Frequent summer temperature extremes reflect changes in the mean, not the variance

Comment

Andrew Rhines et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013.

. 2013 Feb 12;110(7):E546.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.1218748110. Epub 2013 Feb 5.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Reply to Rhines and Huybers: changes in the frequency of extreme summer heat.
Hansen J, Sato M, Ruedy R. Hansen J, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Feb 12;110(7):E547-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1220916110. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013. PMID: 23530273 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Perception of climate change.
Hansen J, Sato M, Ruedy R. Hansen J, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Sep 11;109(37):E2415-23. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1205276109. Epub 2012 Aug 6. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012. PMID: 22869707 Free PMC article.

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