{
  "id": 11728502,
  "title": "New Research Strengthens the Link Between Warming and Extreme Weather",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/new-research-strengthens-the-link-between-warming-and-extreme-weather",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-03T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/The-Environment/Global-Warming/New-Research-Strengthens-the-Link-Between-Warming-and-Extreme-Weather.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New research has reinforced the connection between global warming and extreme weather occurrences. In 2003, a severe heatwave in Europe claimed over 70,000 lives, prompting scientists to analyze the role of human-induced climate change. A report by the UK-based Carbon Brief revealed that 77% of the 1,000 extreme weather events and trends studied were made more likely or severe due to climate change. Meanwhile, NASA's 2025 data indicated a significant rise in the intensity of events like droughts and floods, with 2024 showing twice the average of the 2003-2020 period. NASA attributed these more extreme events to climate change, though they acknowledged needing more data to confirm the trend. Bailing Li, a NASA researcher, noted that while causation could not be proven, it was evident that global warming was a significant factor. Over the past century, global temperatures have risen by 1.44 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average, linked to the burning of fossil fuels and resulting in increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events. A September 2025 study by World Weather Attribution found that human-caused warming likely contributed to a devastating flood in Nepal and Tibet, caused by a rock collapse. The researchers emphasized that while other factors, such as the 2015 Nepal earthquake, may have played a role, human-driven warming had a \"very strong linkage\" to the disaster. The study's findings could help Nepal seek financial aid from the UN climate aid fund, with recovery efforts expected to cost around $5 billion. The researchers observed higher-than-usual temperatures in the days leading up to the disaster and unusually warm conditions in July and August, reflecting global temperature trends. Additionally, rising mercury levels in the Himalayan region due to global warming have exposed permafrost to more frequent above-freezing conditions, weakening the rock and contributing to the instability that led to the rockslide and subsequent flood.",
  "summary": "There is an increasing body of evidence connecting climate change and severe weather events. In 2004, a group of researchers published one of the first studies linking human-caused climate change to a specific extreme weather event – the 2003 European summer heatwave, which killed over 70,000 people across Europe. The scientists determined that human involvement had at least doubled the risk of…",
  "key_points": [
    "77% of extreme weather events made more likely/severe due to climate change",
    "NASA 2024 data shows twice the average intensity of droughts/floods",
    "Human-caused warming linked to Nepal/Tibet flood, seeking UN aid"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}