Climate Change
Atlantic records first year without a hurricane due to El Niño
The North Atlantic has recorded zero hurricanes for the first time since satellite observations began in 1966, driven by a powerful El Niño event.
Nigeria faces world-highest death toll from super El Niño heatwaves
New scientific models project a devastating public health crisis as a super El Niño threatens Nigeria with the world's highest national heat-related death toll.
El Nino study warns of nearly half a million heat deaths worldwide
A severe super El Nino weather event is driving record global heat that researchers warn could cause hundreds of thousands of additional deaths.
El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths from heat in six months
A record-breaking super El Niño event is projected to cause more than 450,000 additional heat-related deaths globally over the next six months.
El Nino climate phenomenon becomes strongest on record ahead of peak
An unprecedented El Nino climate phenomenon has shattered historical temperature benchmarks in the Pacific, driving severe droughts and threatening global food supplies.
Scientists warn seven planetary boundaries reach record breach levels
Researchers reveal that seven out of nine critical planetary boundaries have been breached, pushing Earth's life-support systems into dangerous territory.
Himalayan slope collapse that triggered deadly Nepal floods linked to climate change
A catastrophic Himalayan slope collapse fueled by rising temperatures unleashed deadly flash floods across Nepal and Tibet, prompting demands for climate justice.
A Godzilla El Niño is coming — and London is on the front line
An exceptionally strong Godzilla El Nino is developing in the Pacific, threatening the UK with severe storms and putting vulnerable London on high alert.
Super El Niño forecasted to bring mild winter weather to central U.S.
A strong El Niño event is taking shape in the Pacific Ocean, promising to reshape weather patterns with milder winter temperatures across the central U.S.
August hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Niño emerges
August 2026 tied as the joint-hottest month ever recorded globally, pushing planetary temperatures past the critical 1.5°C threshold as an intense El Niño emerges.
World oceans hit record high temperature amid growing El Niño
Global sea surface temperatures have reached a record 21.1°C, driven by decades of climate change and an intensifying El Niño pattern.
Met Office warns historic El Nino could become largest in living memory
A historic El Niño taking shape over the Pacific Ocean threatens to become the largest event of its kind, driving global temperature extremes.
Met Office warns developing El Niño will be strongest in living memory
A powerful weather pattern developing in the Pacific Ocean is projected by the UK Met Office to become the strongest of its kind in living memory.
El Nino set to be most intense ‘for over a century’: UK forecasters
UK forecasters have warned that the impact of this year's El Nino event is expected to be the most intense in more than a century, driving extreme weather effects.
Rain Helps Contain Belgium's Record Wildfire as Firefighters Press On
Rain and cooler temperatures have brought relief to crews battling Belgium's largest wildfire on record, which has scorched 3,000 hectares of moorland, peat and woods.
Salamis island fires leave two dead and prompt evacuations
Two separate fires broke out on the Greek island of Salamis on Sunday, resulting in two fatalities and triggering emergency evacuations by land and sea.
Wildfires grip Europe as heat dries forests, strains firefighters
Intense heat waves and tinder-dry conditions have sparked severe wildfires across multiple European countries, forcing urgent evacuations and straining emergency services.
Rightmove says UK home searches with air‑conditioning double amid heatwave
Rightmove reports a 104% surge in UK home searches for air-conditioning during a major heatwave as climate-driven discomfort reshapes property priorities.
England faces extreme heat as temperatures hit 38.1C in hottest day of 2026
England faces severe disruption as temperatures hit 38.1C at Kew Gardens, prompting expanded amber heat warnings, travel delays, and wildfires.
Europe warming twice as fast as other continents amid deadly heatwaves
Europe is heating up at twice the rate of any other continent, driving a historic surge in temperatures that has left tens of thousands dead this summer. Scientists explain that Europe's vulnerability stems from four specific factors.