Facts in Neso’s stark assessment have been ignored for years – yet running out could be government-toppling event

In today’s newsletter: Flooding across Britain is predicted to become so bad that some towns may need to be abandoned, and it’s not even campaigners raising the alarm – but insurers

Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.

A UK Health Security Agency spokesperson said the risk to the general public is

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts. This week’s followed the S...

Dangerous indoor pollution could be tackled with air purifiers but costs are too high for many, researchers say

Predicted dry, warm weather likely to increase pressure on rivers, whose flows are already far below normal

After Europe’s biggest blackout in over 20 years, experts warn that while such incidents are rare, no grid is infallible

In a previous post, I looked at how a failure of imagination potentially contributed to a tragic loss of life in the 2021 floods across Northern Europe. Because people were not able to grasp the po…

Red Eléctrica says all resources are dedicated to solving problem that has caused loss of power across Spain

Plans for the evacuation of Vilnius were published as fears over Russia's military ambitions continue to grow.

On 23 April BBC South Today broadcast a substantial report on flooding and flood resilience in Oxford (starts 10 mins into the programme). The item, researched and presented by Alexis Green, begins…

Several companies collectively deposited more than 125,000 tonnes of waste in Iken village between 2016 and 2018, Ipswich Crown Court has heard.

As the UK Pandemic Sciences Network conference kicks off in Glasgow, virus expert Prof Emma Thomson says new technologies are boosting science’s ability to fight novel strains of infectious diseases

A huge snowfall is underway in the Alps, by far the biggest of the 24-25 season.

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Move directs US attorney general to block laws addressing carbon emissions and comes hours after president issued orders to increase coal production

The long read: Monica Feria-Tinta is one of a growing number of lawyers using the courts to make governments around the world take action

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One of the ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean is at risk of disappearing this century because of climate change, according to research from the University of Gothenburg. As a result, the North Atlanti...

The Guardian has recreated a searchable climate future risk tool developed by Fema but then deleted

Members of the European Parliament from Renew Europe, Grégory Allione, Anna-Maja Henriksson and Nathalie Loiseau have called on the European Commission to…