What’s the weather like on Uranus and Neptune? New images give important clues
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted clouds and storms on the solar system’s ice giants.
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30 years after Hurricane Andrew devastated Florida, researchers are using a ‘Wall of Wind’ to design safer homes – but storms are getting even more intense
The test facility in Miami helps building designers prevent future storm damage. With the warming climate intensifying hurricanes, engineers are planning a new one with 200 mph winds and storm surge.
Sea levels are rising fastest in big cities – here’s why
Sinking land plus rising seas are putting hundreds of millions of people at risk.
The seven most extreme planets ever discovered
Researchers recently discovered the hottest planet known. But which one is the coldest? And the biggest?
Astronomers spot strange, bow‑like structure in Venus’ atmosphere
Enormous odd feature presents puzzle for scientists.
Gas price spike: how UK government failures made a global crisis worse
The government can no longer delay decisions on the future of gas in Britain’s energy system.
Rising sea levels will be too much, too fast for Florida
It is amazing for me to see the very aggressive building boom underway in south Florida; on the beaches and barrier islands, throughout downtown and in the low western areas bordering the Everglades. They…
Avoiding annual typhoon catastrophes
Typhoon Soulik struck Taiwan at the beginning of the weekend, killing two people before moving on into Guangdong in southern China, where 300,000 people have already been evacuated. Classed as a category…
American climate fiction is fuelling outdated ideas about modern migration
These books reinforce preconceived notions about migration and ignore the fact that climate change has displaced people in affluent countries like the US.
Are storm surges getting worse?
Brigid, another Atlantic storm, has hit Britain with heavy rain and gale-force winds, especially the already sodden west coast. The last few months have seen very wild weather, including 100mph winds during…
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