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New Orleans Lower NInth Ward

Protecting New Orleans may fail, but so do more deltas around the world

Map Carbon Brief

Mapped: The fingerprint of climate change in extreme weather events across the world

New Orleans

Global economic losses by extreme weather amount to hundreds of billions of dollars each year

Controlled burning

Controlled burning to fight wildfires: Indigenous populations show us the way

20241007_Kirk

Hurricane Kirk is coming to Europe. Well, not quite.

Ocean

The oceans are increasingly gasping for breath

No planet B

Can we turn our rivers and oceans into carbon sponges?

Wildfire risk Portugal

Risk of unprecedented, extreme wildfires is spreading to the north of Europe

MethaneInfographic2024

Methane emissions are increasing, fueling global warming

Peak discharge Danube September 2024

Heavy rainfall Central Europe 2024 twice as likely due to climate change

Drought Europe

Trend of more extreme drought in Europe continues

Arctic sea ice

By 2100, year-round navigation of the Arctic Ocean

Schaffhausen

Droughts in the Swiss Alps: At the transition from the wet north to the dry south

London Piccadilly Circus

More trees, fewer deaths from the heat, London study shows

Shortread

The Geography of Future Coastal Water Challenges

Hurricane Matthew

Hurricanes develop much faster now, giving residents less time to prepare

Oceans are increasingly affected by heat, acidification and oxygen loss

Oceans are increasingly affected by heat, acidification and oxygen loss

Unprecedented high thunderstorm losses in the USA and Europe: the natural disasters of 2023

Unprecedented high thunderstorm losses in the USA and Europe: the natural disasters of 2023

The future of clean air: Are agreements effective?

The future of clean air: Are agreements effective?

We can cool our cities much more than we currently do

We can cool our cities much more than we currently do

From now on, fossil fuel use for electricity generation will decrease

From now on, fossil fuel use for electricity generation will decrease

We will fail to achieve the Paris climate agreement, IPCC experts say

We will fail to achieve the Paris climate agreement, IPCC experts say

Droughts, not floods, are the biggest challenge in the Alps

Droughts, not floods, are the biggest challenge in the Alps

Climate change is already having an impact on our incomes

Climate change is already having an impact on our incomes

How the hottest city in the US fights the heat

How the hottest city in the US fights the heat

Americans, brace yourself for this year’s hurricane season

Americans, brace yourself for this year’s hurricane season

Winemaking in Southern Europe is under serious pressure

Winemaking in Southern Europe is under serious pressure

Heatwaves in northern Europe are increasingly similar to those in the south

Heatwaves in northern Europe are increasingly similar to those in the south

Yes, climate change can also change the intensity of hailstorms

Yes, climate change can also change the intensity of hailstorms

The adaptation challenge of US coastal cities

The adaptation challenge of US coastal cities

No, we are not living in the Anthropocene, scientists conclude

No, we are not living in the Anthropocene, scientists conclude

Floods have become less deadly worldwide

Floods have become less deadly worldwide

How the Swiss continue winter sport in times of climate change

How the Swiss continue winter sport in times of climate change

Global trends in groundwater levels: good news and bad news

Global trends in groundwater levels: good news and bad news

Half of the annual precipitation falls in fewer and fewer days

Half of the annual precipitation falls in fewer and fewer days

Extreme salt intrusion into European estuaries will become increasingly common this century

Extreme salt intrusion into European estuaries will become increasingly common this century

Twenty years after the deadly heat of 2003, Europe’s heat response is still ineffective

Twenty years after the deadly heat of 2003, Europe’s heat response is still ineffective

Room for the river, the exception rather than the rule

Room for the river, the exception rather than the rule

Drought magnitude and frequency in Ireland will increase in the summer

Drought magnitude and frequency in Ireland will increase in the summer

Storm surges in the near future: good news for some, bad news for others

Storm surges in the near future: good news for some, bad news for others

Services European forests provide to society will decline, no matter what

Services European forests provide to society will decline, no matter what

Clear footprint of global warming on death toll in European summer of 2022

Clear footprint of global warming on death toll in European summer of 2022

Facing the Climate Emergency

Facing the Climate Emergency

From Paris Agreement to current policies: a 5-fold increase in global hot exposure

From Paris Agreement to current policies: a 5-fold increase in global hot exposure

70 years from now, nearly half of the urban population could be exposed to high heat stress

70 years from now, nearly half of the urban population could be exposed to high heat stress

More routes for trans-Arctic shipping will open in the next 50 years

More routes for trans-Arctic shipping will open in the next 50 years

The best way to combat increasing river flood risk in Europe? Water storage!

The best way to combat increasing river flood risk in Europe? Water storage!

How climate change is affecting global migration patterns

How climate change is affecting global migration patterns