Instead of asking whether climate change caused a heatwave, we should ask how much hotter it became because of fossil fuel emissions.
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Cimate scientists are more certain than ever that humans are changing the climate – but there are signs of hope on the horizon.
In a single day, Melissa exploded from a moderate storm into a major hurricane with 170mph winds.
Claimants in climate liability cases will benefit from a new emissions attribution method.
Warming ocean water is ‘rocket fuel’ for increasingly destructive hurricanes.
Global heating may be making the weather systems behind heatwaves more common in Europe.
How scientists are improving their understanding of the connection between extremes and climate change – and what’s to come. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
Rapid attribution studies reveal climate change’s influence on the weather, but they’re expensive and time-consuming.
A new attribution study finds human-caused climate change made Europe’s July floods more likely. What about Tennessee’s flooding? An atmospheric scientist explains how scientists make the connection.
The latest report on climate science comes on the heels of heatwaves, wildfires, flooding and storms. It will help policy-makers act on plans to curb emissions or adapt to climate change.
Scientists used artificial neural networks to analyze precipitation records. They found evidence of human activities influencing extreme rainfall or snowfall around the world.
For the first time, scientists have been able to quantify how much climate change contributed to glacial melt, using more than 40 years of data from New Zealand’s retreating glaciers.
Media reports are starting to directly connect climate change to its weather effects in local communities. But how you respond to those linkages depends on what you already think about climate change.
With California suffering another devastating wildfire year, more people are wondering about whether and how global warming is contributing. A climate scientist explains.
For the first time in years, Americans are acutely aware of the perils of extreme weather, but don’t expect views on climate risks to shift overnight.
What scientists know – and don’t know – about the linkage between climate change and hurricanes.
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Imperial College London
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