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India (cyclones)
Climate change is increasing rainfall associated with tropical cyclones, and the warming Indian Ocean is increasing cyclone intensity (Clarke...
Global Risks
Explore how climate change creates risks that affect communities, economies, and ecosystems around the world.
This category highlights big-picture challenges that connect local impacts to global consequences.
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Caption Text Morocco, Algeria (drought)
The impact of drought on agricultural yields in North Africa particularly, towards the end of the recent November to... - Latest News
Caption Text UK (drought)
Common sense suggests travel by train can be one of the most climate-friendly modes of transport. However, in the... - Latest News
Caption Text India, Pakistan (heatwave)
The India-Pakistan heatwave between March and June 2022, which affected 70% of India by the end of April and... - Latest News
Caption Text Germany (drought)
Deaths in June 2022 were 8% above normal, largely attributed to heat-related cardiac events (Destatis, 2022a). By mid-July, this... - Latest News
Caption Text Marshall Islands (sea level rise)
Rising sea levels threatens the very existence of the Marshall Islands, as the swallowing of the islands risks changing... - Latest News
Caption Text Bangladesh, India (flood)
Every year, the monsoon brings devastating floods. In 2022, more than nine million people were affected across Bangladesh and... - Latest News
Caption Text Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia (food insecurity/drought)
Starvation is looming in some communities in East Africa due to the ongoing four-season droughts. Rainfall within the last... - Latest News
Caption Text Philippines (typhoons)
Imagery processed and colorized by Nino Marakot. In December 2021, Category 5 Super Typhoon Odette struck the Philippines, affecting... Kiribati (sea level rise)
Image courtesy of NASA / ISS Expedition 17 Composed of 33 atolls with an average elevation of 1.8 metres...- Latest News
Caption Text Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania (deglaciation)
Currently, there are three glaciated mountains in Africa (WMO, 2021). These include Mount Kenya, the Rwenzori Mountains and Mount... - Latest News
Caption Text California (wildfires/drought)
As in recent years, 2022 brought more drought and powerful wildfires to California and other western U.S. states. Following...
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