Climate Attribution

Quantitative Attribution of Climate Change Effects on the 2023 North China Heatwave

May 2026
Shi-Quan Wan, Zhi-Kuan Wang, Xue-Hua An, Qian-Rong Ma, Si-Yan Dong, Wei Dai, Ning Shi, Ying Mao, Wei-Ru Sha
Advances in Climate Change Research
This peer-reviewed article uses Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) to quantify how climate change amplified the 2023 North China heatwave via thermodynamic processes, contributing 2.1 ºC to heatwave intensity and a 91.2 mm precipitation deficit.Read More →

Extreme Precipitation, Exacerbated by Anthropogenic Climate Change, Drove Peru’s Record-breaking 2023 Dengue Outbreak

April 2026
Mallory J. Harris, Jared T. Trok, Kevin S. Martel, Mercy J. Borbor-Cordova, Noah S. Diffenbaugh, César V. Munayco, Andrés G. Lescano, Erin A. Mordecai
One Earth
This peer-reviewed article analyzes Peru’s 2023 dengue epidemic and explains that extreme precipitation exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change drove the outbreak, demonstrating how climate shifts directly impact human health.Read More →

Concurrent Climate Extremes and Biological Carryover Effects Dominate Severe Seasonal Reductions in Northern Vegetation Growth

April 2026
Yiting Luo, Hui Yang, Hao Xu, Chris Huntingford, Rene Orth, Xiangyi Li, Josep Peñuelas
One Earth
This peer-reviewed article analyzes extreme negative vegetation growth anomalies, explaining that 60% of these severe seasonal reductions were driven by concurrent climate extremes, which make predictions of ecosystem impacts from climate change moreRead More →

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 →

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 →