Hurricane Florence is forecast to cause widespread damage due to the storm surge, extreme rainfall and high winds along the US East coast.
Hurricane Florence, September 2018
Extreme rainfall
Exceptionally high monsoon rainfall in Kerala, 2018
Torrential rain in South West India has led to widespread flooding – we are currently working on an analysis which will be available at the end of September.
Extreme rainfall in Japan, 2018 – a quick look
On 6 and 7 July 2018, torrential rains came down on parts of southwestern Japan, especially around Hiroshima, Wakayama and Okayama. The resulting flash floods and landslides killed at least 200 people and caused immense damage.
Stormy January over western Europe, 2018
2018 began with a series of four strong wind storms over Western Europe. In particular, two major events pounded the continent: Storm Eleanor on January 3, and Storm Friederike on January 18.
UK Storm Desmond revisited, December 2017
Two years on from Storm Desmond, all measurements from that time have been made available allowing scientists to revisit their original attribution analysis and demonstrate the robustness of the approach.