In 2017, one of the most intense Atlantic hurricanes on record hit the Caribbean. Hurricane Maria devastated the region and wreaked havoc across a number of...
The number of people forced to leave their home last year because of natural disasters is higher than those displaced by wars and conflicts – with...
The impacts of climate change, including extreme weather events such as hurricanes, droughts and floods, are increasingly threatening the operations of the US’s biggest companies, a...
At the Envirotech & Clean Energy Investor Summit in London on Thursday, former US vice-president Al Gore, now chairman of Generation Investment Management, spoke about climate...
The increasing risk of natural disasters may nullify efforts to tackle global poverty, as the likelihood of severe droughts and floods increases between now and 2030,...
Warming caused by human activities played a key role in 6 out of 12 extreme weather events that occurred last year, according to a new report....
Climate change is likely to cause stronger and more frequent hurricanes, but may reduce the risk of extreme storms similar to Hurricane Sandy from hitting the...
US-based climate action group 350 Action has proposed that hurricanes should be named after politicians who deny manmade global warming. The group has launched a petition aimed...
A dedicated survey of marine ecosystems is set to show the extent of coral reef loss in the Caribbean – fuelled by pollution, human activity and...
Five US states have made it compulsory for insurers paying out more than $100m a year to complete a survey on climate-related risks. The ruling covers...
Increased summer temperatures caused by global warming could see weather related deaths in eastern parts of the US shoot up by as much as 22% in...
In yesterday’s Times, Rupert Murdoch’s favourite climate writer, Conservative peer Matt Ridley, attacked anecdotes about extreme weather as those of a pub bore. Apparently, Arctic springs...