This study finds that the chances of a record-breaking heatwave in north-west India and Pakistan has been made over 100 times more likely because of climate change.Read More →
Nicholas J. Leach, Antje Weisheimer, Myles R. Allen, and Tim Palmer
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
This study uses a forecast-based methodology to partially attribute the direct radiative effect of increased CO2 concentrations on the exceptional European winter heatwave of February 2019.Read More →
Nicholas H Wolff, PhD, Lucas R Vargas Zeppetello, MS, Luke A Parsons, PhD, Ike Aggraeni, PhD, Prof David S Battisti, PhD, Prof Kristie L Ebi, PhD, Edward T Game, PhD, Timm Kroeger, PhD, Yuta J Masuda, PhD, and June T Spector, MD
The Lancet Planetary Health
This study estimates the effects of deforestation and climate change on all-cause mortality and unsafe work conditions due to heat exposure in the tropics.Read More →
John Nielsen-Gammon, Sara Holman, Austin Buley, Savannah Jorgensen
Texas A&M University Office of the Texas State Climatologist
This report analyzes historic observations of temperature, precipitation, and extreme weather in Texas and identifies ongoing and likely future trends out to the year 2036.Read More →
Wim Thiery, Stefan Lange, Joeri Rogelj, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Lukas Gudmundsson, Sonia I. Seneviratne, Marina Andrijevic, Katja Frieler, Kerry Emanuel, Tobias Geiger, David N. Bresch, Fang Zhao, Sven N. Willner, Matthias Büchner, Jan Volkholz, Nico Bauer, Jinfeng Chang, Philippe Ciais, Marie Dury, Louis François, Manolis Grillakis, Simon N. Gosling, Naota Hanasaki, Thomas Hickler, Veronika Huber, Akihiko Ito, Jonas Jägermeyr, Nikolay Khabarov, Aristeidis Koutroulis, Wenfeng Liu, Wolfgang Lutz, Matthias Mengel, Christoph Müller, Sebastian Ostberg, Christopher P. O. Reyer, Tobias Stacke, Yoshihide Wada
Science
This study estimates that, under current climate pledges, children born in 2020 will experience a two- to sevenfold increase in extreme events, particularly heat waves, compared with people born in 1960.Read More →
Guomin Wang, Pandora Hope, Eun-Pa Lim, Harry H. Hendon, Julie M Arblaster
American-Meteorological Society
This paper describes a method to attribute extreme weather and climate events to observed increases in atmospheric CO2 using an initialized subseasonal to seasonal coupled global climate prediction system.Read More →
Mohau J. Mateyisi, Malebajoa A. Maoela, Amukelani Maluleke, Mokhele E. Moeletsi, Graham von Maltitz
Springer
Statistically significant warming trends at 5 of 10 climate stations within the Limpopo province in South Africa were observed from 1941-2016.Read More →