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'I have never seen the pond so low in 17 years'
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August 17, 2026What this desert city can teach the world about tackling heat deaths
Maricopa County in Arizona has some of the hottest temperatures, but it has reduced the number of heat-related deaths.
July 17, 2026Too hot to fly: the airports at risk from climate change
Simon King looks at the threats posed to airline operations by hotter weather and rising sea levels.
July 17, 2026Extreme weather in the UK is the 'new normal'
Sarah Keith-Lucas details five things you need to know about how the UK climate has changed.
July 16, 2026After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain's weather even more extreme?
As temperatures rise, scientists are investigating whether a changing Atlantic could bring more volatile weather to the UK
July 14, 2026Climate extremes increasingly 'normal' in Britain, Met Office says - Reuters
Climate extremes increasingly 'normal' in Britain, Met Office says Reuters
July 14, 2026BBC Inside Science
Is it time to start considering solar geoengineering to help us combat extreme heat?
June 25, 2026Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world's rarest orangutans, study says
Climate change-induced weather events are pushing orangutan populations to extinction, says a study.
June 11, 2026El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say
An El Niño event has officially started, say US scientists, raising fears of extreme weather and higher temperatures.
June 11, 2026Is England v Costa Rica storm delay a sign of things to come?
After England's game against Costa Rica was delayed by extreme weather, was that just a sign of things to come in the World Cup?
June 10, 2026What is El Niño and why could it mean record temperatures?
Global temperatures are expected to rise in the coming months as El Niño begins.
June 9, 2026Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed
The combined effects of a heat dome and climate change have brought extreme warmth to western Europe.
May 26, 2026How could extreme weather affect World Cup 2026?
With almost a month to go until the start of the World Cup, Simon King looks ahead to the weather's potential to disrupt the tournament this summer.
May 10, 2026How we reported in -30C temperatures in Canada's Arctic
BBC's Nadine Yousif and Eloise Alanna spent five days travelling with the country's military rangers through frostbite and sub-zero temperatures.
May 3, 2026Tech Life
Attribution science is becoming an increasingly important tool in climate lawsuits.
March 31, 2026Tech Now
How research linking climate change and extreme weather events is being used in lawsuits.
March 28, 2026UN issues new climate warning as El Niño looms
The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency says.
March 23, 2026Europe plans service to gauge climate change role in extreme weather - Reuters
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What this desert city can teach the world about tackling heat deaths
It has been a blisteringly hot summer for much of the US and Europe. Scientists have warned that these extreme temperatures are the new normal for these communities. France reported an increase of m
Extreme weather in the UK is the 'new normal'
After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain's weather even more extreme?
After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain's weather even more extreme? Somewhere in the stormy waters off Greenland, a bright yellow robotic probe, known as an Argo float, is sinking silentl
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Can we engineer ourselves out of a heatwave?
Radio 4,·25 Jun 2026,·28 mins Available for 33 days As the UK and Europe battles with extreme weather warnings, is it time for us to consider some more extreme tactics to tackle the heat? Tom Whippl
El Niño forms in Pacific as experts say it will likely turbocharge extreme weather
Meteorologists in US predict it will be the strongest of century, while UN secretary-general calls it ‘urgent climate warning’ El Niño, the climate phenomenon that supercharges weather around the wor
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Deadly Indonesia floods wiped out at least 7% of rare orangutan population, report says
Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes JAKARTA, Indonesia — Deadly floods and landslides in Indonesia's Sumatra last year have wiped out at least 7% of the total population of the critically endangered Ta
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Four days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes, study finds
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WMO: Prepare for El Niño
Geneva, Switzerland (WMO) - Fueled by unusually warm ocean waters in the tropical Pacific, El Niño conditions are developing and are set to influence global temperature and rainfall patterns, increasi
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Putting polluters in court
World Service,·31 Mar 2026,·26 mins Available for over a year Climate change is making devastating extreme weather more common. Tech Life's Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths explores the science that could he
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UN issues new climate warning as El Niño looms
The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency has warned. The World Meteorological Organization says that our planet is gaining much more