Globally Increased Cropland Soil Exposure to Climate Extremes in Recent Decades
This study analyzes soil quality and soil degradation in areas with higher vulnerability to climate extremes.Read More →
High-Income Groups Disproportionately Contribute to Climate Extremes Worldwide
This study finds that two-thirds of global warming is attributable to the GHG emissions of the wealthiest 10% of people. Read More →
Anthropogenic Forcing Dominates Changes in Compound Long-Duration Dry and Heat Extremes in China
This study finds anthropogenic forcing to be a driving factor in compound dry and heat extremes in China.Read More →
Detection and Attribution of Trends of Meteorological Extremes in Central America
This study examines whether extreme rainfall and temperature indices are associated with human-driven climate change or could be explained by natural causes.Read More →
Decreased Likelihood of Schooling as a Consequence of Tropical Cyclones: Evidence from 13 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
This study assesses the impact of tropical cyclones on educational attainment using data from 5.4 million individuals in 13 countries. It emphasizes the need to protect schooling in the face of increasingly severe tropical cyclones.Read More →
Carbon majors and the scientific case for climate liability
This peer-reviewed article outlines a transparent, reproducible and flexible framework to formalize how end-to-end attribution could inform litigation by assessing whose emissions are responsible for which harms.Read More →
Temperature Thresholds Induce Abrupt Shifts in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Montane Ecosystems Worldwide
This study finds that biodiversity and ecosystem services have abrupt responses to local temperature variation, which highlights the sensitivity of montane ecosystems to climate change.Read More →
LEGAL RESOURCE – Expert Report of Daniel Swain, County of Multnomah v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
In this expert report, filed by plaintiffs in "County of Multnomah v. Exxon Mobil Corp.," the author provides expert testimony on evidence that human-driven climate change influenced extreme weather events in Oregon.Read More →
Global Warming Drives a Threefold Increase in Persistence and 1°C Rise in Intensity of Marine Heatwaves
This study provides a quantitative assessment of global warming's impact on marine heatwaves and concludes that global warming has contributed to both the increased frequency and intensity of marine heatwaves.Read More →
LEGAL RESOURCE – Expert Report of Richard Heede, County of Multnomah v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
In this expert report, filed by plaintiffs in "County of Multnomah v. Exxon Mobil Corp.," the author provides expert testimony regarding the results of a source attribution study on several fossil fuel and related companies.Read More →