Extreme Heat: The Economic and Social Consequences for the United States
This report quantifies the impacts of heat under current and future conditions.Read More →
Greater Yellowstone Climate Assessment: Past, Present, and Future Climate Change in Greater Yellowstone Watersheds
This assessment presents an in-depth summary of past, historical, and projected future changes to temperature, precipitation, and water in the Greater Yellowstone Area.Read More →
Heat Waves, Climate Change, and Economic Output
Using a global dataset spanning 1979–2016, the authors show agricultural losses from past heat waves are up to an order of magnitude larger than suggested by standard approaches.Read More →
Extreme Climate and Absence from Work: Evidence from Jamaica
This study investigated the impact of extreme climate events on work absence in Jamaica.Read More →
2021 State of Climate Services: Water
This report explores the progress made by WMO Members in using climate services to address water-related challenges.Read More →
State of the Climate in Africa 2020
This report summarizes climate trends, observed high-impact events, and associated risks and impacts on key sensitive sectors in Africa during the year 2020.Read More →
Climate change risk to global port operations
This study presents an analysis of historical global risk to port operations under a high-end warming scenario.Read More →
LEGAL RESOURCE – Supporting Technical Report of Dr. Carlos Afonso Nobre – Institute of Amazonian Studies v. Brazil
This Expert Report filed by plaintiffs in a Brazilian Federal District Court assesses the impact of Amazon deforestation on global climate change, and on climate change impacts in Brazil.Read More →
LEGAL RESOURCE – Independent Expert Report of Dr. Karl Mallon – Sharma & Others v. Minister for the Environment
This Independent Expert Report, submitted in Sharma v. Minister for the Environment, assesses the foreseeable future impacts of a new coal mine in Australia on people in Australia between the ages of zero and 18 in the year 2020.Read More →
Extreme heat and stock market activity
Empirical analyses show that, on average, trading volumes fall significantly (between 4% and 10%) when maximum daily temperatures exceed 30 °C (86 °F).Read More →