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Impact Attribution

This category encompasses research aimed at understanding how global climate change affects human and natural systems. The resources listed below deal with localized physical impacts, such as floods, droughts, and sea level rise, and the corresponding effects on infrastructure, public health, ecosystems, agriculture, and economies.

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Legal Resource – Expert Report of Climatological Experts – The Planet v. Bolsonaro

August 2021
Rupert F. Stuart-Smith, Ben J. Clarke, Luke J. Harrington, Friederike E.L. Otto
Legal Document – The Planet v. Bolsonaro
In this expert report, filed by plaintiffs in "The Planet v. Bolsonaro," the authors provide expert testimony regarding the impact of deforestation in Brazil on climate change and global consequences. Read More →

Northern shrimp Pandalus borealis population collapse linked to climate-driven shifts in predator distribution

July 2021
R. Anne Richards and Margaret Hunter
PLOS One
This study links climate-driven shifts in longfin squid to the collapse of the northern shrimp population in the Gulf of Maine.Read More →

High ambient temperature and child emergency and hospital visits in New York City

June 2021
Li Niu, Maria Teresa Herrera, Blean Girma, Bian Liu, Leah Schinasi, Jane E. Clougherty, Perry E. Sheffield
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
This study assesses the differing associations between high ambient temperatures and risk of emergency department visits and hospitalizations among children by age group in New York City.Read More →

Greater Yellowstone Climate Assessment: Past, Present, and Future Climate Change in Greater Yellowstone Watersheds

June 2021
Steven Hostetler, Cathy Whitlock, Bryan Shuman, David Liefert, Charles Wolf Drimal, and Scott Bischke
Greater Yellowstone Climate Assessment
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 →

Climate Change and Human Health in Montana: A Special Report of the Montana Climate Assessment

January 2021
Alexandra Adams, Robert Byron, Bruce Maxwell, Susan Higgins, Margaret Eggers, Lori Byron, Cathy Whitlock
Montana Climate Assessment
This report assesses the human health impacts of climate change in Montana.Read More →

2021 State of Climate Services: Water

January 2021
World Meteorological Organization
World Meteorological Organization
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

January 2021
World Meteorological Organization
World Meteorological Organization
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 →

2021 Vermont Climate Assessment

January 2021
The University of Vermont, The Nature Conservatory
The University of Vermont, The Nature Conservatory
This assessment provides a framework for understanding climate change impacts in Vermont.Read More →

Limiting global warming to 1.5º C will lower increases in inequalities of four hazard indicators of climate change

November 2019
Hideo Shiogama, Tomoko Hasegawa, Shinichiro Fujimori, Daisuke Murakami, Kiyoshi Takahashi, Katsumasa Tanaka, Seita Emori, Izumi Kubota, Manabu Abe, Yukiko Imada, Masahiro Watanabe, Daniel Mitchell, Nathalie Schaller, Jana Sillmann, Erich Fischer, John Scinocca, Ingo Bethke, Ludwig Lierhammer, Jun'ya Takakura, Tim Trautmann, Petra Döll, Sebastian Ostberg, Hannes Schmeid, Fahad Saeed, and Carl-Friedrich Schleussner
Environmental Research Letters
This peer-reviewed study uses climate modeling and socioeconomic indexes to predict the impact of extreme events under 1.5º C and 2º C of warming, especially their impact on least developed countries.Read More →

2017 Montana Climate Assessment

September 2017
Cathy Whitlock, Wyatt F. Cross, Bruce Maxwell, Nick Silverman, and Alisa A. Wade
Montana Climate Assessment
This assessment reports on climate trends and their consequences for three of Montana’s vital sectors: water, forests, and agriculture.Read More →

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