People cool themselves at the fountain of the Louvre Pyramid in Paris on July 25, as a heatwave continues across northern Europe, with wildfires breaking out in northern Scandanavia and Greece. BERTRAND GUAY / AFP / Getty Images
Climate change increased the odds of northern Europe's current heatwave, according to a preliminary assessment from scientists.
"We estimate that the probability to have such a heat or higher is generally more than two times higher today than if human activities had not altered climate,"
according to World Weather Attribution, an international network of researchers who conduct analyses of real-time extreme weather events and its possible connection to climate change.
Hurricane Harvey, seen from the International Space Station. Elements of this image are furnished by NASA.Irina Dmitrienko / Alamy
By Daisy Dunne
When Hurricane Harvey struck Texas on Aug. 25, the state was hit by catastrophic flooding caused by record rainfall. In just three days, up to 40 inches (100 cm) of rain fell on Houston and its surrounding towns, leaving 80 dead and more than 100,000 homeless.
