extreme weather

As new research highlights role of climate change in UK flood crisis, World Economic Forum Global Risks Report says failure to tackle climate impacts is number one global risk

Without rapid, ‘climate-smart' development more than 100 million people will be pushed into poverty by 2030, says World Bank

Report warns increased levels of heat stress could lead to 25 per cent drops in labour productivity in some countries by 2045

Oil heartlands of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha and Iran's coast will experience higher temperatures and humidity than ever before on Earth if the world fails to cut carbon emissions

BBC admits Radio 4 programme on work of the Met Office did not meet required standards of impartiality

Chance of exceptionally warm year is 13 times more likely due to human impact on climate change, study suggests

Separate studies from MSCI and S&P serve to highlight escalating climate risks for businesses and investors

PwC's Malcolm Preston says to build disaster-resilient infrastructure, we need new systems to identify and evaluate future physical risks

Sendai agreement targets lowering economic and human cost of natural disasters over the next 15 years

New report reveals global economic cost of disasters has reached an average of $250bn to $300bn a year