World Weather Attribution
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Rapid attribution to uncover the influence of climate change on heatwaves, drought, wildfire, storms and floods.
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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...
Record temperatures linked to human-caused climate change
New research by climate scientists at Maynooth University in conjunction with Met Éireann has found Ireland's record summer night time temperatures this year were made 40 times more likely by human-ca...
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September 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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...
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🚨 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
“The sheer size of these fires has been astonishing,” adds CEP’s Clair Barnes (@clairbarnes.bsky.social) 🌍🔥
#ClimateCrisis #Wildfires
Spain and Portugal wildfire weather made 40 times more likely by climate crisis, study finds
Wildfires were 30% more intense than would have been expected without global heating, scientists say
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🚨 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
“The sheer size of these fires has been astonishing,” adds CEP’s Clair Barnes (@clairbarnes.bsky.social) 🌍🔥
#ClimateCrisis #Wildfires
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⚠️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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September 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
⚠️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...
Extreme fire weather conditions in Spain and Portugal now common due to climate change – World Weather Attribution
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September 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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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We're hiring a Media Relations Manager at Imperial College London. Applications are closing tomorrow.
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We're hiring a Media Relations Manager at Imperial College London. Applications are closing tomorrow.
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Do you want to be part of our amazing team @wwattribution.bsky.social team? If you are a science/comms expert, you can! Please do consider applying - www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
September 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
📣Job alert!
We're hiring a Media Relations Manager at Imperial College London. Applications are closing tomorrow.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOK861/m...
We're hiring a Media Relations Manager at Imperial College London. Applications are closing tomorrow.
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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 .
El cambio climático hizo 40 veces más probables y un 30% más intensas las condiciones que alimentaron los incendios de España y Portugal - Climática, el medio especializado en clima y biodiversidad
La ola de calor decretada durante los incendios fue 200 veces más probable y 3 °C más cálida debido al cambio climático, según un estudio de atribución ultrarrápido del World Weather Attribution.
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September 4, 2025 at 5:11 AM
❗ 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 .
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🌡️ 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
Events that were once 1-in-100-year now happen every 20 years. 🔥
#ClimateCrisis #Wildfires
Climate Change Made Turkey, Greece Wildfires 10 Times More Likely
Hot, dry and windy conditions in the eastern Mediterranean will happen more often in a warmer world.
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August 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🌡️ 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
Events that were once 1-in-100-year now happen every 20 years. 🔥
#ClimateCrisis #Wildfires
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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.
How science links extreme weather disasters to climate change: Interview with WWA’s Clair Barnes
Human activities have been the major driver of climate change since the advent of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1800s. As greenhouse gas levels, primarily carbon dioxide due to the burning of…
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August 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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.
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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...
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August 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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...
www.worldweatherattribution.org/weather-cond...
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🔥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 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 🧵
August 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🔥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 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 🧵
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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
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Climate Change Made Turkey, Greece Wildfires 10 Times More Likely
Hot, dry and windy conditions in the eastern Mediterranean will happen more often in a warmer world.
www.bloomberg.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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
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FREE link via @bloomberg.com
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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
Media Relations Manager (World Weather Attribution and Grantham Institute) at Imperial College London
Explore professional services job openings, including the Media Relations Manager (World Weather Attribution and Grantham Institute) position, on jobs.ac.uk. Apply today and discover more about this r...
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August 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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
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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:
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:
How science links extreme weather disasters to climate change: Interview with WWA’s Clair Barnes
Human activities have been the major driver of climate change since the advent of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1800s. As greenhouse gas levels, primarily carbon dioxide due to the burning of f...
news.mongabay.com
August 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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:
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:
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🌍 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
@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
Imperial researchers take leading role in major IPCC climate report | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Imperial has more authors contributing to a crucial report on climate change than any other organisation in the world.
www.imperial.ac.uk
August 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🌍 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
@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
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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-...
Every fraction of a degree matters! www.worldweatherattribution.org/intense-two-...
August 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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-...
Every fraction of a degree matters! www.worldweatherattribution.org/intense-two-...
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“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...
Read @wwattribution.bsky.social Dr @frediotto.bsky.social's comments for @grist.org on the Texas Floods: grist.org/extreme-weat...
After the Texas floods, when is the right time to ask what went wrong?
The rare window to ask tough questions opens after a disaster. Too often, it closes before accurate answers can emerge.
grist.org
August 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
“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...
Read @wwattribution.bsky.social Dr @frediotto.bsky.social's comments for @grist.org on the Texas Floods: grist.org/extreme-weat...
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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
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"If you consider that Pakistan's role in total emissions is less than 1%, it's a big case of climate injustice," he says
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Flash floods kill more than 300 in Pakistan
YouTube video by Climate Analytics
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August 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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
"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
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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“This event should be taken as another reminder that no country is safe from climate change” - @frediotto.bsky.social
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August 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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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“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
It’s time to build resilient homes and slash emissions before it’s too late 🌍 #ClimateCrisis #Floods
Pakistan’s deadly monsoon floods were worsened by climate crisis, study finds | CNN
Heavy rainfall that triggered floods in Pakistan in recent weeks, killing hundreds of people, was worsened by human-caused climate change, according to a new study.
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August 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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
It’s time to build resilient homes and slash emissions before it’s too late 🌍 #ClimateCrisis #Floods
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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 🧵
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 🧵
August 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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 🧵
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 🧵
Heavy monsoon rains have led to more than 300 deaths in Pakistan since late June. Climate change increased the downpours by about 15% 📈
Our latest study, focusing on the hardest-hit north of the country, was published this morning 🧵
Our latest study, focusing on the hardest-hit north of the country, was published this morning 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Heavy monsoon rains have led to more than 300 deaths in Pakistan since late June. Climate change increased the downpours by about 15% 📈
Our latest study, focusing on the hardest-hit north of the country, was published this morning 🧵
Our latest study, focusing on the hardest-hit north of the country, was published this morning 🧵
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Heavy, deadly monsoon rainfall in Pakistan has become more intense with climate change - about 15%, but it could be as high as 40 - 80%: www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
August 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Heavy, deadly monsoon rainfall in Pakistan has become more intense with climate change - about 15%, but it could be as high as 40 - 80%: www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
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My book - ClimateINJustice is shortlisted for the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social ! Really happy about this, as it's not traditional conservation writing - but conserving & fighting for us humans & our rights wainwrightprize.com/shortlist-20...
August 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
My book - ClimateINJustice is shortlisted for the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social ! Really happy about this, as it's not traditional conservation writing - but conserving & fighting for us humans & our rights wainwrightprize.com/shortlist-20...
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New research from @wwattribution.bsky.social and
@fahadiii.bsky.social shows that climate change made Pakistan’s deadly monsoon floods ~15% heavier. Flooding killed at least 300 people.
Events like these underscore the danger of overshooting 1.5°C. www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
@fahadiii.bsky.social shows that climate change made Pakistan’s deadly monsoon floods ~15% heavier. Flooding killed at least 300 people.
Events like these underscore the danger of overshooting 1.5°C. www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
August 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
New research from @wwattribution.bsky.social and
@fahadiii.bsky.social shows that climate change made Pakistan’s deadly monsoon floods ~15% heavier. Flooding killed at least 300 people.
Events like these underscore the danger of overshooting 1.5°C. www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
@fahadiii.bsky.social shows that climate change made Pakistan’s deadly monsoon floods ~15% heavier. Flooding killed at least 300 people.
Events like these underscore the danger of overshooting 1.5°C. www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
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Our first attribution study from WASITUS (yes we did torture that acronym) on the July heatwave in Ireland is out: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2.... The project aims to provide operational attribution on future noteworthy events and when not required nationally row in + support @wwattribution.bsky.social
Are hot Irish days worsening due to climate change?
A climate attribution study has found that last month's mini-heatwave can be linked to human-influenced climate change
www.rte.ie
August 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Our first attribution study from WASITUS (yes we did torture that acronym) on the July heatwave in Ireland is out: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2.... The project aims to provide operational attribution on future noteworthy events and when not required nationally row in + support @wwattribution.bsky.social