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Overview

Radley M. Horton is affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science, with a distinct focus on climate-related phenomena and the interactions between atmospheric conditions and societal impacts.

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • A typology of compound weather and climate events, 2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • The emergence of heat and humidity too severe for human tolerance, 2020, Science Advances
  • Understanding and managing connected extreme events, 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • Stronger temperature-moisture couplings exacerbate the impact of climate warming on global crop yields, 2021, Nature Food
  • Recent Increases in Exposure to Extreme Humid-Heat Events Disproportionately Affect Populated Regions, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Horton include Colin Raymond, Catherine Ivanovich, Ethan Coffel, Corey Lesk, and Philip Orton.

The main publication venues where Horton frequently publishes are:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Climate Change
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Horton's primary field of study is Environmental Science. Their subfields of focus encompass:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

The main topics addressed in Horton's work are:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management

This body of work highlights a comprehensive focus on the dynamics of climate systems, the effects of extreme weather events on human health and agriculture, and the development of models and assessments related to environmental risk.

Best Publications

  • A typology of compound weather and climate events

    Jakob Zscheischler;Jakob Zscheischler;Olivia Martius;Olivia Martius;Seth Westra;Emanuele Bevacqua

  • Probabilistic 21st and 22nd Century Sea-Level Projections at a Global Network of Tide-Gauge Sites

    Robert E. Kopp;Radley M. Horton;Christopher M. Little;Jerry X. Mitrovica

  • Impact of declining Arctic sea ice on winter snowfall

    Jiping Liu;Judith A. Curry;Huijun Wang;Mirong Song

  • The emergence of heat and humidity too severe for human tolerance

    Colin Raymond;Colin Raymond;Tom Matthews;Radley M. Horton;Radley M. Horton

  • New York, USA

    Radley Horton;Michael Dorsch;Lesley Patrick;Stephen Solecki

  • Understanding and managing connected extreme events

    Colin Raymond;Colin Raymond;Radley M. Horton;Jakob Zscheischler;Olivia Martius

  • Global and Regional Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States

    William V. Sweet;Robert Kopp;Christopher P. Weaver;Jayantha Obeysekera

  • A Review of Recent Advances in Research on Extreme Heat Events

    Radley M. Horton;Radley M. Horton;Justin S. Mankin;Justin S. Mankin;Corey Lesk;Ethan Coffel

  • Temperature and humidity based projections of a rapid rise in global heat stress exposure during the 21st century

    Ethan Coffel;Ethan Coffel;Radley M. Horton;Radley M. Horton;Alexander M. De Sherbinin

  • Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume I

    Donald J. Wuebbles;David W. Fahey;Kathy A. Hibbard;Jeff R. Arnold

  • Global sea level rise scenarios for the United States National Climate Assessment

    Adam S. Parris;Peter Bromirski;Virginia Burkett;Daniel R. Cayan

  • Amplified Rossby waves enhance risk of concurrent heatwaves in major breadbasket regions

    Kai Kornhuber;Kai Kornhuber;Dim Coumou;Dim Coumou;Elisabeth Vogel;Corey Lesk

  • Statistical Downscaling and Bias Correction of Climate Model Outputs for Climate Change Impact Assessment in the U.S. Northeast

    Kazi Farzan Ahmed;Guiling Wang;John Silander;Adam M. Wilson

  • Evolving Understanding of Antarctic Ice-Sheet Physics and Ambiguity in Probabilistic Sea-Level Projections

    Robert E. Kopp;Robert M. DeConto;Daniel A. Bader;Carling C. Hay;Carling C. Hay;Carling C. Hay

  • Developing coastal adaptation to climate change in the New York City infrastructure-shed: process, approach, tools, and strategies

    Cynthia Rosenzweig;William D. Solecki;Reginald Blake;Malcolm Bowman

  • Stronger temperature–moisture couplings exacerbate the impact of climate warming on global crop yields

    Corey Lesk;Corey Lesk;Ethan Coffel;Jonathan Winter;Deepak Ray

  • Sea level rise projections for current generation CGCMs based on the semi‐empirical method

    Radley Horton;Radley Horton;Celine Herweijer;Cynthia Rosenzweig;Jiping Liu

  • Reducing spread in climate model projections of a September ice-free Arctic

    Jiping Liu;Mirong Song;Radley M. Horton;Yongyun Hu

  • Projections of seasonal patterns in temperature- related deaths for Manhattan, New York

    Tiantian Li;Radley M. Horton;Patrick L. Kinney

  • Multi-factor impact analysis of agricultural production in Bangladesh with climate change

    Alex C. Ruane;David C. Major;Winston H. Yu;Mozaharul Alam;Mozaharul Alam

Frequent Co-Authors

Cynthia Rosenzweig
Cynthia Rosenzweig Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Robert E. Kopp
Robert E. Kopp Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Patrick L. Kinney
Patrick L. Kinney Boston University
Michael Oppenheimer
Michael Oppenheimer Princeton University
Justin S. Mankin
Justin S. Mankin Dartmouth College
William Solecki
William Solecki City University of New York
Alex C. Ruane
Alex C. Ruane Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Yongyun Hu
Yongyun Hu Peking University
Christopher M. Little
Christopher M. Little Atmospheric and Environmental Research
Jakob Zscheischler
Jakob Zscheischler Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

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