Reminder: if you're attending #AGU26 this year, and if you work on climate attribution science, consider submitting an abstract to our session! Abstracts are due by Aug 5. agu.confex.com/agu/agu26/pr...

New paper out in @pnas.org: this year’s western U.S. snow conditions were pretty dismal, but to what extent was this snow drought due to climate change?  Paper: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... (with Marianne Cowherd, Stefan Rahimi, Yuhong Ye) Thread:👇

About that sovereign responsibility.

Wildfire smoke exposure and mortality burden in the USA under climate change - Nature

Smoke PM2.5 could result in 71,420 excess deaths per year in the USA by 2050 under the SSP3-7.0 high-warming scenario.

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Eric Columbus@ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 3w ago

I expect Trump to start threatening Canada over the wildfires any minute now globalnews.ca/news/1196860...

It's that time of year again! If you're attending #AGU26, consider submitting an abstract to our session on climate attribution science for extreme events, impacts, and applications to climate justice: agu.confex.com/agu/agu26/pr...

Wet-bulb temperature combines heat and humidity into a measure that is linked to heat stress. Climate change has made this week's wet-bulb temperatures at least 5x more likely across many areas, with dangerous levels expected in some locations. Explore the data: csi.climatecentral.org/humid-heat

Europe's worst heatwave so far, in terms of heat stress measures and temperatures - brought to you by fossil fuels. New @wwattribution.bsky.social study showing how such deadly heat became possible in only a few decades. www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-...

Dangerous and potentially historic extreme heat is forecast to impact parts of western Europe this week. We already know that these temperatures are made at least 5x more likely due to human-caused climate change. Stay safe! Explore the attribution data at csi.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...

Our newest attribution tool at @climatecentral.org shows the connection between climate change & increasingly dangerous humid heat. Check out the conditions across Texas & the Gulf Coast today! Learn more www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif... Explore the data csi.climatecentral.org/humid-heat?i...

New paper! It's pretty much common sense that hotter summers = more wildfire activity. But what about individual heatwaves? Our team dug into this question, and found that 42% of burned area over the past couple decades happened during or right after a heatwave. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Heatwaves enable wildfire activity in the western United States

Heatwaves are associated with a disproportionate share of wildfire activity and trends in the western US in recent decades.

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“If you treat the misinformers’ frame as a legitimate, good-faith scientific critique, you are helping them produce doubt. Don’t do it. Don’t be a Merchant of Doubt.” Well said, @andrewdessler.com.

Andrew Dessler@andrewdessler.com · 2mo ago

New on The Climate Brink: How fossil-fuel interests are attacking Extreme Event Attribution science www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-mercha...

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Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average

A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’

theguardian.com

In an effort to shield fossil-fuel companies from legal liability & culpability for the climate-change impacts they’ve caused, conservative interests are seeking to derail a new National Academies study and report on climate-attribution methods. www.politico.com/news/2026/06...

Inside the campaign to discredit a key climate science report

An emerging field of research that can measure how much climate change has worsened individual disasters is under attack by friends of the fossil fuel industry. Billions of dollars are at stake.

politico.com

New (open access) research led by Dmitri Kalashnikov on Western U.S. sub-daily precipitation extremes, and associated trends. We both confirm familiar spatiotemporal patterns and find evidence of emerging increases in the heaviest downpours. [Thread]

Climatology and trends of annual maximum subdaily precipitation in the Western United States

Short-duration precipitation extremes can threaten public safety and infrastructure by generating flash flooding and geophysical mass wasting events i…

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Check out the 2nd annual weather and climate livestream! Tune in to hear climate scientists & meteorologists talk over the next 50 hours about how federal funding has made incredible climate research happen. I'll be talking Tuesday at 1:20PM PT / 4:20PM ET :)

Andrew Williams@andrewilwilliams.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🎉 🎉🎉 We are LIVE!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Join us for the 1st of 50 hours of non-stop weather & climate science! www.youtube.com/watch?v=v64j...

🎉 🎉🎉 We are LIVE!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Join us for the 1st of 50 hours of non-stop weather & climate science! www.youtube.com/watch?v=v64j...

📆Mark Your Calendars 📆 The Weather & Climate Livestream is streaming from June 1st to June 3rd⛅⛈️ Find more info here⬇️ wclivestream.com

The Weather & Climate Livestream

For 50 hours from June 1st to June 3rd 2026, scientists and science support staff from across the US will share their work and answer your questions, all with the goal of saving America's forecasts to protect America’s future.

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I get to moderate a very cool panel on end-to-end attribution, featuring: Carly Phillips, Gillian Moon, @emilywilliams.bsky.social , and Paula Romanovska :) Come stop by!

Columbia Climate School@climate.columbia.edu · 2mo ago

On Jun 10 and11, join the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law & Columbia Cliamte School in-person or virtually for 2nd Attribution Science & Climate Law Conference to examine the evolving field of climate change attribution science and its implications. ➡️ Learn more/register: https://bit.ly/4nSXNpu

It’s climate change caused by our burning of fossil fuels. One thing Americans might not appreciate about Europe is that many people don’t have air conditioning at home or at work.

Europe is sweltering in a deadly, early heat wave. Here’s why it’s happening | CNN

Temperature records are being smashed across Europe as parts of the continent swelter under a heat dome that is bringing extreme temperatures alarmingly early in the year.

cnn.com

I've got to say that I'm really disappointed in the recent discourse surrounding the RCP8.5 scenario. The lack of context and understanding is something I expected from the usual suspects, but it's frustrating to see such bad takes from people and outlets who should know better.

Sure but they‘re really stupid questions

Yet again, another record-breaking heatwave is arriving well outside of the typical season. This time impacting the UK and other parts of western Europe with a strong ridge. 🥵 Here's how climate change is making that heat more likely via @climatecentral.org at csi.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...

The climate reporters at The New York Times called Pielke Jr a scientist today. I am so, so tired.

Madison Condon@madisoncondon.bsky.social · 2mo ago

treating pielke like not a bad faith actor is ridiculous

Our next CLIVAR climate risk webinar is next Tuesday, April 28. It should be a great event. Sign up here to receive the web link: usclivar.org/working-grou...

We're hiring a new Managing Director! If you have senior experience in operations, administration, development, communications, and program management, this New Haven-based role may be a good fit - check out the details, and please spread the word:

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Browse currently available full-time, post-doctorate, and contract-based jobs at the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.

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🌡️Every single weather station we have recorded the warmest March on record. Most would have been the warmest April too. More sites below🧵 https://x.com/NWSBayArea/status/2039348328870129861

"The amount of water stored in western U.S. snowpack is currently the lowest on record for April 1, when it's usually near the annual peak." See @climatecentral.org's latest Climate Matters on the historic snow drought: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...

Introducing the @heatmap.news and @mit.edu Electricity Hub, our new zip code-level look at what exactly you’re paying for on your electricity bill and how it stacks up against … anyone or everyone else: electricity.heatmap.news

‘Snow-Eater’ Heat Wave Behind Big Sierra Melt Is a Look at Our Climate Future “Without a long-term warming trend, these events were previously either unlikely or statistically impossible. We kind of unlock that possibility” @kqednews.kqed.org @kqedscience.bsky.social www.kqed.org/science/2000...

‘Snow-Eater’ Heat Wave Behind Big Sierra Melt Is a Look at Our Climate Future | KQED

An early spring California heat wave is feasting on what’s left of the Sierra Nevada snowpack, raising wildfire and drought concerns.

kqed.org

And it's live! Was great contributing to this glossary with @ucsclimate.bsky.social @granthamlse.bsky.social and @nyulaw.bsky.social Climate Science in Legal Contexts: A Glossary of Key Terms for Lawyers www.ucs.org/resources/cl...

Climate Science in Legal Contexts

Scientific and legal communities often use similar words differently. This resource is designed to help lawyers navigate scientific concepts that frequently arise in climate litigation.

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