Lizards, fish and other species are evolving with climate change, but not fast enough

From dark dragonflies becoming paler to plants flowering earlier, some species are slowly evolving with the climate. Evolutionary biologists explain why few will evolve fast enough.

James Stroud, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolution, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Nov. 21, 2023 • ~10 min

COP28: a year on from climate change funding breakthrough, poor countries eye disappointment at Dubai summit

Rich polluters have evaded any notion of compensating poor countries at the UN talks.

Lisa Vanhala, Professor of Political Science, UCL • conversation
Nov. 10, 2023 • ~8 min

Extreme weather may help invasive species outcompete native animals – new study

Non-native species tend to be better at exploiting the disturbance caused by storms, fires or droughts.

Harry Shepherd, Postdoctoral Research Associate, King's College London • conversation
Nov. 7, 2023 • ~7 min

The climate crisis is making gender inequality in developing coastal communities worse

Sea-level rises and storm surges don’t discriminate, but societal structures do.

Andi Misbahul Pratiwi, PhD Candidate, School of Geography, University of Leeds • conversation
Nov. 3, 2023 • ~7 min

Why Storm Ciarán's winds were so strong

Storm Ciarán unleashed extremely strong and destructive winds in parts of the southern UK and northern France – here’s why.

Ambrogio Volonté, Senior Research Fellow, University of Reading • conversation
Nov. 3, 2023 • ~6 min

Storm Ciarán is breaking records and research suggests more severe weather in future

Storm Ciarán is the UK’s third named winter storm since September.

Hayley J. Fowler, Professor of Climate Change Impacts, Newcastle University • conversation
Nov. 2, 2023 • ~6 min

Extreme weather is outpacing even the worst-case scenarios of our forecasting models

A deadly hurricane developed in just 12 hours.

Ravindra Jayaratne, Reader in Coastal Engineering, University of East London • conversation
Oct. 30, 2023 • ~6 min

Royal Charter storm of 1859: how an almighty tempest led to the birth of the UK's shipping forecast

More than 800 lives were lost in the Royal Charter storm but it also led to improvements in weather forecasting.

Cerys Jones, Geography Lecturer, Aberystwyth University • conversation
Oct. 24, 2023 • ~6 min

Storm Babet caused dangerous floods as the 'dry side' of Scotland isn't used to such torrential rain

The storm came from an unusual direction and dumped exceptional amounts of rain along the east coast.

Linda Speight, Lecturer, University of Oxford • conversation
Oct. 20, 2023 • ~6 min

Why heating your home this winter may be even harder than last year

Time is running out to ensure that people in fuel poverty can afford to keep warm this winter.

Neil Simcock, Senior Lecturer in Geography, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
Oct. 17, 2023 • ~8 min

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