In the summer of 2003, a devastating heatwave killed more than 70,000 people across Europe.
10 years of rapidly disentangling drivers of extreme weather disasters
Storms
Yet another hurricane wetter, windier and more destructive because of climate change
Hurricane Milton began as a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday 5th October. It very rapidly intensified to tropical storm status, before undergoing explosive intensification to a high category 5 between Sunday 6th and Monday 7th, as it moved southeast towards the Yucatan Peninsula (NOAA, 2024), where the central pressure fell to … Continue reading “Yet another hurricane wetter, windier and more destructive because of climate change”
Climate change key driver of catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Helene that devastated both coastal and inland communities
Late on September 26th, Hurricane Helene made landfall at category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale on the panhandle of Florida, bringing high winds, extreme rainfall and storm surges to coastal areas.
Climate change increased Typhoon Gaemi’s wind speeds and rainfall, with devastating impacts across the western Pacific region
Typhoon Gaemi (known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Carina) strengthened into a tropical storm on July 20th while tracking northwest towards the Philippines.
Autumn and winter storm rainfall in the UK and Ireland was made about 20% heavier by human-caused climate change
During the winter half-year of 2023/2024, western Europe experienced a series of damaging storms. These storms led to disruptions and the associated precipitation caused exacerbated flood risks.