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Climate Damages to the U.S. Economy from U.S. Power Sector Emissions

June 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. power sector totaled $78 billion between 1973-2023.Read More →

Climate Change and the Escalation of Global Extreme Heat

May 2025
Giguere, Otto, Tannenbaum, Vahlberg, et al.
Climate Central, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, World Weather Attribution
This report assesses the influence that climate change has had on heat waves from May 1, 2024 to May 1, 2025, finding that human-driven climate change is making heat events longer and more likely.Read More →

Hurricane Ida’s Blackout-Heatwave Compound Risk in a Changing Climate

May 2025
Kairui Feng, Ning Lin, Avantika Gori, Dazhi Xi, Min Ouyang, and Michael Oppenheimer
Nature Communications
This study examines the increased tropical cyclone-blackout-heatwave compound risk in Louisiana and finds that the return period of major events is expected to decrease by 17 times in this century. Read More →

Granger causal inference for climate change attribution

May 2025
Mark D Risser, Mohammed Ombadi and Michael F Wehner
Environmental Research: Climate
This peer-reviewed study evaluates the usefulness of different attribution analysis techniques, finding that Granger causation can be particularly helpful in certain circumstances, including rapid attribution analysis.Read More →