And heatwaves fuelled by climate change can worsen dry conditions when they do occur, by increasing evaporation from the soil ...

RESPECTED climate change and extreme rainfall specialist Dr Christopher Burgess, in describing the torrential rains which battered the Corporate Area last Friday as “extreme”, says data from automatic ...

A grid is considered resilient when it can either withstand the effects of severe weather or, if severe weather does stop it from functioning, when it is able to “bounce back” and restore electricity ...

"And this year we've seen the opposite." Farmers struggle as extreme weather devastates key crop: 'Some of the worst harvests ...

1:43 Wildfires threatening communities and businesses in northern Alberta Suncor Energy Inc. filed a disclosure document last year laying out what would happen if extreme weather were to force a ...

Extreme weather events, from scorching heat waves to unusually heavy downpours, have caused widespread upheaval across the globe this year, with thousands of people killed and millions more displaced.

Explore how floods, wildfires, hurricanes, and other extreme weather events are influencing real estate markets, affecting ...

With temperatures forecast to drop below freezing this weekend, authorities have opened extreme-weather shelter spaces and are considering opening warming centres for those who are ­sheltering outside ...

Scientists have been watching extreme weather events unfold all over the world this summer, seeing the many links between heatwaves, floods, droughts and climate change. But the scale of some of these ...

The World Food Programme is marking ten years of anticipatory action, working with partners to improve forecasts and tailor activations ahead of emergenciesWhen a disaster strikes, every hour counts - ...

Is it just me, or have there been more frequent extreme weathers globally highlighted in the news in the last year? You know what I’m talking about — the heatwaves in North America (that could be ...