Environment Agency chairman Lord Smith has told the BBC that the UK will have to adapt to floods and droughts and be prepared to face more extreme...
Newsflash: science is complicated. A lot of jobs, being a politician or columnist for example, can be mastered with very little hard work. This is not...
On the night of January 31 1953, a high spring tide and a cyclonic windstorm created a storm surge that raised sea levels by 5.6 metres...
The snow was bad. Now millions of gallons of meltwater will add to the heavy rain falling on waterlogged ground during a spring tide. Our weather-battered...
2012 has been yet another year of extreme natural weather. However, international policy progress to limit climate change has been meagre at best and as a...
Following the Doha climate change conference, this month news flow has focused on the 2012 track record of extreme climate conditions and their potential link to...
January 1963 was the coldest month of the 20th century. Much of England and Wales was snow-covered for the duration. The country started to freeze solid,...
After its preceding year became the ninth warmest on record, 2013 looks set to be even warmer, according to the Met Office’s annual forecast of the...
Christmas is set to be wet for many people in southern and south western England, south east Wales and the Midlands, after the Environment Agency warned...
Recent spates of extreme weather events such as flooding, wildfires and superstorms have gone some way to changing the way sceptics view climate change, according to...
On Tuesday night, Channel 4 broadcast a documentary exploring the extreme weather events of 2012 and asked the question, “Is our weather getting worse?” Weather should...
The Environment Agency has issued 83 flood warnings, covering much of the UK, as a man dies near Bath after becoming trapped in his car. The...
An online poll has found that while the majority of people agree that the climate is changing, the US and UK are the most sceptical about...
Studies continue to reinforce the risks of climate change to the global food supply as extreme US weather dominates headlines. We look at the importance of...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a report that blames an increase in extreme weather on global warming, and urges governments to make...