Climate Attribution

Twentieth-Century Hydroclimate Changes Consistent with Human Influence

May 2019
Kate Marvel, Benjamin I. Cook, Céline J. W. Bonfils, Paul J. Durack, Jason E. Smerdon, A. Park Williams
Nature
This study reconstructs the Palmer drought severity index obtained with data from tree rings, demonstrating that human activities were probably affecting the worldwide risk of droughts as early as the beginning of the twentieth century. Read More →

2019 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction

January 2019
IEA, GlobalABC, UNEP
UNEP
This report provides an overview of the global buildings and construction sector. It discusses the trends in energy demand, the role of policy, technological advancements, and investment in shaping a sustainable future for the sector.Read More →

How Fast Are the Oceans Warming?

January 2019
Lijing Cheng, John Abraham, Zeke Hausfather, Kevin E. Trenberth
Science
This study presents observational records that show the rapid warming of the Earth’s oceans over the past few decades.Read More →

Even Heavier Weather

December 2018
Richard Black
Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit
This report shows that in 2018, scientists published at least 43 research papers looking at links between climate change and extreme weather events, of which 32 found that climate change made the events more likely or more intense.Read More →

Marine Heatwaves Under Global Warming

August 2018
Thomas L. Frölicher, Erich M. Fischer, Nicolas Gruber
Nature
This report argues that marine heat waves (MHWs) are becoming longer-lasting and more frequent, extensive and intense in the past few decades, and that this trend will accelerate under further global warming.Read More →