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Four disciplines. One shared job: find the scientist closest to the question and make the connection quickly.
JA01
Thermal sciences & climate
Dr. John Abraham
Professor of thermal sciences at the University of St. Thomas, specializing in heat transfer, fluid flow, climate change and ocean heat.
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Meteorology & communication
Scott A. Mandia
Professor of physical sciences at Suffolk County Community College and a longtime teacher of meteorology, climatology and extreme weather.
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Astrophysics & observation
Prof. Michael Ashley
Professor in the UNSW School of Physics whose work spans Antarctic astronomy, robotic observatories, instrumentation and atmospheric observation.
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Physics, climate & risk
Dr. Jan W. Dash
Theoretical physicist, climate editor and quantitative risk specialist who connects climate evidence with decision-making under uncertainty.
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CLIMATE
RISK LENS
Change the global warming level to see how the urban risk story escalates. Then filter ten cities facing acute water-related climate pressure.
Global warming level
Open the IPCC Atlas SELECTED FUTURE+2°CSevere urban risk
HeatVery high
Water cycleVery high
Coastal floodVery high
At 2°C, risks to cities are greater than at 1.5°C. Heat, heavy rainfall and sea-level rise increasingly interact with dense urban systems.
How to read this: Qualitative synthesis based on IPCC AR6 urban risk findings—not a local forecast. Actual risk depends on exposure, vulnerability and adaptation.
Pressure watchlist / 2025 research
10 CITIES ON THE WATER–CLIMATE FRONT LINE
| Watch | City | Region | Primary pressure | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | KhartoumSudan | North Africa | Drying + water vulnerability | Critical |
| 02 | FaisalabadPakistan | South Asia | Flip toward extreme wet | Critical |
| 03 | LahorePakistan | South Asia | Flip toward extreme wet | Critical |
| 04 | BaghdadIraq | West Asia | Drying + water stress | Critical |
| 05 | SurabayaIndonesia | Southeast Asia | Flood risk + water systems | Critical |
| 06 | NairobiKenya | East Africa | Water-system vulnerability | High |
| 07 | Addis AbabaEthiopia | East Africa | Flood–drought whiplash | High |
| 08 | ColomboSri Lanka | South Asia | Flip toward extreme wet | High |
| 09 | JakartaIndonesia | Southeast Asia | Flood–drought whiplash | High |
| 10 | CairoEgypt | North Africa | Flip toward dry extremes | High |
This is a curated watchlist, not a universal “worst cities” ranking. It combines the critical cities and major hazard-shift examples in WaterAid’s 2025 study of 112 cities.
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THE EVIDENCE.
A refreshed starting set from assessment bodies, public science agencies and open research programs. Each link goes to the original source.
IPCC Sixth Assessment
The global scientific baseline for climate causes, impacts, adaptation and mitigation.
Interactive Climate Atlas
Compare observed and projected temperature and precipitation by region and warming level.
State of the Global Climate 2025
The newest global overview of temperature, ocean heat, sea level, ice and extreme events.
Evidence for Climate Change
A plain-language tour through the observations: temperature, ice, oceans and greenhouse gases.
Sea Level Calculator
Screen current and future coastal water levels and flooding with federal observational data.
Global Carbon Budget 2025
Track fossil CO₂, land-use emissions, natural sinks and the remaining carbon budget.
Global Climate Highlights 2025
Authoritative charts on global temperature, heat stress, oceans and sea ice.
Fifth National Climate Assessment
Evidence-led regional and sector analysis for climate impacts across the United States.
Resource standard: Prefer primary assessments, public datasets and transparent methods. Show publication dates. Flag uncertainty. Recheck links and editions every six months.
Seed editorial series
FIELD
DISPATCHES
Short, source-led explainers built for people reporting and deciding on climate.
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The heat record is now an eleven-year story
The WMO confirms 2015–2025 as the hottest eleven years observed. Here is what that does—and does not—tell a reporter.
Read the source briefField guide 6 min read
How to read a rapid attribution study
Attribution is about changing probabilities and intensities, not declaring that climate change ‘caused’ a single event in isolation.
Read the source briefMethods 5 min read
A carbon budget is a countdown, not a forecast
The remaining carbon budget links cumulative CO₂ to temperature. The uncertainty is real; so is the direction of travel.
Read the source briefMedia or government?
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