New research reveals that climate-related events, including floods and wildfires, are significantly disrupting democratic processes. The analysis documents that elections in numerous countries are increasingly influenced by natural hazards linked to the global climate crisis.

<p>Research shows natural hazards linked to climate crisis disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries in 2024</p><p>Democracy is under mounting threat from the climate crisis, with new analysis documenting how elections are increasingly shaped not only by political forces but also by floods, wildfires and extreme weather.</p><p>At least 94 elections and referendums across 52 countries have been disrupted by climate-related impacts over the last two decades, researchers found.</p> <a href="https://ww...