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Rapid attribution to uncover the influence of climate change on heatwaves, drought, wildfire, storms and floods.
Great to see coverage of our first full @wasitusie.bsky.social study on RTE (and elsewhere). Kudos @clairebergin.bsky.social and Lionel swan as well as met Éireann colleagues and thanks as ever to @wwattribution.bsky.social for the hugely valuable collaboration www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
24.09.2025 05:45 — 👍 11 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 1
🚨 Wildfires in Spain & Portugal were made 40x more likely by climate breakdown, says @wwattribution.bsky.social
“The sheer size of these fires has been astonishing,” adds CEP’s Clair Barnes (@clairbarnes.bsky.social) 🌍🔥
#ClimateCrisis #Wildfires
⚠️Climate change made the hot, dry and windy weather that fueled the deadly July wildfires in Spain and Portugal 40 times more likely 🧵
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The extremely hot, dry weather conditions that primed Spain and Portugal for this year's catastrophic wildfire season are no longer a rare occurrence thanks to human-caused warming. This probably shouldn't come as a surprise, but if it does, the full study is @wwattribution.bsky.social...
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❗ El cambio climático hizo 40 veces más probables y un 30% más intensas las condiciones que alimentaron los incendios de España y Portugal, según un estudio de atribución realizado por el @wwattribution.bsky.social .
🌡️ Scientists from @wwattribution.bsky.social say this summer’s wildfires in Greece, Turkey & Cyprus were 22% more intense & 10x more likely due to climate change.
Events that were once 1-in-100-year now happen every 20 years. 🔥
#ClimateCrisis #Wildfires
In an interview at @mongabay.com, @wwattribution.bsky.social researcher and environmental statistician @clairbarnes.bsky.social explains how attribution science, which helps scientists understand climate change’s impact on a particular extreme weather event, works.
31.08.2025 16:11 — 👍 15 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1
map of the Aegean coast depicting change in vapour pressure deficit due to climate change
One of the strongest, clearest increases in likelihood & intensity, attributable to climate change, I've seen in a complex index like fire weather - the more intense & frequent events in Greece & Türkiye are already outpacing efforts to adapt.
www.worldweatherattribution.org/weather-cond...
🔥Climate change made the weather that drove deadly wildfires in Türkiye, Greece and Cyprus 22% more intense.
The study, by @wwattribution.bsky.social, examined weather conditions in the months and days leading up to and during the worst blazes in June and July this year 🧵
The wildfires that raged across Greece, Turkey and Cyprus this summer were 22% more intense and 10 times more likely than they would have been in a world without climate change, according to scientists at @wwattribution.bsky.social
FREE link via @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
One of the best climate science comms jobs around, helping journalists explain how climate change has influenced extreme weather events, working with a top bunch of scientists at @wwattribution.bsky.social including @frediotto.bsky.social. London based, closes 5 Sep
27.08.2025 12:03 — 👍 17 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0
Attributing extreme weather events to #climatechange is tricky
But since 2014, the international network of researchers World Weather Attribution has pioneered methods that make it possible
My @mongabay.com colleague spoke w/ @wwattribution.bsky.social's @clairbarnes.bsky.social to learn more:
🌍 Leading the charge on climate action
@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social has 11 IPCC AR7 authors - the most of any institution!
CEP’s Joeri Rogelj, Friederike Otto, Robin Lamboll & Jarmo Kikstra are shaping the science behind global policy.
#IPCC #ClimateAction
Sunset over the sea with a big rock in the sea, distorting the light reflecting from the setting sun
In July Fennoscandia was hit by a heatwave similar to one that hit the region in 2018. In just seven years, similar events have become almost twice as likely due to increased global temperatures from 1.1 to 1.3°C.
Every fraction of a degree matters! www.worldweatherattribution.org/intense-two-...
“Even if climate change plays a big role in the weather event, what turns weather into a disaster is always strongly shaped by vulnerability and exposure".
Read @wwattribution.bsky.social Dr @frediotto.bsky.social's comments for @grist.org on the Texas Floods: grist.org/extreme-weat...
Our Senior Scientist @fahadiii.bsky.social speaks to BBC News about how the fatal floods in Pakistan were made 15% more intense due to climate change.
"If you consider that Pakistan's role in total emissions is less than 1%, it's a big case of climate injustice," he says
@wwattribution.bsky.social
For the full study ▶️ www.worldweatherattribution.org/intense-two-...
📷: Amanda Nilsson
Indigenous Sámi have herded reindeer for more than 1000 years. But now, hotter summers cause reindeer to overheat and seek relief in urban areas. Warmer winters mean more snow falls as rain and alternating freeze and thaw creates layers of ice that prevent reindeer from digging for food.
14.08.2025 16:58 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0Adaptation to heat is needed. The countries have developed heat action plans, which are proven to be effective at saving lives during heatwaves. However, increased coordination is needed between governments and vulnerable sectors like elderly care facilities, kindergartens, and schools.
14.08.2025 16:58 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0The heatwave is similar to one that hit the region in 2018. In just seven years, similar events have become almost twice as likely due to increased global temperatures from 1.1 to 1.3°C.
Every fraction of a degree matters. Every fraction of a degree exposes more people to dangerous heat.
The trend will continue if the world continues to burn fossil fuels.
If warming reaches 2.6°C, which is expected this century, similar heatwaves are expected to become five times as frequent and become another 1.4°C hotter.
The countries were gripped by unusually hot weather from mid-July with temperatures above 30°C.
The persistent heat led to overcrowded and overheated hospitals, wildfires, algal blooms, a surge in drownings and reindeer sightings in urban areas seeking shade and relief from biting insects.
Climate change made the relentless heatwave in Norway, Sweden and Finland about 2°C hotter and at least ten times more likely. Our latest study was published this morning.
“This event should be taken as another reminder that no country is safe from climate change” - @frediotto.bsky.social
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A new @wwattribution.bsky.social study shows climate change made Pakistan’s recent heavy rains 10-15% heavier, fuelling devastating floods that killed 300+ people and destroyed thousands of homes.
It’s time to build resilient homes and slash emissions before it’s too late 🌍 #ClimateCrisis #Floods
Yet again, temperatures are pushing past 30°C in parts of the UK.
This is the fourth heatwave of the year and climate change is making today's temperatures about 2-4°C hotter, says scientists at @wwattribution.bsky.social 🧵
For the full study ▶️ www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
📷: Pakistan Red Cross
Developed countries currently provide just $28 billion in adaptation finance—far below the $215–387 billion needed globally. The International Court of Justice recently issued an opinion that stated withholding climate finance could violate international law, with possible legal consequences.
07.08.2025 14:10 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Pakistan needs $40–50 billion a year to cope with extreme weather, but international adaptation finance is falling short. At COP29, wealthy nations pledged to raise global climate funding to $300 billion annually by 2035.
📷: Dean Calma
Pakistan, though responsible for just 0.5% of historic carbon emissions, ranks 152nd in readiness for climate impacts. Even average rainfall this year caused hundreds of deaths—highlighting the urgent need to build resilience against extreme weather.
07.08.2025 14:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
