As predicted by climate models, weather hazards are increasing in both frequency and intensity, and this trend will continue until net greenhouse gas emissions are close to zero (if we don't reach a situation of uncontrollable feedback loops leading to a hothouse Earth by then).

A fair assessment of the risks and associated impacts is therefore crucial in order to limit the dangers to human activities. However, a number of articles and reports show that not only assessments, but also the way they are taken into account by both governments and populations, are still often insufficient, sometimes to an extremely striking degree. Here is a selection.