2024 is on track to be the warmest year on record and the first year above the critical global warming threshold of 1.5°C. That makes the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, more crucial than ever.

Over a year’s worth of rain falling in a matter of hours. MetMatters investigates the weather phenomena behind Europe’s torrential downpours and devastating flash floods.

The judges have picked their favourites, thousands of you cast your votes and at last we can announce the results. Here are the winning weather and climate photographs for 2024.

Something’s shifted. And it’s not just the climate. Hurricane specialist John Morales explains why he now looks at storms differently.

Our judges have been deliberating for weeks over this year’s entries for our annual Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition, here's the shortlist.

Phenology gives an indication of nature's response to weather and climate. Judith Garforth explains why we should add a tree to our weather stations.

There's more to the colour of the sea than you might think. Hayley Evers-King explains how satellite observations help reveal what lies beneath the blue, or not so blue, waters.

The British weather can be particularly challenging when it comes to hanging out your washing. So here are our MetMatters top tips for drying clothes outside.

Each year, 21 June marks #ShowYourStripes day. Meteorologists and scientists around the world share the warming stripes to start conversations about climate change. But 2023’s extreme heat required a whole new colour.