14 December 2022
Christopher Ison's photo of Storm Eunice and Zhenhuan Zhou’s shot of Niagara Falls covered in ice have taken the top prizes in the Royal Meteorological Society’s annual competition
16 November 2022
We knew earthquakes and heavy rain could initiate landslides, but now it seems alterations in atmospheric pressure can do it too if combined with certain conditions on the ground
15 June 2022
Increasing numbers of space launches will put more black carbon high in the atmosphere, where it can trap heat from the sun
22 April 2021
A survey done by storm chasers has found that hailstones aren't usually spherical but are an oblong shape called a triaxial ellipsoid, a finding that could improve the models that predict hailstorm dynamics
22 July 2020
We can now rapidly and reliably link heatwaves, droughts and hurricanes to human-induced global warming, says climate scientist Friederike Otto. The science could soon be used as evidence in legal cases brought against fossil fuel companies
24 June 2020
Lightning sparks wildfires, causes pollution and destroys some of the planet’s most important trees. Climate change could see its incidence - and impact - increase
13 November 2019
A combination of cold weather and just the right amount of wave motion has caused strange frozen spheres to cover a Finnish beach
30 April 2019
Dozens of people have died in Indonesia and Mozambique as a result of storms and flooding, possibly driven by climate change
8 August 2018
Firefighters are battling high winds and extreme heat as they try to slow the spread of the biggest wildfire ever recorded in California
9 May 2018
Water shortages are a huge problem for Chinese agriculture, so the country has just begun the world's largest ever weather control experiment
