Peer-reviewed Study Archives - Page 2 of 51

Methodological Considerations in Climate Attribution: Disparities in Representing the Impact of Climate Change during the 2020–21 Record Breaking Western United States Drought

Published:July 2025

Author(s):Sara Graves, Benjamin Bass, Stefan Rahimi, and Alex Hall

Publisher:Journal of Climate

This peer-reviewed study evaluated methodologies and complexity of modeling drought in the Western United States and the impact of climate change.Read More →

Record-Breaking 2023 Marine Heatwaves

Published:July 2025

Author(s):Tianyun Dong et al.

Publisher:Science

This study reports on record-breaking marine heat waves in 2023, which depart from historic averages in duration, extent, and intensity.Read More →

The attribution of human health outcomes to climate change: transdisciplinary practical guidance

Published:July 2025

Author(s):K. L. Ebi, A. Haines, R. F. S. Andrade, et. al.

Publisher:Climatic Change

This peer-reviewed guidance document published by experts in health and climate science suggests several pathways for transdisciplinary studies on the attribution of health impacts to climate change.Read More →

Climate Change Has Increased the Odds of Extreme Regional Forest Fire Years Globally

Published:July 2025

Author(s):John T. Abatzoglou, Crystal A. Kolden, Alison C. Cullen, Mojtaba Sadegh, Emily L. Williams, Marco Turco, Matthew W. Jones

Publisher:Nature Communications

This study finds that human-driven climate change "rais[es] the odds of extreme climate-driven fire years across forested regions of the globe."Read More →

High-Frequency Data Reveal Limits of Adaptation to Heat in Animal Agriculture

Published:July 2025

Author(s):Claire Palandri et al.

Publisher:Science Advances

This study looks at the impacts of climate change on food systems with a focus on dairy products and concludes that extreme heat reduces milk yield.Read More →

Adverse Birth Outcomes Associated with Heat Stress and Wildfire Smoke Exposure During Preconception and Pregnancy

Published:June 2025

Author(s):Roxana Khalili et al.

Publisher:Environmental Science and Technology

This study looks at the connection between preconception and prenatal heat stress and wildfire smoke exposure with adverse birth outcomes. Read More →

Biophysical Effects of Land Cover Changes in West Africa: A Systematic Review

Published:June 2025

Author(s):Abdel Nassirou Yahaya Seydou et al.

Publisher:Environmental Research Letters

This study finds that deforestation and other land use changes in West Africa contribute to regional warming.Read More →

Climate-Change-Induced Seismicity: The Recent Onset of Seasonal Microseismicity at the Grandes Jorasses, Mont Blanc Massif, France/Italy

Published:June 2025

Author(s):Verena Simon, Toni Kraft, Jean-Christophe Maréchal, Agnès Helmstetter, Tobias Diehl

Publisher:Earth and Planetary Science Letters

This study links climate change-induced increases in snow and glacier melt to increased annual earthquake activity in the alps.Read More →

Risk of Extreme Climate Impacts on European Norway Spruce Forest: Drought and Frost in the Climate Emergency

Published:June 2025

Author(s):Duncan Ray, Fai Fung, Jennifer Pirret, Fiona Plenderleith, Felix Trotter, Maurizio Marchi

Publisher:Climatic Change

This study examines the risk of tree stress caused by climatic extreme events, particularly hot droughts and late-spring frosts.Read More →

Growing human-induced climate change fingerprint in regional weekly fire extremes

Published:May 2025

Author(s):Sifang Feng, Jakob Zscheischler, Zengchao Hao & Emanuele Bevacqua

Publisher:Nature - NPJ Climate Action

This peer-reviewd study examines the causal links between human induced climate change and wildfires, finding that warming increased the probability of wildfires by ~5%/decade between 2002-2015. Read More →