World Weather Attribution

Record European sea heat ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, study finds

Human-caused climate change was the main driver of record-breaking sea temperatures around Europe this summer, with peak temperatures in the Mediterranean and along the Bay of Biscay deemed "virtually impossible" without global warming, according to an analysis published Wednesday by…

Climate change made Spain’s wildfires 20 times more likely, study finds

Wildfires raging across Europe have burned more than half a million hectares this year and caused an estimated €15.6 billion to €19.1 billion ($18 billion to $22 billion) in total damage and economic loss, according to a preliminary assessment by…

Climate change made West Africa floods five times more likely, study finds

Human-induced climate change made the extreme rainfall that caused devastating floods across West Africa's coast in June approximately five times more likely than it would have been in pre-industrial times, according to a study released this week by the World…