carolinewainwright.bsky.social
Lecturer at University of Leeds. Research into climate and meteorology, mostly focusing on Africa. Views are my own. https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/see/staff/12868/dr-caroline-wainwright
👤 Joined on 04 October 2023
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@carolinewainwright.bsky.socialFrom paper to proof: revealing Congo Basin warming through rescued climate archives 1 million rescued weather observations from original paper sheets allow @derrickmuheki.bsky.social et al to clearly show warming in a region of very sparse historical observations esd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
Show PostA few years ago in the exam for my dynamics class, a student wrote "Is there an El Niño? Because this day has just been going on for ages!". Proud lecturer moment.
Show PostThis year's record setting El Niño will impact many different parts of the world, with some experiencing severe drought and others flooding. In a new analysis at The Climate Brink, I explore what impacts happened during past events and which are most likely to occur this year
Show PostSouth Sudan is dealing with drought, but faces flooding from upstream sources as Lake Victoria may reach a record high panafricanvisions.com/2026/09/sout... all sadly consistent with risks highlighted in @carolinewainwright.bsky.social 's 2020 paper rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Show Post☀️🌧️ Extreme weather events are increasing 🌀🌤 Our new paper discusses the range of extreme weather attribution methods available and how we should be combining them to improve confidence in our attribution statements with co-authors: @marylouathanase.bsky.social & Shirin Ermis doi.org/10.1002/wea....
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