Climate Action
How likely would Britain’s 40°C heatwave have been without climate change?
The UK Met Office suggests that heatwave days over 40°C are ten times more likely to happen in the UK as a result of climate change.
Friederike (Fredi) is the Acting Director of the Environmental Change institute and an Associate Professor in the Global Climate Science Programme where she leads several projects understanding the impacts of man-made climate change on natural and social systems with a particular focus on Africa and India.
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How do scientists assess the impact of human actions on extreme weather events?
Climate scientists in the UK, Netherlands, France and beyond, come together to understand the impact of human activities on the severity of extreme weather
Food and Water
How climate change drove food insecurity in the 2007 Lesotho drought
In 2007, a severe drought in Lesotho and South Africa drastically reduced crop yields and increased food prices, creating food insecurity for many people.
Climate Action
Why natural cycles only play a small role in rate of global warming
Natural cycles have long been observed in Earth's climate, but evidence suggests that they only play a small role in the current trend of rapid global warming we are currently experiencing.