During a major wildfire crisis in California, World Weather Attribution’s co-lead Dr. Friederike Otto publicly emphasized the urgent need for a transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. This statement ties the severe weather event to climate change, urging world leaders to adopt a safer and fairer energy policy.

World Weather Attribution’s rapid attribution studies, as highlighted in the Wired article, have been instrumental in providing hard scientific evidence linking extreme weather events to climate change. This evidence has been used in legal cases in Germany, Brazil, and Australia to hold polluters and negligent agencies accountable, empowering communities and enhancing transparency in environmental governance.