Laura Suarez-Gutierrez

@drlaurasuarez.bsky.social

Asst. Professor at Wageningen University. Investigating worst-case heat and drought and its impacts. Former MSCA Fellow at ETH and IPSL, PhD at MPI for Meteorology. (She/her)

We're already starting to see another pronounced hot weather signal emerge for 2nd week July, with the potential for v. hot conditions to return. You might think "surely we couldn't have another high-end heatwave so soon?" but the trouble is, extreme weather can load the dice...

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In our new highlighted paper in Earth System Dynamics, we map out the global atmospheric river network along with its main hubs, highways and basins! What emerges is a surprisingly structured system that we think could open up new perspectives on atmospheric connectivity💨🌧️ doi.org/10.5194/esd-...

A new DestinE application enables users to explore the Destination Earth Climate Digital Twin storyline simulations, which allow to simulate how weather events could evolve in past, present, and future climate conditions. Now available on the DestinE platform. ➡️ destine.ecmwf.int/news/new-app...

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Climate change: how fires and floods are creating uninsurable areas across Europe As #climaterisk increases, "the question is no longer whether or not the public sector will need to play a larger role, but how quickly it can be redesigned to do so"... theconversation.com/climate-chan...

Climate change: how fires and floods are creating uninsurable areas across Europe

From California to France and the UK, traditional private markets are buckling under the weight of climate claims.

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Can’t say I recall ever seeing this before. More than half of France’s 30+ year-old weather stations set/tied their monthly high-temperature record in May 2026. Some did so as many as 9 times. Unprecedented to witness this level of heat so early in the year.

Peak El Niño median forecast is now forecast ONI at +3.3°C (RONI +2.7°C) up .2°C from last month so far. If it verifies, it will be by far the strongest El Niño on record. Thanks @hausfath for the great visual.

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Still bit early for detailed forecast. But: models pointing to a classic High-Shear-Low-Cape environment on Thu. Moderately unstable air from Biscay, strong shear, both deep layer and low level, including helicity and low LCLs. Wouldn't be surprised by a few #tornados in Benelux and Germany!

Model sounding and hodograph, location: central Germany, Jun 4.

Hard to believe I’m even writing this. Meteorological summer hasn’t even begun, yet Paris, France has already logged more days above 32°C than its annual average.

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