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Emerging low-cloud feedback and adjustment in global satellite observations

March 2026
Paulo Ceppi, Sarah Wilson Kemsley, Hendrik Andersen, Timothy Andrews, Ryan J. Kramer, Peer Nowack, Casey J. Wall, and Mark D. Zelinka
EGU: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
This peer-reviewed study investigates the human-caused decline in global cloudiness, and its subsequent contribution to the Earth's energy imbalance and climate change.Read More →

Storyline-Based Climate Attribution Reveals Strong Intensification of 2018–2022 Multi-Year Droughts in Europe

March 2026
Ray Kettaren, Antonio Sánchez-Benítez, Helge Goessling, Marylou Athanase, Rohini Kumar, Luis Samaniego, Oldrich Rakovec
Earth's Future
This peer-reviewed study evaluated the 2018-2022 European drought by applying a storyline attribution framework, finding that higher warming levels intensify the severity and geographic scope of droughts.Read More →

Carbon Majors: 2024 Data Update

February 2026
Carbon Majors
Carbon Majors
The Carbon Majors database published an update reflecting sources of over 30 Gt CO2 equivalent of greenhouse gases emitted in 2024 and tracking new trends.Read More →

Quantifying the regional to global climate impacts of individual fossil fuel projects to inform decision-making

October 2025
Nerilie J. Abram, Nicola Maher, Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Georgina M. Falster, Terry P. Hughes, Katrin J. Meissner, Louise J. Slater, Andrew D. King, Andrew J. Pitman, Gillian Moon & Wesley Morgan
Nature - NPJ Climate Action
This peer-reviewed study evaluates the warming attributable to individual project-level fossil fuel projects for the purpose of risk assessments and project approval, offering a science-based tool for decisionmakers.Read More →

Wildfire smoke exposure and mortality burden in the USA under climate change

September 2025
Minghao Qiu, Jessica Li, Carlos F. Gould, Renzhi Jing, Makoto Kelp, Marissa L. Childs, Jeff Wen, Yuanyu Xie, Meiyun Lin, Mathew V. Kiang, Sam Heft-Neal, Noah S. Diffenbaugh, Marshall Burke
Nature
This peer-reviewed study examines the effects of climate change on wildfire smoke, associated mortality, and subsequent economic damages, which are among the most costly consequences of climate change in the USA.Read More →

Health losses attributed to anthropogenic climate change

September 2025
Colin J. Carlson, Dann Mitchell, Rory Gibb, Rupert F. Stuart-Smith, Tamma Carleton, Torre E. Lavelle, Catherine A. Lippi, Megan Lukas-Sithole, Michelle A. North, Sadie J. Ryan, Dorcas Stella Shumba, Matthew Chersich, Mark New & Christopher H. Trisos
Nature Climate Change
This report analyzes existing health attribution studies, finding that end-to-end studies are lacking, and encouraging greater investment in source and impact attribution studies for use in legal action, and additional focus on the global south.Read More →

Climate Damages to the U.S. Economy from U.S. Transportation Emissions

September 2025
Justin S. Mankin, Alexander R. Gottlieb, Christopher W. Callahan
Dartmouth Climate Modeling & Impacts Group
This study uses peer-reviewed climate damage attribution methods to estimate that climate damages to the U.S. economy caused by the U.S. transportation sector totaled $68.0 billion between 1973-2023.Read More →