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LATEST IN EXTREME WEATHER

First responders tending to person with heatstroke in Paris on 21 June, 2026.

Guest post: France’s June heatwave caused more than 2,700 heat-related deaths

In June 2026, a record-breaking heatwave swept across Europe, with France among the first and hardest hit countries.  In a new analysis, we e... Read More

Guest posts | Jul 7. 2026.
Montage of newspapers by Kerry Cleaver for Carbon Brief

Media reaction: How climate change intensified Europe’s record-breaking June heat

For the second time in two months, western and central Europe has been hit by a record-breaking heatwave. Temperature records have toppled in mult... Read More

Media analysis | Jun 26. 2026.
Damaged homes caused by cyclone Chido, Mayotte.

EM-DAT: Trump aid cuts could close database storing ‘world’s memory of disasters’

The world’s most comprehensive disaster database – relied on by thousands of climate scientists and policymakers – is at risk of closing as a r... Read More

Extreme weather | May 29. 2026.
Montage of newspapers by Kerry Cleaver for Carbon Brief

Media reaction: UK and Europe's ‘mind-boggling’ May heat and climate change

Europe has been hit by a searing heatwave, which has shattered temperature records across France, Spain and the UK. In London, for example, the me... Read More

Media analysis | May 28. 2026.
Scientists track weather data in a control room.

Traditional models still 'outperform AI' for extreme weather forecasts

Computer models that use artificial intelligence (AI) cannot forecast record-breaking weather as well as traditional climate models, according to a n... Read More

Climate modelling | Apr 29. 2026.
Damaged property caused by hurricane Ian, Florida, US.

Marine heatwaves ‘nearly double’ the economic damage caused by tropical cyclones

Tropical cyclones that rapidly intensify when passing over marine heatwaves can become “supercharged”, increasing the likelihood of high economic... Read More

Storms | Apr 10. 2026.
A flag of the United States is seen in front of a burnt house during the Palisades wildfire in January 2025.

How wildfires and storms drove insurance losses in 2025 – in three charts

Extreme weather events around the world, such as wildfires and storms, were the major driver behind $107bn in insured losses in 2025, according to in... Read More

Policy | Mar 31. 2026.

Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world

In the early 2000s, a new field of climate-science research emerged that began to explore the human fingerprint on extreme weather, such as floods, h... Read More

Attribution | Mar 19. 2026.
Dry farmland, Australia.

Heatwaves driving recent ‘surge’ in compound drought and heat extremes

Drought and heatwaves occurring together – known as “compound” events – have "surged” across the world since the early 2000s, a new study s... Read More

Heatwaves | Mar 6. 2026.
Deputy leader of the UK's hard-right Reform party, Richard Tice.

Analysis: Constituency of Reform’s climate-sceptic Richard Tice gets £55m flood funding

The Lincolnshire constituency held by Richard Tice, the climate-sceptic deputy leader of the hard-right Reform party, has been pledged at least £55m... Read More

UK policy | Feb 27. 2026.
Tour de France cyclist.

Dangerous heat for Tour de France riders only a ‘question of time’

Rising temperatures across France since the mid-1970s are putting Tour de France competitors at “high risk”, according to new research. The st... Read More

Heatwaves | Feb 24. 2026.
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