Peer-reviewed Study Archives - Page 3 of 51

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 →

Irreversible Glacier Change and Trough Water for Centuries after Overshooting 1.5°C

Published:May 2025

Author(s):Lilian Schuster et al.

Publisher:Nature Climate Change

This study examines the impact of exceeding 1.5°C of global warming on mountain glaciers, sea levels, and water availability.Read More →

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

Published:May 2025

Author(s):Kairui Feng, Ning Lin, Avantika Gori, Dazhi Xi, Min Ouyang, and Michael Oppenheimer

Publisher: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

Published:May 2025

Author(s):Mark D Risser, Mohammed Ombadi and Michael F Wehner

Publisher: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 →

Risks of Unavoidable Impacts on Forests at 1.5 °C with and without Overshoot

Published:May 2025

Author(s):Gregory Munday et al.

Publisher:Nature Climate Change

This study examines the risk of irreversible impacts to forests under different warming scenarios.Read More →

Globally Increased Cropland Soil Exposure to Climate Extremes in Recent Decades

Published:May 2025

Author(s):Luwei Feng et al.

Publisher:Nature Communications

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

Published:May 2025

Author(s):Sarah Schöngart, Zebedee Nicholls, Roman Hoffmann, Setu Pelz, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner

Publisher:Nature Climate Change

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

Published:May 2025

Author(s):Fengchun Ye, Pinya Wang, Yang Yang, Lili Ren, Jianping Tang, Hong Liao

Publisher:Climatic Change

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

Published:April 2025

Author(s):H. G. Hidalgo et al.

Publisher:Climatic Change

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

Published:April 2025

Author(s):Renzhi Jing, Sam Heft-Neal, Zetianyu Wang, Eran Bendavid

Publisher:PNAS

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 →