Steven Bernard

Sunday, 1 June, 2025

Friday, 30 May, 2025

Climate change

Global temperature rise could spike to near 2C for first time in the next five years, WMO says

Warming of more than 1.5C from pre-industrial levels is expected to become more ‘commonplace’

Tuesday, 20 May, 2025

ExplainerWar in Ukraine

Tracking Ukraine’s battle against Russia in maps and charts

A visual guide to the war

Thursday, 15 May, 2025

The Big Read

Deep-sea mining: Can the US turn science fiction into reality?

Donald Trump’s executive order on undersea minerals has encouraged mining companies — but critics say it will damage the environment and struggle to make money

Monday, 12 May, 2025

ExplainerClimate graphic of the week

How we made it: cities facing the next climate disaster

‘Sitting ducks’ in focus following Valencia flooding and LA fires

Monday, 5 May, 2025

The Big Read

‘Sitting ducks’: the cities most vulnerable to climate disasters

Extreme weather means wildfires and flooding are becoming more likely, posing a risk to urban areas around the world

Monday, 5 May, 2025

News in-depthPalestinian territories

Inside Israel’s ‘Gazafication’ of the West Bank

UN body says over 900 Palestinians killed since October 7 2023 in occupied territory as Netanyahu deploys air strikes

Tuesday, 15 April, 2025

News in-depthMiddle East war

‘This is what victory looks like’: inside Israel’s aggressive new security plan

Shaken by October 7, the country is seizing territory and flattening villages to build buffer zones while routinely striking neighbours

Monday, 14 April, 2025

Visual and data journalism

How we made it: why security hangs on Arctic ice lows

Lowest maximum extent reached in March in the 47-year satellite record

Thursday, 10 April, 2025

Climate change

Arctic sea ice hits record March low as global powers eye shipping routes

Melting is opening up region for exploration by Russia and other countries

Wednesday, 9 April, 2025

Visual story

How China’s record trade surplus helped spark Trump’s tariff war

Beijing’s domination of global trade has led to a schism between the world’s two largest economies — and left many others worried about their industries

Friday, 4 April, 2025

Climate change

‘Bonkers’ heatwave in central Asia fuelled by climate change

Temperatures rise to 10C above pre-industrial levels

Thursday, 27 March, 2025

The Big Read

The big government spending Maga voters cannot live without

In many places where Trump is hugely popular, residents are increasingly reliant on state income transfers. The issue could fracture the Republican party

Monday, 24 March, 2025

ExplainerIsrael-Hamas war

The Israel-Hamas war in maps and charts

A visual guide to the conflict

Friday, 21 March, 2025

War in Ukraine

US seeks to reopen terms of Ukraine minerals deal

Trump administration wants to include nuclear plant under Russian control in broader economic agreement

Monday, 17 March, 2025

ExplainerClimate graphic of the week

How we made it: is your city getting wetter or drier?

‘Climate whiplash’ for some of the world’s biggest centres

Thursday, 13 March, 2025

The Big Read

What if Ukraine decides to fight on without America?

Although Kyiv has agreed to a potential ceasefire, most people in the country expect the war to continue and retain the will to keep battling

Wednesday, 12 March, 2025

Climate change

More than half of world’s most populated cities are getting wetter, research finds

Shift in weather patterns also sees cities such as Madrid and Hong Kong flip from wet to dry

Monday, 10 March, 2025

ExplainerClimate graphic of the week

How we made it: behind the coming polar vortex and other extremes

Brace for more wet, cold and warm weather ahead

Thursday, 6 March, 2025

Climate change

Global warming streak brings extreme weather from cyclones to polar freeze

February records global average temperature rise at 1.59C above pre-industrial levels

Friday, 28 February, 2025

FT Investigations

The Bangladeshi politician who built a shadowy global property empire

Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and his family bought 482 properties overseas costing $295mn. The new government wants some of that money back

Thursday, 27 February, 2025

News in-depthRenewable energy

Green energy gets switched off as power systems fail to keep up

Wind and solar generators stop production at rising rates as grids and battery storage lags

Wednesday, 26 February, 2025

Climate change

Third of emissions cuts must come from consumers, says UK climate watchdog

Government advisers call for an overhaul of domestic heating systems and suggest airfares could rise

Tuesday, 25 February, 2025

Climate graphic of the week

How we made it: Glaciers shrinking

Guide to the FT climate graphic of the week

Tuesday, 18 February, 2025

COP28

How each country’s emissions compare

A searchable dashboard of 193 countries’ historical emissions and future climate targets