Giant hailstones to increasingly strike North America under climate change
Damaging large hail "events" may become more common across the central and central-western parts of North America, concludes a new study published in... Read More
Limiting warming to 1.5C has clear benefits for Australia, study says
Global temperature rise of 2C could see Australia hit by heat extremes similar to the “angry summer” of 2012-13 in almost four out of every five... Read More
Explainer: Dealing with the 'loss and damage' caused by climate change
Scaling down our emissions and building resilience against climate change can only take us so far. Some negative impacts and damages are now... Read More
Mapped: Where £4.4bn is being spent on flood protection in England
The UK government recently made a little-noticed update to a dataset which details where billions of pounds of funding is being channelled for flood... Read More
Guest post: Adapting to climate change through ‘managed retreat’
Miyuki Hino is a doctoral student at Stanford University specialising in climate change risks and adaptation decisions. ... Read More
Changing climate demands new approach to flood risk, say MPs
A new report by MPs says the government could be doing a lot better at managing flooding, as well as telling people how much risk they are exposed to... Read More
Shifting tropical cyclones increases threat to sinking Mekong delta
With their furious winds, torrential rains and deadly storm surges, tropical cyclones are usually known for their destructive power. ... Read More
Hurricane Sandy-sized floods up to 17 times more likely by 2100
As the remnants of Hurricane Matthew recede into the Atlantic Ocean, the warnings and evacuations in the Caribbean and US east coast are giving way to... Read More
Climate-related disasters raise conflict risk, study says
Extreme weather increases the risk of armed conflict in ethnically-diverse countries, a new study suggests. ... Read More
Factcheck: Are climate models ‘wrong’ on rainfall extremes?
Several media outlets are reporting that new research shows climate model projections of rainfall extremes may be “flawed” or “wrong”. ... Read More
Guest post: Linking extreme rainfall, flooding and climate change in the recent UK deluges
Nick Reynard is the Science Area Lead for Natural Hazards at the UK’s Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, the UK's foremost authority on flooding... Read More
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