Extreme Weather

Could climate insurance disasters provoke a wider financial meltdown?

French president Emmanuel Macron’s One Planet – Polar summit and the story of the Himalayan people experiencing the extremes.

Climate dread among children and parents has risen due to increasingly frequent extreme weather events such as floods and heatwaves, a poll has suggested.

'I'm eighteen and can already see my Alaska community changed forever ... I’ve seen glaciers shrink, summer droughts and deadly landslides – and our elected officials are doing nothing.'

The wildfires in California are a sign that the climate crisis is coming for both rich and poor countries. But how many more signs do we need before we take serious action?

Caribbean particularly vulnerable to climate breakdown with extreme hurricane rainfall five times more likely in a warmer world.

How our farmers and food production need to adapt is at the forefront of the climate change discussion.

Local football clubs are increasingly threatened by extreme weather and flooding. What are they doing to reduce their carbon footprint and tackle climate change?

EU must heed IPCC warnings and show commitment to net-zero carbon emissions at COP24.

In her new weekly column, the Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on the stories that show standing up for what we believe in can and does make a real difference.

Take action with campaign group 350.org to ‘connect the dots' of climate change and extreme weather