17 July 2023
Between 12am and 1am on 17 July, a weather station in Death Valley, California measured temperatures of 48.9°C (120°F). If confirmed it would be the hottest recorded temperature at that time
12 July 2023
The desert kingdom’s much-hyped, zero-carbon linear city has been dismissed as greenwashing, but there is some truth to the claim the country wants to be more sustainable, finds Graham Lawton
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
27 June 2023
A record-setting heatwave in Texas and Mexico is affecting tens of millions of people and straining power grids, and it is likely to continue for the next week
21 June 2023
People are increasingly grappling with the impacts of a shifting climate in Bangladesh, something that journalist Fabeha Monir has captured in a series of photos
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
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
22 April 2023
High-resolution projections of extreme precipitation in North America show the US north-west and south-east experiencing more severe and frequent floods by the turn of the century
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
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
