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Adjusting crop planting calendars in relation to unforeseen climate-related events now falls under the umbrella term “climate change adaptation”, but the people on the ground don’t always see it like that. Galina Sharapova/Shutterstock

Climate‑related ‘silent adaptation’ coping strategies are going beyond official directives

At local level, many grassroots initiatives are cropping up to tackle unforeseen climate-related events, but improvising and instinctive ways of working are often overlooked in public policy.
People try to stay cool on the sweltering streets of Manhattan during a heat wave in July 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

How do scientists know if climate change made a heat wave, extreme storm or wildfire worse?

A National Academy of Sciences report examined the latest advances in extreme event attribution science. As four of the authors explain, the type of disaster makes a difference.

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