Extreme Weather

Find information on storms, floods, wildfires, and other severe weather events that are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change.

This tag shows the real impacts on communities everywhere.

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North America & Caribbean
United States
Flood Alert: California’s Unrelenting Storms, A Rising Concern
Recent weeks have seen an unprecedented series of atmospheric rivers battering California, leading to widespread and severe flooding across...
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Global
Impacts of Global Climate Tipping Points on Health
Our high level panel at the SDG Tent in January 2024 looked at the connection between the impacts of climate...
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Global
New Apps for Climate Adaptation
Discover how cutting-edge apps—like AI early warnings and climate-smart tools—are transforming global adaptation efforts. Experts explore the next frontier...
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Global
World surpasses critical warming threshold for the first time
On November 17th, global temperatures reached 2.07°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time on record....
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Greenland
North America & Caribbean
Unexpected disintegration of ice shelves in North Greenland
Alarm bells ringing as rapid disintegration and weakening of ice shelves in North Greenland is observed!...
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Antarctic
Three Icebergs break off West Antarctica’s most Endangered Glacier
Images recently posted in the Arctic Sea Ice Forum reveal three significant breakups, or calving events, in mid-October on...
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Europe
France
Portugal
Spain
United Kingdom
Storm Ciarán set to hit UK and Europe
Storm Ciarán is expected to hit the UK, France and the Iberian Peninsula on Wednesday night and into Thursday...
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Asia
India
India faces monsoon in July and glacial flooding in October 2023
India, home to 1.4 billion people, is a country with diverse geography including the Thar desert in the west,...
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Antarctic
Sea Level Rise – Committed Melt Now On Both Poles
A new study reports that there is now committed melt at both poles from the Greenland and West Antarctic...
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Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria: severe flooding and cholera outbreak
From violence and insecurity, to progress on its SDG targets and food and water insecurity, climate change lies behind many of Nigeria’s...
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Africa
Ethiopia
Kenya
Somalia
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia (drought and food insecurity September 2023)
As of 2023, countries in the greater Horn of Africa suffered from five consecutive below-average rainy seasons, which aid...
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North America & Caribbean
United States
Tropical Storm Ophelia takes on New York
Parts of New York City are underwater as record rains have led to life-threatening flooding. Brooklyn received more than...

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