Coastal flooding in Europe ‘could cost up to €1 trillion per year’ by 2100
The economic damage from coastal flooding in Europe could reach almost €1 trillion per year by 2100 without new investment in adaptation to climate... Read More
Factcheck: How global warming has increased US wildfires
In the midst of record or near-record heatwaves across the northern hemisphere this summer, deadly wildfires have swept through many regions, such as... Read More
Climate change made 2018 European heatwave up to ‘five times’ more likely
A rapid assessment by scientists of the ongoing heatwave across northern Europe this summer has found that human-caused climate change made it as much... Read More
Media reaction: The 2018 summer heatwaves and climate change
This year’s northern-hemisphere summer has seen a succession of heatwaves take hold in Europe, Asia, North America and northern Africa. ... Read More
In-depth: How the UK plans to adapt to climate change
The UK government last week published its updated strategy for tackling the impacts of climate change, including higher temperatures, drought and... Read More
‘Powerful evidence’ of global warming’s effect on seasons found in troposphere
Scientists studying the troposphere – the lowest level of the atmosphere – have found “powerful evidence” that climate change is altering... Read More
In-depth: UK can go low-carbon ‘at no extra cost’, say infrastructure advisors
The UK can have low-carbon electricity, heat and transport in 2050 at the same cost as today’s high-carbon energy system. ... Read More
Analysis: ‘Global’ warming varies greatly depending where you live
As part of the Paris Agreement on climate change, the international community committed in 2015 to limit rising global temperatures to “well below"... Read More
Guest post: Unprecedented summer heat in Europe ‘every other year’ under 1.5C of warming
Dr Andrew King is a climate scientist at the University of Melbourne and Dr Markus Donat is a climate scientist at the University of New South Wales ... Read More
Global warming could be causing tropical storms to ‘slow down and last longer’
Rising global temperatures could be causing tropical storms to slow down, allowing them more time to unleash heavy rainfall once making landfall, a... Read More
Mapped: How global warming and land-use change threaten water security worldwide
The world’s water supply has been severely altered by global warming and changes to land use – such as agriculture and damming – over the past... Read More
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