Prof. Sonia I Seneviratne
@soniaseneviratne.bsky.social
Professor at ETH Zurich, IPCC WGI Vice-chair. #Climate #Extremes #Land. Citizen/mum/scientist. Personal account. https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_Chapter11.pdf Twitter/X: @SISeneviratne https://www.iac.ethz.ch/people/sonia
📣 Registration is now open for experts to review the First Order Draft of the Working Group I contribution to IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report. Interested experts can register until 25 Sept 2026 🔗 https://bit.ly/4vi25cq The review starts 10 August until 2 October. More 🔗 https://bit.ly/WGI7Fod
Europe's Summer of Reckoning is "Just the Beginning": Article in @nytimes.com with statements from J. Rockström, @frediotto.bsky.social & myself. We should realise that such extreme summers will get even worse if we continue to burn fossil fuels. @usyseth.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/w...
Europe’s Summer of Reckoning Is ‘Just the Beginning’
The continent is experiencing some of its biggest fires and highest temperatures ever. Residents are fleeing, leaders are struggling to respond and “it will get worse,” one climate expert said.
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📣 Registration is now open for experts to review the First Order Draft of the Working Group I contribution to IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report. Interested experts can register until 25 Sept 2026 🔗 https://bit.ly/4vi25cq The review starts 10 August until 2 October. More 🔗 https://bit.ly/WGI7Fod
Attribution science is getting better, says a new @nationalacademies.org report. That could be good news for plaintiffs suing fossil fuel companies. 🧪 eos.org/research-and...
We're Getting Better at Knowing When Climate Change is to Blame, National Academies Report Says - Eos
Scientists have gotten much better at parsing how severe events are linked to climate change, a long-awaited report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has found. The re...
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La canicule exceptionnelle du mois de juin en Suisse a mis en évidence les difficultés à faire face à ces nouveaux extrêmes climatiques, affirme Sonia Seneviratne, climatologue à @ethz.ch . @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social
Quand la canicule arrive plus tôt: les leçons à tirer pour la Suisse
La canicule en juin en Suisse a mis en évidence les difficultés à faire face à ces nouveaux extrêmes climatiques, affirme Sonia Seneviratne de l’EPFZ.
swissinfo.ch
Article from #BBC on June heatwaves across Europe: "The only way to explain [such strong heatwaves] is to taking into account this [long-term] warming" With statements from @edhawkins.org, S. Belcher @metoffice.gov.uk & me. @markpoynting.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Hotter and hotter and hotter' - Europe's new climate in seven charts
Temperature records were smashed in June - and scientists warn this is a sign of things to come.
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Interview in @watson.ch über Juni-Hitzewelle in der🇨🇭: "Wir wiegen uns in falscher Sicherheit". @usyseth.bsky.social @ethz.ch @nccr-climplus.bsky.social @kariningold.bsky.social @dbresch.bsky.social @omartius.bsky.social @erichfischer.bsky.social @retoknutti.bsky.social www.watson.ch/wissen/schwe...
Klimaforscherin zu Extremwetter: «Wir wiegen uns in falscher Sicherheit»
Extremwetter treffen die Schweiz immer häufiger. Die Klimaforscherin Sonia Seneviratne der ETH Zürich warnt davor, diese Entwicklung zu unterschätzen.
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Interview mit mir & @froeltho.bsky.social im @blick.ch über die Hitzewelle im Juni: "Wir werden uns nicht an alles anpassen können". @usyseth.bsky.social @ethz.ch @nccr-climplus.bsky.social @kariningold.bsky.social @dbresch.bsky.social @omartius.bsky.social www.blick.ch/life/wissen/...
Klimaforschende fordern: Schweiz muss handeln!
Nach den Rekordtemperaturen im Juni fordern Wissenschaftler rasches Handeln: Die Schweiz müsse beim Klimaschutz und beim Hitzeschutz deutlich schneller vorwärtsmachen.
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Happy birthday #IAC! The Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science at ETH Zürich celebrated its 25th birthday yesterday! It was fantastic to have all this wonderful community together for a joyful celebration! @ethz.ch @usyseth.bsky.social @nccr-climplus.bsky.social
My latest. I know a lot of people will strongly disagree. that's okay. I am just trying to get us all thinking about the problem, and potential solutions. | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Managing the pitfalls of private money
In recent months, we have learned that the relationship between the US federal government and American science is not as stable as many of us thought it to be. While many grants that were abruptly (an...
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For all the journalists out there: Positive images of heat waves reduce worry about extreme heat climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications... @coveringclimatenow.org
Positive images of heat waves reduce worry about extreme heat - Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
We are pleased to announce the publication of a new article, “Positive images of heat waves reduce the effects of messages about extreme heat among U.S. adults” in the journal Environmental Communicat...
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🥵 Europe has been affected by a terrible heatwave, with impacts across the continent & record-breaking temperatures in many countries. The @ipcc.bsky.social #AR6 conclusions show that that heat extremes have become more intense & more frequent across the world due to human-induced climate change.
🔴🟠 Ce mardi, la chaleur gagne du terrain avec 54 départements en Vigilance canicule rouge et 35 en orange Les températures minimales en hausse, 20 à 26°C sur la majeure partie du pays. Les températures maximales exceptionnellement élevées sur la majeure partie du pays. vigilance.meteofrance.fr/fr
An exceptional heatwave is developing this week with record-breaking June temperatures highly likely, particularly for England and Wales 🌡️ Following the heat in May 2026, it would be the first time since 1911 that two consecutive months have observed record temperatures
Markante Hitzewelle dauert an 🌡️ Der Blog zur Verlängerung der #Hitzewarnungen der Gefahrenstufen 3 und 4: www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch/ueber-uns/me...
Markante Hitzewelle dauert an - MeteoSchweiz
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Prolongation des avis de canicule de degré 3 et 4 jusqu'au samedi 27 juin au nord des Alpes et jusqu'au dimanche 28 juin au sud. Voir le #blogmeteosuisse du jour : https://bit.ly/4vnOSPU
We're hiring! WMO is looking for professionals from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise interested in a career in meteorology, hydrology, geophysical sciences, and international cooperation. Check out all vacancies here 👉 https://bit.ly/4elYNiX
🟦🟥 It's #ShowYourStripes day! Tell the world that you care about climate change. You can explore the warming signal for your own city and create and share Ed Hawkins' climate stripes using the C3S ERA Explorer: era-explorer.climate.copernicus.eu
#COP31 : plusieurs Etats dénoncent des "attaques" sur la science climatique lors des négociations en amont du sommet - @afp.com via @20minutes.bsky.social www.20minutes.fr/planete/rech...
Plusieurs États dénoncent des « attaques » sur la science climatique en amont de la COP31
Lors des négociations climatiques à Bonn, en Allemagne, en amont de la COP31, des représentants de nombreux pays ont exprimé leurs inquiétudes face à certains Etats qui chercheraient à saper le consen...
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In der zweiten Junihälfte steigen die Temperaturen. Im heutigen Blog https://www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch/ueber-uns/meteoschweiz-blog/de/2026/06/laengere-hitzeperiode-steht-bevor.html werfen wir einen kurzen Blick auf die Warnkriterien für #Hitze. Bild: Chabrey, Meteo Meldungen, MeteoSwiss App
Aujourd'hui, nous publions la réactualisation annuelle (depuis le 6ème rapport du GIEC publié en 2021, AR6) des indicateurs clés de l'état du climat planétaire jusqu'en 2025, le travail de 73 scientifiques de 56 institutions et 17 pays : essd.copernicus.org/articles/18/... 1/...
📢The latest Indicators of Global Climate Change report has been published today: doi.org/10.5194/essd... Created by over 70 leading international scientists, this annual update provides key indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence. Read the thread to see key findings 👇 [1/9]
Indicators of Global Climate Change 2025: annual update of key indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence
Abstract. In a rapidly changing climate, evidence-based decision-making benefits from up-to-date and timely information. We track twelve key sets of indicators of the state of the climate system, clos...
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Marking World Environment Day, #IPCC’s Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report highlights: Human activities, principally through emissions of greenhouse gases, have unequivocally caused global warming. 🔗 www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/s... #NowForClimate
“An event that used to occur roughly once every ten years without human influence now happens three or four times per decade,” Sonia Seneviratne told Swiss public radio RTS. @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social
Heatwave season expanding in Europe, warns Swiss climate scientist
Swiss climatologist Sonia Seneviratne warns that the heatwave season is expanding, underscoring growing climate risks.
swissinfo.ch
A l'heure où la désinformation se généralise dans certains médias portée aussi par des partis politiques et sur les bancs de l'assemblée, alors que nous vivons un OVNI climatique qui nous projette dans un inédit certes prévisible & anticipable, merci @rfi.fr pour l'échange www.rfi.fr/fr/environne...
«Lutter contre le changement climatique, ce n’est pas un problème technique, c’est un enjeu démocratique»
Alors qu’une vague de chaleur précoce touche l’ouest de l’Europe, « que dire ? », s'interroge le climatologue Christophe Cassou dans un texte publié sur LinkedIn. Directeur de recherche du CNRS au Lab...
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Today has been the hottest day in May on record with Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 34.8°C - exceeding the previous highest May temperature in the UK by a full 2 degrees Celsius🌡️ This heat would be exceptional in the UK even in mid summer, let alone in May📈
Le radiosondage de Trappes de la mi-journée confirme une hauteur du niveau de pression 500 hPa à 5940 m, record en mai, qui caractérise un dôme de chaleur puissant. L'air sous ce niveau de pression s'est considérablement réchauffé, devenu moins dense, il "gonfle" la colonne d'air. #heatdome
Heute wurde auch in der #Deutschschweiz an mehreren Messstationen der erste #Hitzetag des Jahres registriert (Höchsttemperatur ≥ 30 °C). Im langjährigen Mittel (1991-2020) ist dies etwa zwei bis drei Wochen früher als normal. Schweizweit am heissesten war es mit 32.3 Grad in #Visp:
Slowly but surely, I am adding more metrics for monitoring the Relative Oceanic Niño Index (RONI) on my climate indicators page (monthly): zacklabe.com/climate-chan.... It could be quite a year for El Niño 😬
Climate change indicators
All data are referenced at My visualizations: Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Concentration Arctic Sea Ice Volume and Thickness Arctic Temperatures Antarctic Se…
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