models by Lewis, Sophie C., Karoly, David J.

“…Diurnal temperature range (DTR) is a useful index of climatic change in addition to mean temperature changes. Observational records indicate that DTR has…”
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Dramatically increased rate of observed hot record breaking in recent Australian temperatures by Lewis, Sophie C., King, Andrew D.

“…Persistent extreme temperatures were observed in Australia during 2012–2014. We examine changes in the rate of hot and cold record breaking over the…”
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The timing of anthropogenic emergence in simulated climate extremes by King, Andrew D, Donat, Markus G, Fischer, Erich M, Hawkins, Ed, Alexander, Lisa V, Karoly, David J, Dittus, Andrea J, Lewis, Sophie C, Perkins, Sarah E

“…Determining the time of emergence of climates altered from their natural state by anthropogenic influences can help inform the development of adaptation and…”
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Attribution of the record high Central England temperature of 2014 to anthropogenic influences by King, Andrew D, Jan van Oldenborgh, Geert, Karoly, David J, Lewis, Sophie C, Cullen, Heidi

“…In 2014, Central England experienced its warmest year in a record extending back to 1659. Using both state-of-the-art climate models and empirical techniques,…”
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Evaluation of Extreme Temperatures Over Australia in the Historical Simulations of CMIP5 and CMIP6 Models by Deng, Xu, Perkins‐Kirkpatrick, Sarah E., Lewis, Sophie C., Ritchie, Elizabeth A.

“…Historical simulations of models participating in the sixth phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) are evaluated over 10 Australian regions…”
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Comparative evaluation of human heat stress indices on selected hospital admissions in Sydney, Australia by Goldie, James, Alexander, Lisa, Lewis, Sophie C., Sherwood, Steven

“…To find appropriate regression model specifications for counts of the daily hospital admissions of a Sydney cohort and determine which human heat stress…”
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Toward Calibrated Language for Effectively Communicating the Results of Extreme Event Attribution Studies by Lewis, Sophie C., King, Andrew D., Perkins‐Kirkpatrick, Sarah E., Wehner, Michael F.

“…Extreme event attribution studies attempt to quantify the role of human influences in observed weather and climate extremes. These studies are of broad…”
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Reply to Comment by Mandel et al. on “Numerically Bounded Linguistic Probability Schemes Are Unlikely to Communicate Uncertainty Effectively” by King, Andrew D., Perkins‐Kirkpatrick, Sarah E., Wehner, Michael F., Lewis, Sophie C.

“…We thank the Comment's authors for their considered critique of our paper. We respond to their main criticisms and hope that this discussion motivates further…”
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A review of past and projected changes in Australia's rainfall by Dey, Raktima, Lewis, Sophie C., Arblaster, Julie M., Abram, Nerilie J.

“…There has been much attention given to the spatial and temporal characteristics of changes in mean and extreme rainfall over Australia during the past century…”
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Assessing the Stationarity of Australian Precipitation Extremes in Forced and Unforced CMIP5 Simulations by Lewis, Sophie C.

“…Knowledge of the range of precipitation variability and extremes is restricted in regions such as Australia, where instrumental records are short and…”
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High-resolution stalagmite reconstructions of Australian–Indonesian monsoon rainfall variability during Heinrich stadial 3 and Greenland interstadial 4 by Lewis, Sophie C., Gagan, Michael K., Ayliffe, Linda K., Zhao, Jian-xin, Hantoro, Wahyoe S., Treble, Pauline C., Hellstrom, John C., LeGrande, Allegra N., Kelley, Maxwell, Schmidt, Gavin A., Suwargadi, Bambang W.

“…Little is known about the possible teleconnections between abrupt climatic changes originating in the North Atlantic and precipitation dynamics in the…”
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The drivers of extreme rainfall event timing in Australia by Dey, Raktima, Bador, Margot, Alexander, Lisa V., Lewis, Sophie C.

“…Australia experiences some of the world's most variable rainfall. Previous studies have mostly focused on understanding rainfall variability in terms of…”
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Australia's Unprecedented Future Temperature Extremes Under Paris Limits to Warming by Lewis, Sophie C., King, Andrew D., Mitchell, Daniel M.

“…Record‐breaking temperatures can detrimentally impact ecosystems, infrastructure, and human health. Previous studies show that climate change has influenced…”
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Investigating observed northwest Australian rainfall trends in Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5 detection and attribution experiments by Dey, Raktima, Lewis, Sophie C., Abram, Nerilie J.

“…Mean and extreme northwest Australian (NWA) summertime rainfall has increased significantly since 1950. While previous studies have explored a range of…”
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Evolution of mean, variance and extremes in 21st century temperatures by Lewis, Sophie C., King, Andrew D.

“…Warming of the climate system can result in very large corresponding changes in the occurrence of climate extremes. Temperature extremes may occur due to a…”
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Are estimates of anthropogenic and natural influences on Australia’s extreme 2010–2012 rainfall model-dependent? by Lewis, Sophie C., Karoly, David J.

“…Australia experienced much above average rainfall in association with strong, extended La Niña conditions during 2010–2012. Was the heavy Australian rainfall…”
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On the Linearity of Local and Regional Temperature Changes from 1.5°C to 2°C of Global Warming by King, Andrew D., Knutti, Reto, Uhe, Peter, Mitchell, Daniel M., Lewis, Sophie C., Arblaster, Julie M., Freychet, Nicolas

“…Given the Paris Agreement it is imperative there is greater understanding of the consequences of limiting global warming to the target 1.5° and 2°C levels…”
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Model, proxy and isotopic perspectives on the East African Humid Period by Tierney, Jessica E., Lewis, Sophie C., Cook, Benjamin I., LeGrande, Allegra N., Schmidt, Gavin A.

“…Both North and East Africa experienced more humid conditions during the early and mid-Holocene epoch (11,000–5000 yr BP; 11–5 ka) relative to today. The North…”
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Changes in relative fit of human heat stress indices to cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal hospitalizations across five Australian urban populations by Goldie, James, Alexander, Lisa, Lewis, Sophie C., Sherwood, Steven C., Bambrick, Hilary

“…Various human heat stress indices have been developed to relate atmospheric measures of extreme heat to human health impacts, but the usefulness of different…”
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