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Higher summer temperatures caused by climate crisis will lead to more cases of melanoma, say medics

From obesity to asthma, climate change and frequent heatwaves might have serious implications for our bodies if we aren’t careful...

Guardian analysis shows human-caused global heating is driving more frequent and deadly disasters across the planet, in most comprehensive compilation to date

Super cyclones, known as hurricanes or typhoons in different parts of the world, are among the most...

Laurence Hawker is a Senior Research Associate in the School of Geographical Sciences at the University of Bristol. His work focuses on developing flood models, supporting disaster response and developing elevation and population datasets. Currently, I work on a number of projects developing and improving hydrodynamic models in data-sparse regions, namely in Africa (with a focus on Congo Basin and Mozambique) and Vietnam. Recently, along with several co-authors, I have published a 30m resolution...

Amphan Mark II need not be as destructive as we’ve projected if the world’s governments act now to meet Paris agreement climate goals.

Heatwaves need to be assessed in terms of local temperature variability because ‘a smaller absolute extreme may have more harmful effects’

A new study has revealed super cyclones, the most intense form of tropical storm, are likely to have a much more devastating impact on people in South Asia in future years.

Despite the increasing focus on climate change and its disastrous effects on weather patterns, a recent study has found that the worst heat waves in known history actually took place decades ago.

A new study has disclosed that throughout the world the majority of the fierce heatwaves—and exceptionally few of these went nearly unseen several years back.