Flooding
Rise in weather extremes linked to climate change, say scientists
NEWS: Lethal heat waves, ice storms and big freezes could become regular events if greenhouse gas emissions are not controlled
After the floods, India investigates climate change links
NEWS: Poor planning blamed again as thousands in India and Pakistan are forced out of homes by intense rainfall
Youth raise climate awareness in flood-hit Balkans
INTERVIEWS: A new generation of post-Communist youth are leading the fight against climate change in the Balkans
UK could deploy drones to combat flooding
BLOG: Aerial footage could assess flood defences and offer early warning for water companies charged with protecting households
England unprepared for future climate risks
NEWS: UK government’s climate advisors say flood defences are not being maintained, and planning laws do not factor in future risks
Europe’s flood costs could double by 2050
Scientists say average annual flood losses could be almost five times greater by mid-century
UK floods open ‘window’ for climate change politics
As flooding and storms continue to plague the UK, politicians must put climate change onto the long term agenda, say experts
UK floods prove case for UN climate deal, says Ed Davey
Ed Davey says extreme weather events have “shifted the debate” on climate change in the US, with UK floods having similar effect
UK Met Office links heavy rains to climate change
Scientists say evidence supports theory that exceptionally wet and stormy winter is caused at least in part by climate change
UK budget cuts could lead to flooding damage worth £3bn
Independent Climate Change Committee confirms massive shortfall in government spending on flood defences
Flooding could cost UK insurance industry £400 million
Consultants PwC say flooding costs to insurance industry will continue to rise, as government’s new scheme accused of neglecting climate impacts
Downing Street at risk of flooding says UK environment agency
Over 5 million UK homes at risk of flood each year, but climate change ignored in new government flood insurance plan
Comment: COP19 must discuss losses caused by climate change
COP 19 attendees should fund research on financial and human losses from climate change related disasters
Flooding could cost US$1 trillion a year by 2050
Damage from extreme weather to world’s biggest coastal cities expected to reach 0.7% of global GDP in 40 years
UK shale gas resources far greater than previously thought
Morning summary: New figures from British Geological Survey (BGS) suggest previous estimates were too low
Climate change could mean once a century floods every 10 years
New study finds some parts of the world will face frequent catastrophic floods by 2100 while other regions could get less hazardous
EU must switch flood tactics to cope in climate change era
Current focus on flood defence instead of prevention is inadequate according to flood resilience expert
Rio’s favelas set climate adaptation example
Adapting to climate change often seems an earnest business, something needing steely determination and gritted teeth. But adaptation in some of Rio de Janeiro’s shantytowns is very different
2012: Another year of global weirding
Droughts and floods, cold snaps and heatwaves, wildfires and record sea ice loss. 2012 was a dramatic illustration of the impacts of climate change that sent public awareness soaring.
Australian infrastructure not up to facing new climate reality, according to new report
Unmitigated climate change leaving country with annual infrastructure bill of A$9bn and rising.