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High temperatures exacerbated by climate change made 2022 Northern Hemisphere droughts more likely

Western Central Europe, North America, China, and other parts of the Northern Hemisphere faced water shortages, extreme heat, and soil moisture drought conditions throughout the summer of 2022

05 October, 2022 | Drought | Europe, North America, Northern Asia

Without human-caused climate change temperatures of 40°C in the UK would have been extremely unlikely

On Monday and Tuesday, 18 & 19 July 2022, an exceptional heatwave affected large parts of the UK. It was the first time that temperatures of 40°C and above have been forecast in the UK.

28 July, 2022 | Heatwave | Europe

Heavy rainfall which led to severe flooding in Western Europe made more likely by climate change

From the 12th to the 15th of July, heavy rainfall associated with cut-off low-pressure system “Bernd” led to severe flooding particularly in the German states North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, as well as in Luxembourg, and along the river Meuse and some of its tributaries in Belgium and the Netherlands. 

23 August, 2021 | Extreme rainfall | Europe

Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood of early growing period frost in France

In our latest study, scientists from France, Germany, Netherlands, and the UK collaborated to examine whether and to what extent human-induced climate change had a part to play in the cold early April following a very warm March 2021 that led to large scale frost damages in grapevines and fruit trees in central France.

15 June, 2021 | Cold spells | Europe

Human contribution to the record-breaking July 2019 heatwave in Western Europe

Paris plage in a heatwave

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

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