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Climate change is turning snow to rain and raising risk of floods

28 June 2023

Warmer temperatures increase the amount of precipitation that falls as rain instead of snow, leading to more extreme rainfall in snowy places

Striking panoramic seascape view on a rocky Atlantic Ocean Coast during a vibrant sunset. Taken at Crow Head, North Twillingate Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

North Atlantic Ocean has reached record-high surface temperatures

12 June 2023

Clouds of dust blown from the Sahara desert generally have a cooling effect on the North Atlantic, but the winds that blow the dust are weaker than usual, possibly due to El Niño

Extreme rainfall could lead to 'big disaster' for rice yield in China

4 May 2023

Heavy rain triggered by climate change is forecast to reduce rice production in China by 8 per cent by the end of the century

Norway's Svalbard archipelago viewed from a satellite

2022 was Europe’s hottest summer but warmer years are likely to come

20 April 2023

Europe had the hottest summer on record and the second warmest year ever in 2022, according to the latest European State of the Climate report

Climate change may drive more hurricanes towards the US east coast

7 April 2023

Warming in the eastern Pacific Ocean may change wind patterns above the Gulf of Mexico, leading to more hurricanes making landfall in the eastern US

The path taken by cyclone Freddy, starting near Australia and crossing the Indian Ocean to the coast of Mozambique

Tropical cyclone Freddy may be longest on record after lasting 32 days

9 March 2023

Since forming off the coast of Australia on 6 February, tropical cyclone Freddy has crossed the Indian Ocean to Africa and could be declared the longest-lived cyclone ever

TOPSHOT - An aerial photo taken on February 14, 2023 shows flooding caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in Awatoto, near the city of Napier. - New Zealand declared a national state of emergency on February 14 as Cyclone Gabrielle swept away roads, inundated homes and left more than 100,000 people without power. - New Zealand OUT (Photo by AFP) / New Zealand OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Do back-to-back disasters show first climate tipping point is upon us?

8 March 2023

Compound and cascading catastrophes, like two hurricanes striking within days, are becoming more common. Does this mean we have crossed the first climate tipping point, an irreversible shift in Earth’s natural systems, asks Graham Lawton

Winter storms in US set to continue while Europe sees record warmth

3 January 2023

Weather warnings remain in place in many parts of the US with more heavy snow on the way, while parts of Europe are seeing record warmth for January

Egyptian families walk in the streets of Alexandria on their way to a beach in Alexandria amid a heatwave

Low-income countries lose almost 7 per cent of their GDP to heatwaves

28 October 2022

Short spells of extreme heat can be enough to lower a region’s economic output for an entire year, according to a new analysis showing the unequal impact of global warming

Emergency workers patrol a flooded area in Melbourne on 14 October

Eastern Australia is battling fifth major wave of floods in 19 months

25 October 2022

More extreme rain has flooded 43 towns in New South Wales, 24 in Victoria and three in Tasmania and the abnormally wet conditions are expected to last until 2023