Climate

Why is it called Storm Ciarán? It's named after a weather warning hero

The experts who protect us from extreme weather are honoured in this year's list of storm names.

1 September 2023

Climate

Earth suffers hottest week on record

The latest numbers help prove "that climate change is out of control," says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

7 July 2023

Mobility

Scientists recreate Northern Lights with rocket to study space weather

Aurora Borealis can cause damage to satellites in severe solar storms. Scientists are experimenting to understand near-space weather better.

30 March 2023

Climate

Ozone layer will recover by 2040 in most of the world, says UN

The report lays out three key dates, with the ozone layer set to fully recover to 1980 values by 2066.

10 January 2023

Hungary

Hungary sacks weather chiefs as forecast stops fireworks display

The government dismissed the heads of the national meteorological service after "Europe's biggest fireworks display" was called off — because of a forecast of storms that never happened.

23 August 2022

Earth News

Storm Franklin: How do scientists predict extreme weather?

A new way of predicting the damage caused by storms like Eunice could help minimise disruptions in a world that’s expected to experience more and more extreme weather events.

22 February 2022

Earth News

UK braces for floods as third storm batters the islands in a week

Strom Franklin is the third storm to hit the UK after Dudley and Eunice.

21 February 2022

World News

Europe in grip of first heatwave of season, but what are the records?

According to weather service severe-weather.eu, the current episode of heat across Western Europe should expand east towards central Europe around the middle of the week.

14 June 2021

Earth News

Why you should never eat icicles in cities, warns a meteorologist

What exactly is inside these icy spikes and why could they be dangerous for humans?

8 January 2021

World News

Europe heatwave: temperatures could pass 44.1C record in France

A number of European countries have broken June temperature records and the worst is yet to come.

20 June 2019