Just quoting the final key point, which very few leaders seem to be acting on: "While policies are needed to protect people from heat, a rapid shift away from fossil fuels is the most effective way to avoid hotter and deadlier summers."

The summer is over - and for about 16,600 people across 854 European cities that doesn't mean autumn comes, but death. People who would still be alive if it wasn't for our burning of fossil fuels. - New study with @lshtm.bsky.social www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...

Out now: our new study shows that climate change caused nearly 1,700 heat-related deaths in Zürich over 50 years. We assessed the effects of changing vulnerability to heat, heat-mortality within and outside of heatwaves, and the contribution of individual companies' emissions to heat deaths.

Heat & very dry air that used to be rare, now very common in Spain & Portugal, putting huge strain on EU firefighting resources - at 1.3C global warming. Every additional ton of fossil fuels burnt will make European summers even more deadly & dangerous www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-fire...

Hosted by @meteoleipzig.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social @tropos-de.bsky.social , ECO-N research training group funded by @dfg.de Great lectures by @sebastian-sippel.bsky.social @frediotto.bsky.social @mdebrito.bsky.social @zscheischlerjak.bsky.social and more!

The current Advanced Training Module on "Climate Attribution", joinly by our interdisciplinary research training group "Economics of Connected Natural Commons" and the Leipzig Graduate school on Clouds, aerosols and radiation sparked large interest: 65 PhD researchers from 7 countries!

📣Job alert! We're hiring a Media Relations Manager at Imperial College London. Applications are closing tomorrow. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOK861/m...

One of the strongest, clearest increases in likelihood & intensity, attributable to climate change, I've seen in a complex index like fire weather - the more intense & frequent events in Greece & Türkiye are already outpacing efforts to adapt. www.worldweatherattribution.org/weather-cond...

One of the best climate science comms jobs around, helping journalists explain how climate change has influenced extreme weather events, working with a top bunch of scientists at @wwattribution.bsky.social including @frediotto.bsky.social. London based, closes 5 Sep

Do you want to be part of our amazing team @wwattribution.bsky.social team? If you are a science/comms expert, you can! Please do consider applying - www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

In July Fennoscandia was hit by a heatwave similar to one that hit the region in 2018. In just seven years, similar events have become almost twice as likely due to increased global temperatures from 1.1 to 1.3°C. Every fraction of a degree matters! www.worldweatherattribution.org/intense-two-...

Thanks @theecologist.org for publishing my review of Climate Injustice by @frediotto.bsky.social. It's a great contribution to desperately-needed dialogue between climate scientists and social movements. theecologist.org/2025/aug/06/...

Heavy, deadly monsoon rainfall in Pakistan has become more intense with climate change - about 15%, but it could be as high as 40 - 80%: www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...

A short article on our 'mini-heatwave' study has been published by @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social. This is the first report by the new @wasitusie.bsky.social project with @peterthorne.bsky.social. Funded by EPA and in conjunction with Met Éireann and @wwattribution.bsky.social

My book - ClimateINJustice is shortlisted for the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social ! Really happy about this, as it's not traditional conservation writing - but conserving & fighting for us humans & our rights wainwrightprize.com/shortlist-20...

🌍📜 Licensing and subsidising fossil fuels can now "constitute internationally wrongful acts,” write Dr @frediotto.bsky.social and ‪Dr Alaa Al Khourdajie. Read their commentary on why The ICJ's new advisory marks a turning point for climate accountability: ow.ly/7aix50WvkuM

Advisory opinion from ICJ is big (in more then 1 sense), but this summaries a lot:"The Court is of the view that a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a precondition for the enjoyment of many human rights, such as the right to life, the right to health ..." www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

Three key takeaways: - Fossil fuel subsidies and licensing can now constitute internationally wrongful acts - The 1.5°C limit is no longer aspirational - it's a legal obligation - States cannot hide behind "concurrent causes" to avoid climate reparations 2/5

How is climate change boosting deadly heat? And - crucially - what can we do about it?? feat. my old pal @frediotto.bsky.social! youtu.be/y3pbc0rjKX0

What caused deadly landslides in Colombia? Finding out, should be easier. Tropical climates are complex, but if data are held by companies & organisations hiding them behind walls of bureaucracy it becomes impossible. @wwattribution.bsky.social study: www.worldweatherattribution.org/growing-expo...

Happening tomorrow!

About 1500 of the approx. 2300 people that will have lost their lives across 12 European cities last week would still live, if it wasn't for our burning of oil, coal and gas. If we care about the right to life, we need to stop burning fossil fuels. www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...

A good morning spent with the legendary Ben Santer, one of the best climate scientists in the world and someone actively fighting Trump’s effort to dismantle American climate science. Also, any morning spent with @frediotto.bsky.social and @clairbarnes.bsky.social is a good morning.

At 11am EDT today, I'll be joining @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social , @bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social and @frediotto.bsky.social to discuss the horrible flash flood and its connection with climate change on a @climatecentral.org webinar. Registration info below:🔽

The heat above 32°C in southeast England tomorrow will be 100 times more likely due to fossil fuel-driven warming 🌡️📈 Our super rapid study was published this morning. It is just the second time we’ve studied an event in real-time, using forecast data. It's been hot work. 🧵

Without our continued burning of fossil fuels, the current heat in London & most of the UK would not have been a heatwave: www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan... Heatwaves are dangerous. Drink water, lots of it, stay cool, even if you feel invincible, you're probably not.

Am Donnerstag (12.6.) werde ich in Hamburg über Klimawandel, Wetter und Gerechtigkeit sprechen, bis übermorgen kann man sich noch zur Academy Lecture anmelden: www.awhamburg.de/aktuell/aktu...

Tomorrow, 7p.m., I'll be in Oxford talking Climate(In)Justice under the eyes of the Dodo @morethanadodo.bsky.social oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/climat...

I'm doing a fancy talk at the Linnean Society in London on 17th of July: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-in...

@wwattribution.bsky.social - When climate change means every season holds the possibility of something worse than ever experienced, it leaves no doubt: reliance on fossil fuels – burned & exported – will only make weather more dangerous in Australia. www.worldweatherattribution.org/mixed-rainfa...

🌍 June 2 is #HeatActionDay. A new report from @wwattribution.bsky.social, @ifrc.org, and @climatecentral.org reveals how climate change has fueled extreme heat over the past year. 🧵 on key findings: 👇 #BeatTheHeat

#SaulvsRWE showed today what we need to fight for climate justice: Remember you've got agency, remember we've got powerful institutions (they're not perfect & we need to protect & strengthen them (that'll also make them better)), find community with & for which to fight www.germanwatch.org/en/93166

⚡️ ⚖️ Precedent-setting #climatelitigation victory this morning in #SaulvsRWE 🙌 🎉 A victory for #climatejustice and corporate accountability 🧵🧑‍⚖️ A short thread to unpack the key legal principles reaffirmed by the judges of the Higher Court of Hamm 🇩🇪 ⬇️ 1/8

Viele Medien in D berichten, dass die Klage Lliuya v RWE gescheitert ist & bringen RWE's falsche Aussagen zu dem Verfahren ohne zu erwähnen, dass das Gericht diese explizit als Falschaussagen hervorhebt! Dies ist kein Erfolg für RWE sondern für Klimagerechtigkeit! www.olg-hamm.nrw.de/behoerde/pre...

Ein historischer (& paradoxer) Erfolg für Klimagerechtigkeit! Laut dem OLG Hamm können dreckige Konzerne wie RWE für Klimarisiken haftbar gemacht werden. Zwar wurde die konkrete Klage von Saul aus Peru abgewiesen, aber dabei dieser bahnbrechende Grundsatz etabliert. #SaulvsRWE

German court has established that energy companies can be held liable for climate change damages. Given those damages are in the 10s of trillions of USD, this is potentially a massive deal. Huge liabilities for historic polluters as more cases get established.

Just finished @frediotto.bsky.social 's new book Climate Injustice. It presents a convincing & important argument that (in her words) "the climate crisis is shaped largely by inequality". Essential stuff - do read it! Also, come to Cheltenham Sci Festival on June 4th to hear me discuss it with her.

One of the moments when you really see why writing books is so powerful, fun & important. Signing books at @hayfestival.bsky.social with @tonyjuniper.bsky.social

Winner of the first Climate Fiction Prize! Unhumblebrag: I cofounded the prize and it’s wonderful to see it in the world with such an excellent first winner. As founders we wanted to celebrate and encourage new ways of telling stories about climate. And Abi Daré has absolutely nailed it.

At the John Maddox Conversation, @tonyjuniper.bsky.social & @frediotto.bsky.social examine truths at the heart of climate and nature crises, and reveal system shifts needed to achieve change, in conversation with Areeba Hamid: http://spklr.io/63325CrTc @nature.com @hayfestival.bsky.social

Shel, Ben & I explain our 101st @wwattribution.bsky.social study.

Historic floods in the Central Mississippi river valley dramatically showed that in an increasingly dangerous world of extreme weather, a well-resourced forecasting workforce is essential. The recent layoffs at the National Weather Service will kill. www.worldweatherattribution.org/effective-em...

An illustration of the eye for detail and the obsession with quality in met offices when it comes to observations and records

Record heat today in England and Wales made at least 3x more likely by climate change, according to Climate Central. Mayday mayday

100th rapid attribution study @wwattribution.bsky.social - Climate change made South Korean wildfire weather ~2x as likely. 4x the previous record burnt area, 32 people dead. Impacts would have been much worse if it wasn't for the good early warning. www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...

ah I see it's "photo of people enjoying sunshine to illustrate mass heatwave deaths" season again.

I talked to @frediotto.bsky.social about her impressive new book, Climate Injustice. windowofopportunity.substack.com/p/its-not-ju...

Looking forward to reading Climate Injustice from @frediotto.bsky.social. Get your own copy here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/clim...

One more day & my book can be found in bookstores in the UK. If you can't wait, you can read a big part of the first chapter here: www.theguardian.com/environment/... you miss out though why I chose to talk about the colonial-fossil narrative, instead of say the neo-liberal-patriarchial.

"It’s a justice problem that we can only solve by addressing injustice." In a special episode, @tinymaddie.bsky.social and @rowhoop.bsky.social are joined by climate attribution pioneer @frediotto.bsky.social and Africa's most famous climate scientist, Joyce Kimutai www.youtube.com/watchv=7A7Jj...