Tag: Extreme Weather
Guest post: Is climate change making UK droughts worse? – Carbon Brief
The year 2025 has seen exceptionally dry conditions...
Southwest braces for extreme heat wave as temps soar over 110
The Southwest is in for peak dog days as a looming heat wave has triggered extreme heat warnings and advisories for 80 million people...
Fossil-fuelled heat has caused tropical birds to decline by ‘up to 38%’ since 1950s – Carbon Brief
An uptick in heat extremes, driven by human-caused...
DeBriefed 8 August 2025: Arctic heatwave; Climate anxiety deep-dive; France’s wildfire crisis – Carbon Brief
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to...
Analysis: Record UK wildfires have burned an area twice the size of Glasgow in 2025 – Carbon Brief
Wildfires have scorched more than 40,000 hectares of...
Mapped: 16 times extreme weather drove higher food prices since 2022 – Carbon Brief
UK potatoes, South Korean cabbage and west African...
Media reaction: The 2025 Texas floods and the role of climate change – Carbon Brief
At least 120 people have died after a...
U.S. faces more frequent extreme weather, but attitudes and actions aren’t matching
After deadly flooding in central Texas in 1987, some thought they'd proven they could handle Mother Nature's best punch. Then came this month's horrific...
Deadliest floods in the U.S. in the las 25 years
Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the United States over the past few decades, according to the...
Meteorologists Say the National Weather Service Did Its Job in Texas
“The signal was out there that this is going to be a heavy, significant rainfall event,” says Vagasky. “But pinpointing exactly where that’s going...