Figure 4: Common causes of extreme weather events during the time period 2005–2015.
From: Extreme weather caused by concurrent cyclone, front and thunderstorm occurrences

Maps are shown of the type of storm combination that is most frequently associated with extreme precipitation events (a) and extreme wind events (b). The land-sea mask of the ERA-Interim reanalysis is used for the coastlines shown here (data visualisations produced using IDL [8.5] (Exelis Visual Information Solutions, Boulder, Colorado)).