How Fast Are the Oceans Warming?
This study presents observational records that show the rapid warming of the Earth’s oceans over the past few decades.Read More →
Even Heavier Weather
This report shows that in 2018, scientists published at least 43 research papers looking at links between climate change and extreme weather events, of which 32 found that climate change made the events more likely or more intense.Read More →
Holding Fossil Fuel Companies Accountable for their Contribution to Climate Change: Where Does the Law Stand?
This article analyzes a San Francisco case that explores the question of whether and to what extent it is possible to legally attribute harmful impacts associated with climate change to specific actors or conduct.
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Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators for Climate Change-Related Health Impacts, Risks, Adaptation, and Resilience
This paper describes an approach to climate and health indicators, including characteristics of the indicators, implementation, and research needs.Read More →
Extreme Weather Event Attribution Science and Climate Change Litigation: An Essential Step in the Causal Chain?
This article explores the discipline of event attribution science to lawyers, discusses some technical issues related to the use of this evidence in court, and makes some suggestions regarding the types of ‘climate change’ cases it may influence. Read More →
Introduction to Explaining Extreme Events of 2016 From a Climate Perspective
This 2016 BAMS report explains extreme events in 2016 from a climate perspective and is the first BAMS report to find that some extreme events were not possible in a preindustrial climate.Read More →
Climate Change Attribution: When Is It Appropriate to Accept New Methods?
This article argues that the risk-based approach and storyline approach to extreme event attribution are complementary and that there is no “right” or “wrong” approach to detection and attribution in any absolute sense.Read More →
CMIP5 Model-based Assessment of Anthropogenic Influence on Record Global Warmth During 2016
This study presents the findings of the CMIP5 simulations, which demonstrate that the 2016 record global warmth was only possible due to substantial centennial-scale anthropogenic warming. Read More →
Attributable Human-Induced Changes in the Likelihood and Magnitude of the Observed Extreme Precipitation During Hurricane Harvey
This report analyzes observed precipitation to find that human-induced climate change likely increased the chances of the observed precipitation accumulations during Hurricane Harvey in the most affected areas of Houston. Read More →
The Status of Climate Change Litigation: A Global Review
This report offers a comprehensive survey of global climate change litigation, an overview of litigation trends, and descriptions of key issues that courts must resolve in the course of climate change cases. Read More →