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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The summer of 2026 will not be a one-off because the world is now much warmer.
The summer of 2026 will not be a one off because we are now living in a much warmer world.
climatelabbook.substack.comSaid 7 Sept 2026This on korrents
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The ReBASE approach provides an experimental attribution for everyday weather, globally.
But this method is not just for extreme events - this approach provides an experimental attribution for everyday weather, globally.
climatelabbook.substack.comSaid 24 Aug 2026This on korrents
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The summer of 2026 will not be a one-off because the world is now much warmer.
The summer of 2026 will not be a one off because we are now living in a much warmer world.
Climate Lab Book Said 7 Sept 2026
Summers are becoming hotter and more extreme in the long term.
Not 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 Book Said 7 Sept 2026
The current heatwaves are a dress rehearsal for much more challenging heatwaves to come if action is not taken.
They're a dress rehearsal for the much more challenging heatwaves to come if we fail to act.
Climate Lab Book Said 7 Sept 2026
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The ReBASE approach provides an experimental attribution for everyday weather, globally.
But this method is not just for extreme events - this approach provides an experimental attribution for everyday weather, globally.
Climate Lab Book Said 24 Aug 2026
The recent decline in aerosol emissions is not a reason to choose a human-induced climate change framing, unless discussing the recent rate of change.
There 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 Book Said 11 Jul 2026
Heatwaves will continue to get hotter until global net-zero emissions are reached.
And, of course, heatwaves will continue to get hotter and hotter and hotter until we reach global net-zero emissions.
Climate Lab Book Said 11 Jul 2026
The IPCC AR5 near-term warming assessment was reasonable given the published evidence at the time.
Overall I think the assessment made by AR5 for near-term warming was reasonable given the published evidence at the time.
Climate Lab Book Said 14 Apr 2026
The IPCC would likely have assessed a warming range of 0.4-0.8°C rather than 0.3-0.7°C if improved observational datasets had been available.
It 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 Book Said 14 Apr 2026
It is likely that the same 1903 storm would have produced even heavier rainfall in a warmer world like today.
It 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 Book Said 26 Oct 2025
Translating past extreme weather events into a modern or future warmer climate can provide useful insights into how extreme weather will cause more damage.
This 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 Book Said 26 Oct 2025
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Where they publish
Site edhawkins.org His personal site: research, visualisations and links
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Newsletter Climate Lab Book Posts on observed warming, heatwaves, attribution and climate visualisation
Open climatelabbook.substack.com
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Bluesky @edhawkins.org Posts on climate data, warming stripes and weather records
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