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How does climate attribution science relate to Loss and Damage?

22 June 2023

In our recent blog post on Loss and Damage, we explored the climate change impacts caused by slow-onset events (such as sea-level rise) and extreme weather events. These different types of events resulting in losses and damages are also implicit in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ‘Reasons For Concern’ (RFCs).

The science of linking climate change to extreme weather events

20 June 2023

“Would this heatwave or severe rainfall have happened without climate change?” This is the kind of question that policymakers and businesses are asking scientists.

May 2023: a record for UK sea-surface temperature says Met Office chief scientist

19 June 2023

The North Atlantic, including around the UK has been experiencing record-breaking temperatures.

Sea surface temperatures breaking records

16 June 2023

The global sea surface temperatures for both April and May were the highest on record for those calendar months in a series stretching back to 1850. That is according to the HadSST.4.0.1.0 dataset compiled by the Met Office.

What is meant by Loss and Damage?

7 June 2023

And why are we talking about it?

Relative lack of Spring rainfall triggers water scarcity alert

1 June 2023

With 1 June marking the first day of meteorological summer, we reflect on spring and ask whether it has been unusual in any way.

Is it going to be a long, hot summer?

30 May 2023

There is lots of speculation about the potential for up-and-coming heatwaves, extreme temperatures or drought for this summer. The Met Office Contingency Planners 3-Month Outlook is often cited as a source for some of this conjecture, but can it really be used to tell us what the daily weather has in store for the coming months?