World Weather Attribution
World Weather Attribution is a research center that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Climate change key driver of extreme drought in water scarce Sicily and Sardinia
Sicily and Sardinia, the two largest Italian islands, and important centres of agriculture and tourism have suffered from exceptionally low rainfall and very high temperatures over the last 12 months, culminating in extreme drought conditions from May 2024 onwards. Following an autumn with much below-average rain, 2024 was warm and dry in Southern Italy for most of the […]
Climate change, El Niño and infrastructure failures behind massive floods in southern Brazil
Between 24 April and 4 May 2024 over 420 mm of rain fell in Brazil’s southernmost state Rio Grande do Sul, leading to more than 90% of the state being affected by flooding. The floods displaced more than 80,000 people, led to over 150,000 being injured and, on the 29th of May, to 169 fatalities […]
Study attributes intensified UAE floods to global heating and urban development
Heavy precipitation hitting vulnerable communities in the UAE and Oman becoming an increasing threat as the climate warms.
Climate change main driver of exceptional drought in Amazon River
Since mid 2023 the Amazon River Basin (ARB) has been in a state of exceptional drought, driven by low rainfall and consistently high temperatures for the entire year 2023 across the basin.