International weather and climate events of 2012

This talk gives an overview of noteworthy large-scale weather and climate anomalies in 2012, with a discussion of the resultant seasonal temperature and precipitation anomalies around the Globe. Weather and climate events include severe drought conditions, heat waves, wildfire seasons, major tropical cyclones and extratropical storms, flooding rains, snow storms, sea ice conditions, as well as cold waves. Where possible, these are related to the ENSO conditions of last year, as well as to expected impacts due to anthropogenic climate change.