National Academies back extreme‑event attribution science

I’ve been saying for years that this is the most important area of climate science. The research could be used in legal cases against fossil fuel companies for damages caused by extreme weather events. Follow @frediotto.bsky.social and others at @wwattribution.bsky.social for more.

My comments on the new @nationalacademies.org report on climate change & extreme weather attribution. The TLDR statement: If anything, the academy understates the strength of the science linking increasingly extreme weather events to climate change: michaelmann.net/comments-on-...

From the National Academies, a comprehensive assessment of the science of "extreme event attribution," ie, tracing extreme weather events to climate change.

Pretty soon the sand is going to be too hot for the Trump administration to bury its head in it. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/c...

Reporters used to have to write that no single weather event can be linked to climate change. The developing science of extreme weather attribution has changed that. And those who have damaged the climate might someday have to pay. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/c...

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...

Climate attribution science is evolving from explaining yesterday's disasters to helping prepare for tomorrow's, says a new National Academies report.

Attribution science is advancing quickly, but not as quickly as Rapid Anthropogenic Global Warming 🔥 impacts 👀 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/c...

Woke scientists claim weather during one period of time could be part of a larger pattern of weather over a longer period of time. Top Science Panel Backs Research Linking Extreme Weather to Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/c...

Top Science Panel Backs Research Linking Extreme Weather to Climate Change. #climate Attribution science is advancing quickly, researchers said. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/c...

www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/c... #Attribution science - or should we say cause and effect! #Climatechange is real and changing our world, no matter what climate deniers say. Even #tRump and his minions can't lie away facts. We all need to step up and save the planet!

"The nation’s top scientific advisory body issued a report on Thursday backing a growing field of science that could help governments hold oil, gas and coal companies responsible for the damage caused by extreme weather." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/c...

As we in Europe recover from another heatwave, others brace for the next one and other extreme weather events pepper the globe, weather attribution science updates us on the contribution Climate Change is making to all these events - but how does it work? drtomharris.substack.com/p/how-much-i...

This is why the industry & its political allies are attacking this science & new report The #BigOil immunity bill in Congress claims that extreme event attribution "lacks scientific credibility." House bill now has 20 co-sponsors (incl. 4 new ones just this week) 👀 www.barrons.com/news/new-sci...

Imagine a world in which the fossil fuel industry—instead of spending billions to deny science and muddy the waters of public information—was an active partner in mitigation, transition, and adaptation. Could attribution science, applied by courts and legislatures, bring that world into being?