Approaches, challenges and applications of climate change impact attribution
This review discusses current approaches to climate change impact attribution, their uses for society, and policy implications.Read More →
Climate Change and the Escalation of Global Extreme Heat: Assessing and Addressing the Risks
In this global study, the authors identify and assess the role of climate change in 76 extreme heat waves that spanned 90 countries over the 12-month period between May 2023 and May 2024.Read More →
Emerging and re-emerging pediatric viral diseases: a continuing global challenge
This review article explores the complex dynamics contributing to the global health challenge posed by emerging and re-emerging pediatric viral diseases, including climate change.Read More →
Regional but not global temperature variability underestimated by climate models at supradecadal timescales
This peer-reviewed study reviews the evidence regarding the scale of natural temperature variability during recent millennia, and concludes that existing models may underestimate regional variability in climate outcomes over multi-decadal timescales.Read More →
Attribution of Extreme Events to Climate Change
This review focuses on extreme event attribution as a significant aspect of climate science, thereby informing policymakers and the public. It highlights ethical considerations and the need for more research in the Global South.Read More →
Understanding and Attribution of Extreme Heat and Drought Events in 2022: Current Situation and Future Challenges
This review article examines the role of climate change in notable events of the year in five major regions of the world: China’s Yangtze River region, western Europe, the western U.S., the Horn of Africa and central South America.Read More →
Climate change, water availability, and the burden of rural women’s triple role in Muyuka, Cameroon
This review article draws from ecofeminist writings, interview-style surveys of women in Cameroon, and water availability data to describe how traditional gender roles amplify the vulnerability of women to climate change impacts in Muyuka, Cameroon.Read More →
Extreme Humid Heat in South Asia in April 2023, largely driven by climate change, detrimental to vulnerable and disadvantaged communities
This review article synthesizes peer-reviewed attribution research which uses climate modeling and observational data to evaluate the impact of climate change on the humid heat waves in South Asia in April 2023.Read More →
Megadroughts in the Common Era and the Anthropocene
This review article assesses the shared causes and features of megadroughts. Decadal variations in sea surface temperatures are the primary driver of megadroughts, with secondary contributions from radiative forcing and land–atmosphere interactions.Read More →
Climate Change, Fossil-Fuel Pollution, and Children’s Health
This review article assesses climate change's impacts on children's health.Read More →