Drought

Tropical atmospheric drivers of wintertime European precipitation events

From observations, we identify a wave-like pattern associated with northwestern European seasonal precipitation events. These events are associated with tropical precipitation anomalies, prompting us to investigate if there are any …

Skilful Seasonal Predictions of Summer European Rainfall

Year-to-year variability in Northern European summer rainfall has profound societal and economic impacts; however, current seasonal forecast systems show no significant forecast skill. Here we show that skillful predictions are possible (r ~0.5, p < …