Finding good explanations for bad weather Michael Gross  Current Biology  Volume 27, Issue 23, Pages R1249-R1252 (December 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.11.036 Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions

Rolling on: The COP23 climate conference at Bonn was accompanied by large demonstrations in favour of more effective measures to curb CO2 emissions. (Photo: Takver/flickr by a CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.) Current Biology 2017 27, R1249-R1252DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2017.11.036) Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions

Under threat: The Fiji Islands were devastated by cyclone Winston in 2016 and are also at risk from sea-level change. (Image: NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response.) Current Biology 2017 27, R1249-R1252DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2017.11.036) Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions

Drowned out: An unprecedented series of extremely powerful hurricanes beginning with hurricane Harvey affected the Caribbean and the southern parts of the United States in 2017, highlighting the risk of climate change making extreme weather events more likely. (Photo: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel J. Martinez.) Current Biology 2017 27, R1249-R1252DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2017.11.036) Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions