Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
This summer’s disaster season has been pretty rough so far, from record-breaking heat to destructive wildfires across Europe and North America. Shortly after these disasters hit, many studies and news articles pointed to climate change as a culprit. But how can they know that?
It all comes from a relatively new field of research called “attribution science,” where scientists use computer models to estimate whether climate change made a disaster more severe or more likely. This makes it possible to connect the dots between climate change’s influence and extreme weather disasters.
Grist reporter Sachi Kitajima Mulkey breaks down what you need to know about this growing field of science. And if you want to read more on climate change and this summers extreme weather:
grist.org/wildfires/study-monster-wildfires-spain-france-attribution
#wildfire #extremeweather #climate
This summer’s disaster season has been pretty rough so far, from record-breaking heat to destructive wildfires across Europe and North America. Shortly after these disasters hit, many studies and news articles pointed to climate change as a culprit. But how can they know that?
It all comes from a relatively new field of research called “attribution science,” where scientists use computer models to estimate whether climate change made a disaster more severe or more likely. This makes it possible to connect the dots between climate change’s influence and extreme weather disasters.
Grist reporter Sachi Kitajima Mulkey breaks down what you need to know about this growing field of science. And if you want to read more on climate change and this summers extreme weather:
grist.org/wildfires/study-monster-wildfires-spain-france-attribution
#wildfire #extremeweather #climate
