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Heavy flooding, severe storms, record heat waves — climate change has brought an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. This is affecting people, ecosystems and economies around the world.

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What to expect from the strongest El Nino in over a century

What to expect from the strongest El Nino in over a century

A mighty El Nino weather pattern could bring drought, flooding and extreme heat. Can we prepare for the worst of it?Nature and Environment06/19/2026June 19, 2026

How cities are adapting to a warming world

How cities are adapting to a warming world

As heat waves grow more frequent and fierce, cities worldwide are racing to cool streets and reshape urban life.Climate06/19/2026June 19, 2026

El Nino threatens livelihoods in Southeast Asia

El Nino threatens livelihoods in Southeast Asia

Hotter, drier weather is impeding rice and palm-oil production as people in Southeast Asia struggle to pay their bills.Society06/15/2026June 15, 2026

Dutch nursery growing shade trees for warming cities

Dutch nursery growing shade trees for warming cities

With summer approaching, cities are wondering how to cope with rising temperatures. Shade trees are key.Climate06/15/2026June 15, 202603:11 min

How a ‘super El Nino’ could change global weather

How a ‘super El Nino’ could change global weather

Experts say the brewing El Nino could push the global climate system to its limits.Climate06/12/2026June 12, 202605:49 min

Preaching and teaching in a warming world

Preaching and teaching in a warming world

US pastors, a Ugandan musician, and salmon-friendly tech delivered good environmental news this week.Nature and Environment06/12/2026June 12, 2026Show moreSkip next section In the spotlight

In the spotlight

As hot summer, blackouts loom, Iraq looks to solar power

With summer blackouts an annual event, why has Iraq’s government only recently started to take solar power seriously?Politics06/06/2026June 6, 2026

Laos cave rescue: race against time, terrain and rain

Five villagers trapped in a flooded cave one week ago have been found alive. Divers now have to try and get them out. Catastrophe05/28/2026May 28, 202613:39 min

Hotter 2026 and El Nino could trigger extreme fires

With a high chance of a supercharged El Nino, wildfires in the second half of the year could be even worse.Nature and Environment05/12/2026May 12, 2026

Fact check: Cloud seeding didn’t make it rain in Iran

Social media claims that the alleged destruction of a UAE climate center caused intense rain in Iran are misleading.Politics04/28/2026April 28, 2026

India: When floods come, survival is a roll of the dice

Across India’s flood-prone regions, marginalized communities are often hit the hardest by climate-related disasters.Society03/27/2026March 27, 2026

Earth’s climate more unbalanced than ever, WMO warns

The world’s oceans are breaking heat records, glaciers are retreating and extreme weather is killing thousands.Climate03/23/2026March 23, 2026All content (4201) on this topic

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