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What are the climate stripes and why was 2023 ‘off the scale’?

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Travel chaos as Eurostar services cancelled amid flooding

Travellers have been stranded in Paris and London due to train cancellations as swathes of Europe are hit with flood warnings.

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Europe is getting hotter. Are cities prepared for what lays ahead?

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Severe blizzard blankets Moscow in worst snow in decades

The Russian capital has been buried by unprecedented snowfall, causing chaos on roads and closing schools.

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If we don’t acknowledge how children are affected by climate change, we could miss the chance to address the group that has done the least to cause the crisis.

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Countries have reached an agreement on setting up a loss and damage fund, which the UAE immediately pledged $100 million to.

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Drought ‘emergency’ could be weeks away, authorities in northeast Spain have warned.

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COP28: What is it, who is going and why should you care?

Follow the latest developments on what to expect at COP28 as world leaders head to Dubai.

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Climate Now: How can we survive the heatwaves to come?

In partnership with Copernicus

For the first in our series of COP28 debates, we discussed why extreme weather events are on the rise, and how the climate crisis is impacting global health.

Living

Food is becoming unaffordable in the UK as extreme weather bites

Extreme weather has driven UK food bills up by £351 since 2021, leaving some Brits unable to eat.

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2022 was the second-worst year for wildfires in Europe, report reveals

Climate change is taking a mounting toll on Europe's forests. Satellite data could help save them.

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Europe's farmers are crying out for support with climate change

Climate-driven drought and floods are hurting the livelihoods and mental health of European farmers.

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Greek villagers consider relocation after flooding destroys homes

"We grew up here… it's our village," says one local farmer. "But safety comes first. You cannot live with this insecurity all the time."

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Chaotic weather swings are hitting everywhere from Africa to Europe

Italy’s weather extremes mirror Ethiopia’s climate, research reveals.

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WATCH: Northern France on red alert for flooding after days of rain

Coming on the heels of Storm Ciaran which battered Western Europe last week, the floods "impacted" around 60 municipalities, causing "significant" damage, said the prefecture, adding that dozens of schools have been closed.

Travel News

Chilean glacier permanently closed to hikers after ice chunk falls off

Local guides says the closure of Patagonia's Exploradores glacier is an 'economic and emotional blow'.

World News

Storm Ciarán kills several across Europe before landing in the UK

Recording-breaking winds in France and across much of Western Europe left at least seven people dead and injured others as Storm Ciarán swept through the continent overnight and into Thursday.

Climate

Storm Ciarán: Is climate change to blame for record-breaking weather?

We asked climate experts what impact climate change is having on European storms like Ciarán.

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Storm Ciaran: 1.2 million French homes without electricity

Winds up to 180 kilometers per hour (108 mph) slammed France's Atlantic coast overnight as Storm Ciaran lashed countries around western Europe, uprooting trees, blowing out windows and leaving 1.2 million French households without electricity Thursday.