Floods, heatwaves, wildfires, cyclones; every corner of the planet has been affected by extreme weather events this year, often with devastating and deadly consequences. For climate scientists, this comes as no surprise. In August 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the first part of its sixth report, on the physical science of climate change, stating that “it is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land” [1]. The report reiterated facts presented repeatedly in recent decades, and was declared by United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres to signal “code red for humanity”.
