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Vikki Thompson
@vikkithompson.bsky.social
Climate scientist at the University of Edinburgh.
Researching weather and climate extremes.
Climate modelling, statistics, attribution.
Looking for a #PhD in #ClimateExtremes?
We are advertising a project attributing causes of recent #droughts using counter-factual storylines.
Based in #Edinburgh, working with Andrew Schurer, me, @gabihegerl.bsky.social, & @edhawkins.org
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November 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
☀️🌧️ Extreme weather events are increasing 🌀🌤
Our new paper discusses the range of extreme weather attribution methods available and how we should be combining them to improve confidence in our attribution statements

with co-authors: @marylouathanase.bsky.social & Shirin Ermis
doi.org/10.1002/wea....
The need for multi‐method extreme event attribution
Over the past 20 years, extreme event attribution has developed rapidly, providing a wide range of methods to attribute weather events – from unconditioned probabilistic to strongly conditioned story...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
👻🎃 It's that time of year again, time to start thinking about #EGU26!
🔥🌧️🌀 Our session on Future Changes in Weather and Climate Hazards is now open for abstract submissions 🔥🌧️🌀

meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...

@tamarahappe.bsky.social @yinglintian.bsky.social @kornhuber.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Experiencing extreme heat first hand today in Cantabria, and the 5 year old is enjoying quizzing me on a topic I am happy to discuss in detail - but I'm not sure if these could be fire clouds on the horizon?
August 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Reposted by Vikki Thompson
Europe's current climate could produce a 'mega heatwave', feat. more than a month of +40C temps & intense drought

Extra scary fact: The worst-case heatwaves occur predominantly after another extreme heatwave. In other words, rolling waves of deadly heat

www.newscientist.com/article/2491...
Europe could face weeks of 40°C heat in current worst-case scenario
A perfect storm of conditions priming the atmosphere for extreme heat could result in devastating droughts and deadly temperatures lasting for weeks across Europe
www.newscientist.com
August 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This week marks my last few days working at KNMI, after a fantastic few years exploring new methods with amazing colleagues and collaborators it's time for the next challenge. First, a holiday ☀️⛰️🚴‍♂️
August 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Reposted by Vikki Thompson
Nieuw onderzoek laat zien dat de overstromingen in Limburg in 2021 nog veel ernstiger hadden kunnen zijn. Als het weer nét iets anders was verlopen, hadden de buien langer kunnen duren of op een andere plek kunnen vallen, met mogelijk grotere impact. 🔗 www.knmi.nl/over-het-knm...
July 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
📣 New paper:
💧💧💧 In July 2021 record breaking rainfall hit western Europe, we use ensemble boosting to explore different plausible storylines. These show it could have rained for longer, or over a larger area, or in a different place. Are we prepared?

doi.org/10.1038/s432...
July 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Last night, for the second night running, temperatures didn't drop below 20°C in Utrecht 🇳🇱.

🥵🌃🌡️

Due to human activity the chances of such heat are increasing, taking us ever closer to the story told in: www.unseenheat.com

@stichtingcas.bsky.social @timokelder.bsky.social
www.unseenheat.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:43 AM
🌡️☀️ It is hot in Europe this week – but how much hotter would it be in the future? Using a weather model we can simulate tomorrow’s weather in a warmer climate. Tomorrow Paris is forecast to reach 37°C, in a world 1.5°C warmer the same weather patterns could lead to temperatures over 40°C.
June 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
#ShowYourStripes day on a #parkrun day made it easy to pick out a shirt.

Climate change impacts sports. Extreme heat, happening increasingly often, forces events to adjust or cancel with little notice. Climate change impacts everyone.
June 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🌧️🌍💧 Our new paper, led by Geert Lenderink, shows recent European extreme rainfall events have localised climate change responses beyond the expected Clausius-Clapeyron rate – potentially enhancing flash floods in a warmer climate.

Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.wa... @hayleyjfowler.bsky.social
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June 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
After a fantastic set of oral presentations the posters sessions in hall X3 now, perfect way to end your #EGU25!
Happening now in 1.31/32 🟩 @egu.eu our session on

‘Future changes in Weather and Climate Hazards around the World’

co-convened with @raedhamed.bsky.social @vikkithompson.bsky.social @tamarahappe.bsky.social @eunicelo.bsky.social
@iiasa.ac.at

Also join us at the posters at X3 🟪 at 16:15.
May 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Coming up soon at #EGU25, come along to chat about event attribution at lunchtime in room 2.43
If you are attending #EGU25 and interested in the attribution of #climate extremes: consider joining our networking session on Friday noon!

We will exchange on existing methods, their strengths, and how to compare them:
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

W/ @vikkithompson.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Today we present an online tool for identifying circulation analogues, now available on Climate Explorer. I'll be at my #EGU25 poster, at X5.171, from 1615 (or after 1800 with my small assistant).

climexp.knmi.nl/analoguesfor...
May 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
At #EGU25 this morning, hear me talk about ensemble boosting of extreme rainfall using only the thousand most common English words - PICO spot 3 at 11.08
Let me very warmly recommend putting our Up-Goer Five session into your EGU25 calendar! I mean, just have a look at these amazing abstract titles (using only the 1000 most used English words).
I can guarantee that this will be an extremely informative and fun session!
🤓🧑‍🎓
#EGU25 @egu.eu
May 1, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I'm at #EGU25 this week, and today at 1400 I'll be discussing the western European July 2021 extreme rain in this session:
#EGU25 is about to start!

If you're there, check out our session on High-impact Climate Extremes on Tuesday, room 🟨 F1

🧪: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

With many exciting talks, including the CL Division Outstanding ECS Award Lecture by
@kornhuber.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Reposted by Vikki Thompson
If you are attending #EGU25 and interested in the attribution of #climate extremes: consider joining our networking session on Friday noon!

We will exchange on existing methods, their strengths, and how to compare them:
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

W/ @vikkithompson.bsky.social
April 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Are you interested in extreme event attribution and attending #EGU25? Come along to our networking session to discuss the strengths and challenges of different methods.

meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

@marylouathanase.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Super excited to be presenting our ensemble boosting work, 'Imagine rain falling in a different place', in this session:
Let me very warmly recommend putting our Up-Goer Five session into your EGU25 calendar! I mean, just have a look at these amazing abstract titles (using only the 1000 most used English words).
I can guarantee that this will be an extremely informative and fun session!
🤓🧑‍🎓
#EGU25 @egu.eu
April 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Once again, I am taking my daughter to #EGU25. She has been busy making extreme weather posters 'just like mama'. Any other (ideally english/dutch speaking) ~5 yr olds booked into the childcare, who might fancy some lunchtime picnics?
April 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Planning your #EGU25 travel? If you're interested in extreme event attribution, make sure to stay until Friday to come along to our networking session to discuss the value of multiple methods. @marylouathanase.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Enjoyed being involved in this new perspective led by @timokelder.bsky.social, where we show the value of using multiple lines of evidence to assess plausible yet unprecedented extreme events that we need to be preparing for 🌍🌧️🌀🌡️
1/ How to Stop Being Surprised by Unprecedented Weather

Our new @naturecomms.bsky.social paper provides our multi-author perspective on methods to anticipate extreme weather and reduce impacts, shifting from reacting with surprise towards resilience.

🔗 Read it here: doi.org/10.1038/s414...

🧵⬇️
March 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Reposted by Vikki Thompson
How to stop being surprised by unprecedented weather

Kelder et al. discusses a multitude of ways that we could anticipate unprecedented weather events that might otherwise be a surprise

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How to stop being surprised by unprecedented weather
Nature Communications - Unprecedented weather events are increasingly impacting societies worldwide. This Perspective explores methods to anticipate such hazards, and it highlights the role of...
rdcu.be
March 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Perhaps a clue to understanding possible changes in Santa Ana winds that helped drive this January's Californian wildfires:
February 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM