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Assigning historical responsibilities for extreme weather events

Rainy street Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash

WWA partner and deputy director of the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute (ECI) Friederike Otto is the lead author of a new study published in Nature Climate Change.

02 November, 2017 | News | South America

Main drivers of drought in south east Brazil, 2014–15

Heat haze ove Brazilian city Photo by Ichio on Unsplash

South east Brazil experienced profound water shortages in 2014–15. Anthropogenic climate change was not found to be a major influence on the hazard, whereas increasing population and water consumption increased vulnerability.

10 September, 2015 | Drought | South America

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