Floods are the second leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S., and their dangerous effects stretch far from the coast. Floods happen not only along coastlines, where rising seas lead to ...

In March, the World Meteorological Organisation reported that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere had reached its highest level in the past 800,000 years – and continues to ...

As Brits breathe a sigh of relief after 2025’s third heatwave relents, many are wondering whether this run of extreme weather is ‘the new normal’ under climate change. Published this morning, the Met ...

(The Conversation) – Heavy rain combined with melting snow can be a destructive combination. In mid-June 2022, storms dumped up to 5 inches of rain over three days in the mountains in and around ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — In the wake of recent catastrophic flooding in central Texas that claimed over 120 lives, many are beginning to examine the broader climate-related trends contributing to these ...

This is part of the Disaster 101 toolkit, a comprehensive guide to extreme weather preparation, response, and recovery. Extreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters ...

Newcastle University experts are partnering on a new project to improve understanding of extreme weather risks caused by combined flooding and wind, and how we can better prepare for them.