France’s record-breaking heatwave made ‘at least five times’ more likely by climate change
The record-breaking heatwave that struck France last week was made at “least five times more likely” by climate change, according to a new... Read More
Northern hemisphere’s extreme heatwave in 2018 ‘impossible’ without climate change
Last summer’s unprecedented northern-hemisphere heatwave “could not have occurred without human-induced climate change”, a new study concludes. ... Read More
Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world
In the early 2000s, a new field of climate science research emerged that began to explore the human fingerprint on extreme weather, such as floods,... Read More
Climate change made 2018 European heatwave up to ‘five times’ more likely
A rapid assessment by scientists of the ongoing heatwave across northern Europe this summer has found that human-caused climate change made it as much... Read More
Mapped: How global warming and land-use change threaten water security worldwide
The world’s water supply has been severely altered by global warming and changes to land use – such as agriculture and damming – over the past... Read More
Climate change ‘tripled chances’ of Hurricane Harvey’s record rain
When Hurricane Harvey struck Texas on 25 August, the state was hit by catastrophic flooding caused by record rainfall. In just three days, up to 40... Read More
Guest Post: Deploying the science of extreme weather attribution in the courts
Sophie Marjanac and Lindene Patton are lawyers at ClientEarth in the UK and Earth & Water Law in the US, respectively. ... Read More
Mapeo: Como el cambio climático afecta eventos meteorológicos extremos alrededor del mundo
Al principio de los 2000, emergió un nuevo campo de investigación en ciencias climaticas que empezó a explorar la huella del ser humano sobre... Read More
Explainer: Dealing with the 'loss and damage' caused by climate change
Scaling down our emissions and building resilience against climate change can only take us so far. Some negative impacts and damages are now... Read More
The Carbon Brief Interview: Michael Gerrard
Michael Gerrard is the Andrew Sabin professor of professional practice at Columbia Law School in New York, where he teaches courses on environmental... Read More
Explainer: How much did climate change 'cost' in the 20th century?
From heatwaves to hurricanes, working out the dollar cost of climate change is a tough task. Often used by policymakers to weigh up the costs and... Read More
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