Extreme weather could disrupt China's renewable energy boom

As China’s vast electrical grid relies more on wind, solar and hydropower, it faces a growing risk of power shortages due to bad weather – and that could encourage the use of coal plants ... Read More

Weather News

over time, will reduce the number of satellites that can safely operate ... The Yucca and the Moth: How Extreme Weather Impacts the Timing of Biological Events Mar. 5, 2025 — A study sheds light ... Read More

Health Risks

A recent international study in the Lancet says that many more people will be exposed to extreme weather events over ... crops like barley and soy less nutritious. Occupational hazards such as ... Read More

Scientists develop game-changing crops capable of withstanding extreme conditions — here's the futuristic method they used

scientists are making headway in addressing that issue with extreme-weather-resistant crops. A recently published study by the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese ... Read More

Extreme Weather in 2024 Forced Most People to Flee in 16 Years

China and Vietnam, swamping homes and flattening crops, and causing billions of dollars in damage. The WMO, a United Nations agency, listed 151 “unprecedented” extreme weather events in 2024 ... Read More

How to stop being surprised by extreme weather: Moving beyond the limitations of conventional weather records

Helping communities predict extreme ... in northwestern China, revealing extreme events that would have been invisible in modern records. The team also highlighted forgotten weather extremes ... Read More