Climate

Heatwaves during pregnancy could be making babies smaller

Exposure to extreme temperatures could be impacting babies’ birth weights, a new study has found.

11 January 2024

Climate

What are the climate stripes and why was 2023 ‘off the scale’?

‘I think I need a new colour’: Climate stripes creator reacts to 2023's record-smashing temperatures.

4 January 2024

Climate

Europe is getting hotter. Are cities prepared for what lays ahead?

2023 was Earth's hottest year on record. With 2024 expected to be even warmer, is Europe prepared for what lays ahead?

29 December 2023

Nature

Sacred cedar trees of Lebanon’s Kadisha Valley face climate threat

Cedar trees are a symbol of Lebanon but they’re disappearing as the country heats up.

6 December 2023

Earth News

Barcelona drought: ‘We are close to needing boats to bring in water’

Drought ‘emergency’ could be weeks away, authorities in northeast Spain have warned.

30 November 2023

Climate Now

Climate Now: How can we survive the heatwaves to come?

In partnership with Copernicus

For the first in our series of COP28 debates, we discussed why extreme weather events are on the rise, and how the climate crisis is impacting global health.

27 November 2023

Earth News

2022 was the second-worst year for wildfires in Europe, report reveals

Climate change is taking a mounting toll on Europe's forests. Satellite data could help save them.

22 November 2023

Earth News

Record heat in Brazil sees Taylor Swift concert postponed

Apparent temperature - a combination of temperature and humidity - hit 59C Friday morning in Rio, the highest ever recorded there.

20 November 2023

World News

October smashes temperature records

After the cumulative warming of these past several months, it’s virtually guaranteed that 2023 will be the hottest year on record, according to Copernicus.

8 November 2023

Climate

Pumpkin crops decimated by extreme weather in the US

Will climate change make Halloween pumpkins a thing of the past? US farmers say there's 'no future' for their trade.

30 October 2023

Climate

Winter heatwaves in South America driven by human emissions

If global warming reaches 2°C, similar heatwaves are predicted to happen every five or six years, a new study warns.

11 October 2023

Climate

Deadly, humid heat could creep into US Midwest and Australia

1.5 billion people could face deadly humid heat each year under a 3°C global temperature rise, a new study shows.

10 October 2023

Climate

October heatwave: How hot will it get in Europe this month?

France, Germany and the UK all recorded their hottest ever September last month.

9 October 2023

Nature

Portuguese man o’ war washes up on Welsh coast

Will marine heatwaves help these venomous sea creatures thrive in Europe?

6 October 2023

Climate

‘Supercontinent’ could make over 90% of the Earth uninhabitable

A 'triple whammy' of CO2, the sun and a new mega continent could render Earth uninhabitable, new study finds.

26 September 2023

Climate

In data: How much has Europe warmed up over the past 40 years?

Europe is warming almost twice as fast as the global average, at about 2.2C above pre-industrial times.

9 September 2023

Climate

Nearly all of world's population exposed to global warming this summer

A new report shows that higher temperatures were made at least twice more likely by human-made CO2 pollution.

8 September 2023

United Kingdom

UK records its hottest day of the year - in the autumn

The Meteorological Office reported that the town of Wisley in southern England recorded a provisional temperature of 32.6 C on Thursday.

7 September 2023

Climate

UK heatwave: Why is it so hot in September?

Most of England is sweltering through a heatwave. Is climate change to blame?

7 September 2023

Climate

This summer was officially the hottest on record

‘Climate breakdown has begun’, warns UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

6 September 2023