Research, published in Nature Climate Change, reports that an average of 25,000 infants per year were born earlier as a … read more
Research, published by World Weather Attribution (WWA), reports that human influence caused the July heatwave to be 1.5-3C hotter than … read more
Provisional work, presented by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, reported … read more
A report, published in the International Journal of Climatology, reports that the ten hottest years in the UK have all … read more
Reaction to the Met Office announcement that the UK’s hottest ever temperature, of 38.7C, was reached on Thursday July 25th. … read more
Reaction to the heatwave hitting the UK in late July 2019 Comments from Thursday 25 July: On train tracks: … read more
Reactions to news that a heatwave will soon hit Europe. Dr Anastasia Mylona, Head of Research at The Chartered … read more
Reactions to wildfires in the UK. Prof Robin Pakeman, Plant Ecologist, The James Hutton Institute, said: “Normally in late winter … read more
A joint report by the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society presents an ambitious plan for how the UK can lead the way in deploying greenhouse gas removal (GGR) technologies to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. read more
EASAC has published a new report: Extreme weather events in Europe. read more
The MET office has announced that 2017 was the warmest year on record without the influence of warming from El Niño.
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A new study, published in Nature Geoscience, models the impact of global warming on available wind energy.
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Indonesian authorities have raised the state of alert to its highest level near Bali’s Mount Agung as officials fear a major eruption.
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Forecasters have issued a “danger to life” warning as one of the biggest storms in years – Hurricane Ophelia – has hit the UK and Ireland. read more
The great storm hit the UK on 15 and 16 October 1987, killing 18 people and causing £1bn in damage. Why did we fail to forecast it? Would things be different if it happened again? Does it even matter? read more
An earthquake that measured 7.1 on the richter scale has struck central Mexico. read more
Scientists from the Met Office presented their latest data on global temperatures – including evidence which suggests the ‘slowdown’ in global surface temperatures has come to an end, and that temperature rise has recently accelerated again. read more
Having hit large swathes of the Caribbean, Hurricane Irma is now working it’s way up the West Coast of Florida. read more
Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm with winds of 185mph has hit the islands of the North East Carribbean and is heading towards the US mainland. read more
Continued expert reaction to Hurricane Harvey including reports of an explosion at a chemical plant in Houston as a result of the flooding. read more
