Topic: Extreme weather

Topic

World’s wettest rainstorms are getting wetter, affecting flood and drought risk

Events that deliver about half of global rainfall are getting shorter but more intense, with wide-ranging implications The world’s wettest rainstorms produce about half of the global annual rainfall. Now a study shows that these intense downpours have become shorter in duration and fewer in number, compressing the same amount of rain into quicker and more extreme events, with implications for flood and drought risk. Chiyuan Miao and colleagues from Beijing Normal University in China analysed daily measurements between 1980 and 2022 from more than 19,000 rain gauges around the world. They found

5 Nov 2026, 08:26 UTC

Travel

Death Toll From Europe’s Extreme Summer Heat Estimated At More Than 50,000

The toll of extreme heat is mounting. Europe’s tourism industry, on a continent largely resistant to air conditioning, must figure out how to adapt — as a matter of safety, not just comfort.

23 Oct 2026, 07:25 UTC

Weather

Weatherwatch: AI model beats standard methods at predicting cyclones

Artificial intelligence system delivers a three-day forecast as accurate as previous two-day predictions Google’s WeatherNext AI model is better than existing systems at forecasting cyclones, according to a paper published in Nature. The AI-based technology gives an extra day of warning, providing a three-day forecast for hurricanes or typhoons that is as accurate as previous two-day predictions. Continue reading...

18 Sept 2026, 11:05 UTC