How to predict record-shattering weather events
1 year, 10 months ago

How to predict record-shattering weather events

Hindustan Times  

The heatwave that struck parts of North America’s Pacific coast in 2021 propelled temperatures in Lytton, a village in British Columbia, to 49.6°C—4.6° higher than the previous record. That makes it much more complex.” To try to understand what had happened, Dr Thompson’s team simulated British winters between 1981 and 2015 many thousands of times, and looked at the spread of possible outcomes, including rare events. Model behaviour Dr de Perez also found that hot weather sufficient to damage wheat’s growth by inhibiting its enzymes is likely to occur in the same years as periods of low rainfall. “Several regions might have ‘gotten lucky’ in terms of their recent experience of extreme events,” they write. Meanwhile, in Britain’s Met Office, researchers are now looking at another sort of extreme event—the risk of “wind droughts” which would wipe out a lot of the country’s wind-turbine-base electricity supply.

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Extreme weather events cost Americans hundreds of billions of dollars this year
3 months ago

Extreme weather events cost Americans hundreds of billions of dollars this year

The Independent  

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Revealed: The 10 DEADLIEST extreme weather events over the past 20 years - and scientists say climate change made them ALL worse
5 months ago

Revealed: The 10 DEADLIEST extreme weather events over the past 20 years - and scientists say climate change made them ALL worse

Daily Mail  

From droughts, floods and heatwaves, it seems no corner of the globe has been spared by fatal climate events in the past two decades. All 10 events – three tropical cyclones, four heatwaves, a drought and two floods – were made worse by human-caused climate change, say scientists at World Weather Attribution. The Somalian drought back in 2011 caused a …

EU warns deadly flooding and wildfires show climate breakdown is fast becoming the norm
6 months, 2 weeks ago

EU warns deadly flooding and wildfires show climate breakdown is fast becoming the norm

The Independent  

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UK weather set to be more hot and more wet, Met office reveals
8 months, 1 week ago

UK weather set to be more hot and more wet, Met office reveals

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Scientists analyse record UK storm surges to help predict future flooding
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Scientists analyse record UK storm surges to help predict future flooding

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have analysed record storm surges across the British Isles to help predict future coastal …

Met Office warns rain will lash UK with more than 140 flood alerts issued
1 year ago

Met Office warns rain will lash UK with more than 140 flood alerts issued

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UK weather forecast: More flood alerts issued as Britons brace for heavy rains
1 year ago

UK weather forecast: More flood alerts issued as Britons brace for heavy rains

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Experts explain extreme weather as UK prepares for stormiest winter on record
1 year, 2 months ago

Experts explain extreme weather as UK prepares for stormiest winter on record

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How climate scientists feel about seeing their dire predictions come true
1 year, 7 months ago

How climate scientists feel about seeing their dire predictions come true

LA Times  

It is, in fact, extremely unusual to be on hurricane watch in Southern California. It’s been 35 years since an explicit reference to climate change first appeared on the front page of a U.S. newspaper, after James Hansen, then director of NASA’s Institute for Space Studies, testified before the Senate that “the greenhouse effect has been detected, and it is …

Predicting the weather in a warming world
1 year, 8 months ago

Predicting the weather in a warming world

The Economist  

IN RECENT WEEKS, extreme heat, floods and storms have smashed records and caused devastation around the world. How are meteorologists gearing up to face the enormous challenge of predicting the weather in a warming world? Andrew Charlton-Perez, at the University of Reading in Britain, explains how weather forecasts are made—and why meteorology is such a complicated science. She asks Sam …

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today
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CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today

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Extreme weather events are becoming more severe, not less
55 years, 3 months ago

Extreme weather events are becoming more severe, not less

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Climate, weather or meteorological events that we would classify as “extreme” have declined in severity over the last 20 or 30 years. Scientific research has documented how events including extreme precipitation, droughts and forest fires have become more frequent and severe as a result of climate change. THE FACTS: A podcast clip shared on Instagram this week falsely claims …

Climate change made New Zealand’s Cyclone Gabrielle flooding ‘four times more common’
2 years ago

Climate change made New Zealand’s Cyclone Gabrielle flooding ‘four times more common’

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Climate crisis “likely” played a role in exacerbating the heavy rainfall events that flooded northeast …

‘Clairvoyant’ 2012 climate report warned of extreme weather
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Clairvoyant’ 2012 climate report warned of extreme weather

Associated Press  

Record high temperatures in urban Europe as heat waves bake the planet more often. In a report that changed the way the world thinks about the harms of global warming, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s special report on extreme events, disasters and climate change warned in 2012: “A changing climate leads to changes in the frequency, intensity, spatial extent, …

'Clairvoyant' 2012 climate report warned of extreme weather
2 years, 6 months ago

'Clairvoyant' 2012 climate report warned of extreme weather

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Met Office warns of floods as heatwave ends with heavy thunderstorms
2 years, 7 months ago

Met Office warns of floods as heatwave ends with heavy thunderstorms

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UK heatwave: Weather forecasters get ‘unprecedented’ abuse for reporting facts on climate crisis
2 years, 8 months ago

UK heatwave: Weather forecasters get ‘unprecedented’ abuse for reporting facts on climate crisis

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Weather forecasters were bombarded with “unprecedented” abuse during the UK’s record-breaking heatwave, according to key …

UK’s record-breaking heatwave was most intense and widespread
2 years, 8 months ago

UK’s record-breaking heatwave was most intense and widespread

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NSW, Queensland floods on track to be among country's worst-ever natural disasters, Climate Council says
3 years ago

NSW, Queensland floods on track to be among country's worst-ever natural disasters, Climate Council says

ABC  

The ongoing floods in Queensland and New South Wales are on track to be one of Australia's worst-ever natural disasters. The Brisbane "rain bomb", for instance, dropped more water on the city than typically falls in London over an entire year, and the volume flowing through the Brisbane River far exceeded the 2010-11 floods. The total value of the insurance …

Top 10 extreme climate events of 2021 each cost over $1.5 bn of damage, report says
3 years, 3 months ago

Top 10 extreme climate events of 2021 each cost over $1.5 bn of damage, report says

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The ten most devastating climate events of 2021, including hurricanes in the US, China, and …

More extreme weather events in the future predicted by new high-resolution climate model
3 years, 4 months ago

More extreme weather events in the future predicted by new high-resolution climate model

CNN  

CNN — A first-of-its-kind study uses a new high-resolution climate model to highlight local climate-fueled extreme weather risks decades in advance – and the results aren’t good. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says the planet’s temperature has reached nearly 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and warns anything above 1.5 degrees Celsius will have detrimental impacts. The IPCC’s August …

Weather Disasters Have Become 5 Times As Common, Thanks In Part To Climate Change
3 years, 6 months ago

Weather Disasters Have Become 5 Times As Common, Thanks In Part To Climate Change

NPR  

Weather Disasters Have Become 5 Times As Common, Thanks In Part To Climate Change Enlarge this image toggle caption Karl Mondon/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images Karl Mondon/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images Climate change has helped drive a fivefold increase in the number of weather-related disasters in the last 50 years, according to a new …

Watch The Independent’s free virtual event on extreme weather and the climate crisis
3 years, 7 months ago

Watch The Independent’s free virtual event on extreme weather and the climate crisis

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “Virtually impossible without it.” That was how Dr Friederike Otto, associate director of the Environmental …

Western Europe Can Expect More Heavy Rainfall And Fatal Floods As The Climate Warms
3 years, 7 months ago

Western Europe Can Expect More Heavy Rainfall And Fatal Floods As The Climate Warms

NPR  

Western Europe Can Expect More Heavy Rainfall And Fatal Floods As The Climate Warms Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Probst/AP Michael Probst/AP Heavy rainfall and catastrophic flooding events like those that hit Western Europe last month will be more frequent and intense due to climate change, a new scientific study says. The World Weather Attribution initiative, an international group …

How are extreme weather events predicted?
3 years, 7 months ago

How are extreme weather events predicted?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The summer of 2021 has already borne witness to a number of disturbing extreme weather events, placing stark new …

Climate crisis made severe rains behind Europe’s 2021 floods ‘up to nine times’ more likely
3 years, 7 months ago

Climate crisis made severe rains behind Europe’s 2021 floods ‘up to nine times’ more likely

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The extreme rainfall that triggered devastating and deadly flooding across western Europe last month was …

Climate change made deadly European floods more likely: Study
3 years, 7 months ago

Climate change made deadly European floods more likely: Study

India Today  

Scientists say that global warming makes the kind of extreme rainfall that caused deadly flash flooding in western Europe last month more likely, though it remains unclear exactly how much. A study released Tuesday by the World Weather Attribution group used historical records and computer simulations to examine how temperatures affected rainfall from the late 19th century to the present. …

Study: Climate change makes European flooding more likely
3 years, 7 months ago

Study: Climate change makes European flooding more likely

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Scientists say that global warming makes the kind of extreme rainfall that caused deadly flash flooding in western Europe last month more likely, though it remains unclear exactly how much. A study released Tuesday by the World Weather Attribution group used historical records and computer simulations to examine how temperatures affected rainfall from the late 19th century to …

Climate crisis: Campaigners call for national flash flood alert system as extreme rain ‘puts millions at risk’
3 years, 7 months ago

Climate crisis: Campaigners call for national flash flood alert system as extreme rain ‘puts millions at risk’

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They say that the increasing likelihood of extreme weather, as well a relatively antiquated drainage system, means that surface …

Extreme weather events renew focus on climate change as scientists update forecasts
3 years, 8 months ago

Extreme weather events renew focus on climate change as scientists update forecasts

India Today  

As scientists gather online to finalize a long-awaited update on global climate research, recent extreme weather events across the globe highlight the need for more research on how it will play out, especially locally. "It's not so much that climate change itself is proceeding faster than expected -- the warming is right in line with model predictions from decades ago," …

Germany floods ‘clear indication’ of climate change, Ursula von der Leyen warns
3 years, 8 months ago

Germany floods ‘clear indication’ of climate change, Ursula von der Leyen warns

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The severity of flooding across western Europe in recent days is a clear indication that …

In pictures: The week the world flooded
3 years, 8 months ago

In pictures: The week the world flooded

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Germany and Belgium have been hit by record rainfall this week, with at least 120 …

Are London floods linked to the climate crisis?
3 years, 8 months ago

Are London floods linked to the climate crisis?

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But there is an expectation that these sorts of storms, when they occur, will be much heavier.” Speaking about …

Study: Sharp rise in extreme weather events in last 50 yrs
4 years, 1 month ago

Study: Sharp rise in extreme weather events in last 50 yrs

Hindustan Times  

A new paper by scientists from ministry of earth sciences has revealed a sharp rise in extreme weather events in India in the past 50 years, although the overall mortality due to extreme weather events has been declining, pointing to both the challenge posed by the climate crisis, and the fact that governments have become better at saving lives, although …

Nearly 500,000 killed by extreme weather disasters in 20 years
4 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 500,000 killed by extreme weather disasters in 20 years

Al Jazeera  

Researchers say rich nations are not doing enough to help developing countries with the deadly fallout from global warming. Almost half a million people have been killed in natural disasters linked to extreme weather events in the last 20 years, with the world’s poorest countries increasingly bearing the brunt of climate change’s wrath. Germanwatch’s Global Climate Index examined the impact …

Climate crisis: Is it making weather forecasting harder?
4 years, 4 months ago

Climate crisis: Is it making weather forecasting harder?

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, December 1 at 19:30 GMT: How important is the way in which you tell someone the weather? As the climate crisis escalates, it’s common to see the media reporting on extreme weather events causing widespread destruction. Fully adopting that method, the report says, would leave communities better prepared for extreme weather events. It also proposed the implementation of …

UK weather forecast: ‘Danger to life’ warnings issued as heavy rain brings flooding and transport disruption
5 years, 5 months ago

UK weather forecast: ‘Danger to life’ warnings issued as heavy rain brings flooding and transport disruption

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UK weather forecast: Rain and floods to hit ahead of sunny Sunday break
5 years, 5 months ago

UK weather forecast: Rain and floods to hit ahead of sunny Sunday break

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Britain will be hit by four heatwaves a year in 50 years' time
5 years, 6 months ago

Britain will be hit by four heatwaves a year in 50 years' time

Daily Mail  

Britain will experience four heatwaves a year and twice as many flash floods in 50 years' time, new long-term projections by the Met Office revealed today. Visitors to Bournemouth beach on Saturday make the most of the hot weather last weekend Stunning clouds at St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay in Tyne and Wear before sunrise today The Met Office …

UK weather forecast: Bets off on August being wettest ever as thunderstorms and gales forecast
5 years, 7 months ago

UK weather forecast: Bets off on August being wettest ever as thunderstorms and gales forecast

The Independent  

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Extreme weather and global warming: Here’s what the UK can expect if emissions keep increasing
6 years ago

Extreme weather and global warming: Here’s what the UK can expect if emissions keep increasing

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World’s worst climate change-induced disasters cost countries £50bn in 2018
6 years, 3 months ago

World’s worst climate change-induced disasters cost countries £50bn in 2018

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Extreme weather driven by climate change hit every populated …

Increase in extreme weather events
6 years, 3 months ago

Increase in extreme weather events

The Hindu  

ONthe heels of the recent Climate Summit in Katowice, Poland, comes a study on the increasing rate of extreme weather events around the world as yet another warning on the need to find solutions to limit global warming to under 2°C. The paper by Jascha Lehmann and associates from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, published in “Geophysical Research …

Climate change is causing extreme weather around the globe
6 years, 3 months ago

Climate change is causing extreme weather around the globe

CNN  

Story highlights 17 different extreme events linked to global warming Some events would not have occurred without warming "Attribution studies" compare events to historical record Results can help preparations for future extremes CNN — Extreme weather events that spanned the globe in 2017 have been directly linked to – and in some cases were even caused by – continued warming …

Extreme weather in UK due to climate change, weather body says
6 years, 5 months ago

Extreme weather in UK due to climate change, weather body says

CNN  

London CNN — Climate change has led to an increase of extreme weather events in the UK, including higher average temperatures, longer warm spells and more tropical nights, the country’s weather service has said. “However you measure weather and climate statistics, you are beginning to see trends that underline the trend of average global warming,” Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge …

UK weather latest: Thunderstorms and heavy rain to hit southeast as heatwave continues
6 years, 8 months ago

UK weather latest: Thunderstorms and heavy rain to hit southeast as heatwave continues

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If you see one of the heavy downpours, it’s going to be that really …

Even with pledges to fight global warming, you’d better brace yourself for more extreme weather
7 years, 1 month ago

Even with pledges to fight global warming, you’d better brace yourself for more extreme weather

LA Times  

A Filipino girl is carried along a flooded road east of Manila during a record-breaking monsoon season in 2016. At least 70% of locations in North America, Europe, East Asia, southern South America and Australia are already experiencing more extremely wet weather events thanks to human-caused global warming. If temperatures stay within the hoped-for limits of the Paris accord, 96% …

What’s behind world’s recent extreme weather events?
7 years, 6 months ago

What’s behind world’s recent extreme weather events?

Al Jazeera  

The past few weeks have seen catastrophic weather events around the world. From heavy monsoon rains and floods in India, Nepal and Bangladesh to a landslide in Sierra Leone that killed 1,000 people, the past few weeks have seen catastrophic weather events around the world. Is climate change to blame for these extreme weather events? Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra Guests: Nigel …

Supercomputer predicts 10 years of record rain in England
7 years, 8 months ago

Supercomputer predicts 10 years of record rain in England

Wired  

Getty Images / Dan Kitwood / Staff Prepare to complain about the weather even more than usual - the Met Office has predicted that a record amount of rain could fall each winter for the next decade. Its new supercomputer, from computer company Cray, has forecast a one in three chance of record-breaking rain falling every year in at least …

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