Tag: Extreme Weather
Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa 4 Times More Likely, Study Suggests
This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Fueled by unusually warm waters, Hurricane Melissa this week...
DeBriefed: Earth’s first ‘tipping point’; Climate adviser interview; How warming affects children’s health – Carbon Brief
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to...
Global wildfires burned an area of land larger than India in 2024 – Carbon Brief
“Extreme” wildfires emitted more than 8bn tonnes of...
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...