Ed Hawkins
Climate scientist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading; IPCC AR6 lead author. Created the 'warming stripes' graphic in 2018; writes the Climate Lab Book newsletter.
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Their wordsThe summer of 2026 will not be a one off because we are now living in a much warmer world.
↗Climate Lab Bookclimatelabbook.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsNot every summer will be hotter than the last but the long term direction is clear: our summers are becoming hotter and more extreme.
↗Climate Lab Bookclimatelabbook.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsThey're a dress rehearsal for the much more challenging heatwaves to come if we fail to act.
↗Climate Lab Bookclimatelabbook.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsBut this method is not just for extreme events - this approach provides an experimental attribution for everyday weather, globally.
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Their wordsThere may be reasons to choose a human-induced climate change framing but, in my view, the recent decline in aerosol emissions is not one of them, unless it is particularly important to discuss the recent rate of change.
↗Climate Lab Bookclimatelabbook.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsAnd, of course, heatwaves will continue to get hotter and hotter and hotter until we reach global net-zero emissions.
↗Climate Lab Bookclimatelabbook.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 3 months earlier
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Their wordsIt is therefore probable that the IPCC would have assessed 0.4-0.8°C rather than 0.3-0.7°C had we had the improved observational datasets.
↗Climate Lab Bookclimatelabbook.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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The IPCC AR5 near-term warming assessment was reasonable given the published evidence at the time.
Their wordsOverall I think the assessment made by AR5 for near-term warming was reasonable given the published evidence at the time.
↗Climate Lab Bookclimatelabbook.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 6 months earlier
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Their wordsIt is therefore likely that had the same 1903 storm occurred in a warmer world like today then the already intense rainfall would have been even heavier.
↗Climate Lab Bookclimatelabbook.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsThis example highlights the value of considering real events from the past, and how translating them into a modern or future warmer climate can give us useful insights into how extreme weather will now cause more damage even if the synoptic events are the same.
↗Climate Lab Bookclimatelabbook.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece