Europe Must Prepare for Extreme Weather

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Oct 7, 2016 Cities and towns across Europe are being warned to adapt to the battering they face from intense storms as extreme weather events become more frequent. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Louisiana Battles ‘Unprecedented’ Flooding

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Aug 15, 2016 As the planet warms, another "extreme" weather event strikes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scientists Post Extreme Weather Warning

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Dec 7, 2015 Climate change means that temperate Europe faces the twin threat of life-threatening heat waves and periods of bitter cold over the next 20 years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.N. Counts the Human Cost of Climate Change

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 27, 2015 A new study informs delegates to the Paris climate change summit, COP21, that extreme weather in the last two decades has claimed well over half a million lives and cost trillions of dollars. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Great Pumpkin Shortage Is Coming

By Emily Schwartz Greco / Other Words Nov 26, 2015 Whether you’re hooked on making your own pumpkin coffee with a blob of the canned stuff or just want to avoid a last-minute scramble before baking a holiday pie or two, you'd better stock up now. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dark Skies Herald Hope for the Taming of Hurricanes

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Nov 7, 2015 The use of geoengineering to simulate sulfate aerosol discharge into the stratosphere from volcanic eruptions may offer short-term respite from devastating storms. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Cash Flow to Poorer Nations Is Still Too Slow

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Oct 12, 2015 Rich countries are failing to fulfill pledges to make billions of dollars available to help the developing world face climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Will Rich Nations Pay Reparations to Developing Countries for Extreme Weather?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 13, 2015 Nations suffering from climate change-induced disasters, including some that have displaced people from their homes, are asking for more than the annual $100 billion allotted as "climate change mitigation measures" by the United Nations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Risk of New Katrinas Rises as Climate Warms

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 2, 2015 Climate change may drastically increase the risk of simultaneous cyclones and storm surges striking populous coastlines around the world. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Extreme Weather Puts Africa’s Food Security at Risk

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Aug 16, 2015 A British government scientific panel says increasingly frequent heat waves, droughts and other extreme weather threaten more -- and more severe -- global food crises. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Deaths Mount in Pakistan as Heatwave Is Linked to Climate Change

By Saleem Shaikh, Climate News Network Jul 6, 2015 More than 1,200 people have died as a result of an intense heatwave in southern Pakistan, and experts are warning of more hot weather to come. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Global Warming Threatens Colder Climate for Europe

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 3, 2015 New evidence appears that increased melting of sea ice as the Earth warms could weaken the Gulf Stream and reduce temperatures in Western Europe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )