From towering supercells to split-second lightning strikes, storms create the most dramatic weather photographs. MetMatters has rounded up ten of the most striking images from our annual competition.

2024 was Europe's warmest year on record, with extreme heat in the east and major floods in the west. Our rapidly changing climate is a clear sign we need to step up adaptation efforts.

2025 marks the tenth year of our annual Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition. Here are are some of my favourite images from previous years — but can you spot the link?

Our climate is shifting faster than ever, with record-breaking temperatures, melting glaciers, rising sea levels and extreme weather events becoming the new normal. The WMO’s State of the Global Climate 2024 report paints a sobering picture of our planet.

Sudden transitions from drought to flooding or intense heat to harsh cold are becoming more frequent and severe. MetMatters takes a look at our planet’s wild weather swings.

A lot has happened since the Royal Meteorological Society was founded, MetMatters takes a look back at some of the significant weather and climate events since 1850.

How was 2024 for you? MetMatters takes a look back at some of the year's highs and lows.

Is climate change to blame when it comes to extreme weather events, making them more frequent and more intense? MetMatters takes a look at attribution studies.

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.