Extreme wind and five-day precipitation dataset based on the 0.11° daily Euro-CORDEX regional climate simulations for 1976 to 2100.

Extreme weather events, such as those associated with winds and precipitation, result in billions of euros in damages annually. While changes in extreme precipitation due to global warming have already been detected at sub-continental scales, their complex characteristics make them a challenges to asses at more regional scales. Extreme winds present an even greater challenge as the varying dynamical response to global warming exhibits high levels of uncertainty.

North Atlantic Oscillation in winter is largely insensitive to autumn Barents-Kara sea ice variability.

Arctic sea ice extent in autumn is significantly correlated with the winter North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) in the satellite era. However, questions about the robustness and reproducibility of the relationship persist. Here, we show that climate models are able to simulate periods of strong ice-NAO correlation, albeit rarely.