Europe’s Warming Ocean Current ‘Unlikely’ to Collapse This Century February 26, 2025 By Olivia Rudgard A new study disputes a long-held fear that climate change will lead to a quick, total collapse of the Atlantic...
UK Commits £2.65 Billion to Tackle Rising Flood Risk February 5, 2025 By Olivia Rudgard The UK will spend £2.65 billion ($3.31 billion) on flood defenses to protect homes from the growing risks posed by...
Climate Change Will Lead to Higher Deaths in Europe, Study Shows January 29, 2025 By Olivia Rudgard As Europe gets hotter, more people are expected to die from extreme heat, outweighing the reduction in those killed by...
Climate Change Makes Fierce Winter Storms Like Éowyn Even Stronger January 27, 2025 By Joe Wertz, Olivia Rudgard and Emily Biuso Winter Storm Éowyn pummeled Ireland and the UK with hurricane-force winds on Friday, creating blackouts for hundreds of thousands and...
Global Temperature Set to Surpass 1.5C Threshold in Hottest Year on Record December 9, 2024 By Olivia Rudgard This year is “effectively certain” to be the warmest on record with temperatures climbing above a closely watched threshold for...
Deadly Spain Floods Show Difficulty of Adapting to Intense Rains November 1, 2024 By Olivia Rudgard and Thomas Gualtieri Floods that killed more than 150 people in eastern Spain this week were caused by a storm that dumped a...
Gas Stoves Linked to 40,000 Premature Deaths in Europe Annually October 28, 2024 By Olivia Rudgard Gas stoves in European homes are associated with tens of thousands of premature deaths, a study has found. Nearly 40,000...
Climate Change Made Europe’s Deadly Floods Worse and More Likely September 25, 2024 By Olivia Rudgard and Eamon Akil Farhat Record rainfall leading to flooding that killed 24 people in Europe earlier in September was twice as likely due to...
Was July 2023 or July 2024 the Hottest Month on Record? Yes. August 14, 2024 By Olivia Rudgard and Eamon Farhat July saw record-breaking heat around the world, including the hottest day ever recorded and multiple national heat records. But whether...
UK Is Far From Climate Proof Due to Poor Planning, Officials Say March 13, 2024 By Olivia Rudgard and Laura Millan The UK has failed to prioritize climate adaptation to risks such as floods and heat waves, putting British citizens and...