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Home About Partners Analyses Cold spells Drought Extreme rainfall Heatwave Storms News Projects Resources Background literature Search for: Bushfires in Australia, 2019–2020 We have begun an attribution analysis to assess the role of climate change in this complex event, and aim to have results at the beginning of March 2020. Latest analyses Rapid attribution of the extreme rainfall in Texas from Tropical Storm Imelda A new rapid analysis concludes that the extreme rainfall and flooding caused by Tropical Storm Imelda was made more likely and intense due to global warming. 27 September, 2019 | Extreme rainfall , Storms | North America Human contribution to the record-breaking July 2019 heatwave in Western Europe After the extreme heat that took place in the last week of June 2019, a second record-breaking heat wave struck Western Europe and Scandinavia at the end of July 2019. 02 August, 2019 | Heatwave | Europe Human contribution to record-breaking June 2019 heatwave in France A heatwave struck large parts of Europe during the last week of June 2019, breaking several historical records at single locations in France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic and Spain. 02 July, 2019 | Heatwave | Europe World Weather Attribution Since 2015 the World Weather Attribution (WWA) initiative has been conducting real-time attribution analysis of extreme weather events as they happen around the world. This provides the public, scientists and decision-makers with the means to make clear connections between greenhouse gas emissions and impactful extreme weather events, such as storms, floods, heatwaves and droughts. We research and develop scientific tools and methodologies to perform timely and robust assessments of whether and to what extent human-induced climate change played a role in the magnitude and frequency of extreme weather events. We’ve made real and significant advances in isolating the climate signal in the costly impacts of such events, in both developed and developing countries. Our partners are at the forefront of this emerging scientific field. Find out more … Cold spells Unusual cold spells can occur even in a warming world, and cause disruption to transport, energy & food supplies. Drought Drought affects people in many ways, from reduced water & food supplies to increasing the risk of wildfires. Extreme rainfall Rainfall events from a major storm or hurricane, or intense localised downpours can lead to flooding in any type of location. Heatwave Heatwaves can be particularly dangerous to humans, and occur all over the world with increasing intensity. Storms Storms usually include heavy rain, snow or hail, strong winds and thunder & lightning. Home About Partners Analyses Cold spells Drought Extreme rainfall Heatwave Storms News Projects Resources Background literature About Contact us About this site Cookies Privacy policy Partners Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) Red Cross Red Crescent Climate...