Extreme weather
A 23-Year-Old Man Has Died After a Chaotic Weekend of Cancelled Festivals and Extreme Heat
Temperatures reaching 41C, total fire bans, and the death of a festival reveller brought Victoria's long-weekend festivities to an early and somber end.
2023, the World's Hottest Year, Was 1.48C Above Average Pre-Industrial Levels
2023 was 0.17C hotter than 2016, the previous hottest year on record.
Thousands Uncontactable As New Zealand Grapples with Its Worst Natural Disaster ‘This Century’
Senior politicians are urging the prime minister to bring in the military to assist police with reports of violence and looting.
This Heat Is Not Normal
Heatwave weather in the UK isn't an excuse for newspapers to run beach pictures. It's a sign of our rapidly warming planet.
World’s Biggest Organism Found in Australia, Is 4,500 Years Old
A seagrass clone that stretches across 110 miles will shed light on adaptation to extreme weather and climate change.
These Photos Show the Already Devastating Impact of Australia's Dystopic 'Rain Bomb'
The “one-in-1,000-year event” has already claimed nine lives, and is set to displace hundreds of thousands of people around Australia.
Everyone is Watching a Live Stream of a Guy Yelling at Planes Landing in a Storm
A British man shouting "easy, easy" as planes attempt to land at Heathrow Airport during Storm Eunice is making for captivating viewing.
Biblical Floods Cut Vancouver Off From the Rest of Canada
Torrential rainfall caused floods and mudslides across southern B.C., shutting down highways and forcing an entire city to flee.
Scientists Discovered a New Arctic Warning Signal for Catastrophic Winter Weather
Extreme cold spells like the one that devastated Texas in February are preceded by an obscure Arctic phenomenon that can be a warning signal, according to a new study.
Europe's Hottest-Ever Temperature Was Just Recorded in Italy. Great.
As wildfires rage across the Mediterranean, a meteorological agency in Sicily recorded a record temperature of 48.8 degrees celsius, although it still needs to be verified internationally.
‘I Can’t Take It Anymore’: Refugees Struggle To Cope in Extreme Heat
One of the worst heat waves in recent history is making life hell for people in the Mavrovouni refugee camp in Greece.
Photo of Boy Watching Wildfires on Beach Goes Massively Viral
The photo, by a Ukrainian photographer visiting Turkey, has come to symbolise the destruction brought by the worst fires in living memory.