extreme weather

Institute and Faculty of Actuaries warns climate impacts will become 'future national security issue' unless urgent policy measures are introduced to curb emissions and enhance resilience

Fears grow over risk of armed conflicts, as experts warn environmental threats will only intensify over the coming decade

These 'warming stripes', adopted around the world as a symbol of climate awareness, action and ambition, now include another dark red stripe for 2024

Ten costliest climate disasters of 2024 each caused more than $4bn in damage, Christian Aid study finds

Defra confirms 2024 has seen the third lowest production for wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape since modern records began in 1984

AXA urges government to appoint Minister for Resilience and rethink 1.5 million homes plan in wake of latest severe flooding

Increase in incidence of hailstorms threatens to push up insurance costs for solar farms

Urban expansion, climate change, and increasing frequency of extreme weather events drive average annual natural catastrophe loses to new high, report finds

Analysis claims autumn and winter rainfall was made 15 per cent heavier by climate change, leading to reduced revenue from key arable crops

New research confirms third highest number of people on record were displaced by floods, storms, wildfires and earthquakes last year