This April and May, large regions of central Asia were hit by a series of storms resulting in heavy downpours and flash flooding.
Increasing April-May rainfall, El Niño and high vulnerability behind deadly flooding in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran
Sam Fraser-Baxter
Heat Action Day Report: Climate change and the escalation of global extreme heat
Researchers from World Weather Attribution assessed the influence of human-caused climate change on dangerous heat waves over the past 12 months, in collaboration with Climate Central and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre.
Autumn and winter storm rainfall in the UK and Ireland was made about 20% heavier by human-caused climate change
During the winter half-year of 2023/2024, western Europe experienced a series of damaging storms. These storms led to disruptions and the associated precipitation caused exacerbated flood risks.
Climate change made the deadly heatwaves that hit millions of highly vulnerable people across Asia more frequent and extreme
Throughout April and continuing into May 2024, extreme record-breaking heat led to severe impacts across the Asian continent.
Low water levels in Panama Canal due to increasing demand exacerbated by El Niño event
Since early 2023, the Republic of Panama has experienced one of the driest years on record. Precipitation from the area of the Panama Canal Watershed (PCW), source of 100% of the water used by the Panama Canal for its operations, was below average for all but one of the 8 months that make up Panama’s rainy season (May-December).