Extreme weather
Northern Lights alert: Must-visit UK destinations during ‘extreme space weather’ Aurora show
Travel
07.02.2024
Northern Lights alert: Must-visit UK destinations during ‘extreme space weather’ Aurora show
Skies above the UK could soon be filled with the dancing Northern Lights thanks to a period of extreme space…
Stronger hurricanes are here but would a new category keep people safer?
Green
06.02.2024
Stronger hurricanes are here but would a new category keep people safer?
A handful of super powerful tropical storms in the last decade, and the prospect of more to come, has experts…
Norway hit by hurricane-force winds: Is climate change making Europe’s extreme storms worse?
Green
03.02.2024
Norway hit by hurricane-force winds: Is climate change making Europe’s extreme storms worse?
Norway is reeling from its most powerful storm in more than 30 years, which left some residents without power. Hurricane-force…
How are storm names chosen? Storm Ciarán is named after a weather warning hero
Green
23.01.2024
How are storm names chosen? Storm Ciarán is named after a weather warning hero
Storm Ciarán is currently wreaking havoc across northern Europe. Read up on on how it is affecting travel. But do…
Expert US hiker dies in waist-deep snow as turn from Arctic blast to warm thaw brings flooding risk
Green
22.01.2024
Expert US hiker dies in waist-deep snow as turn from Arctic blast to warm thaw brings flooding risk
A nature-loving hiker died during brutal conditions while on a solo hike in America’s White Mountains last week. Christopher Roma,…
Snowstorms cause havoc on roads across Europe
World
22.01.2024
Snowstorms cause havoc on roads across Europe
Southern Europe, from West to East, is suffering from severe snowstorms. In Spain, several major motorways were closed as many…
Do wind turbines break in cold snaps? Here’s how the tech keeps turning in freezing temperatures
Green
22.01.2024
Do wind turbines break in cold snaps? Here’s how the tech keeps turning in freezing temperatures
Wind energy is fast becoming the backbone of electricity grids in Europe, meeting almost a fifth of the region’s power…
Germany flight chaos: Why do freezing temperatures wreak havoc for airports?
Travel
22.01.2024
Germany flight chaos: Why do freezing temperatures wreak havoc for airports?
Air transport in Germany was hit by freezing temperatures and extreme weather earlier this week with hundreds of flights grounded.…
‘Fingerprints of climate change’: US sets new record for billion-dollar climate disasters in a year
Green
13.09.2023
‘Fingerprints of climate change’: US sets new record for billion-dollar climate disasters in a year
The US has seen a record number of climate and weather disasters that caused more than $1 billion (€933 million)…