Extreme Weather

‘Sponge Cities’ Are Catching On. But Can They Handle Supercharged Storms?

Pairing engineered stormwater infrastructure with green spaces can reduce flooding in cities. But wetter storms are pushing these systems to the brink, experts say.

By Kiley Price

A New DC ‘Museum’ Raises Awareness About the Looming Consequences of Extreme Weather

By Gabriel Matias Castilho

An Unusual Heat Wave Strains the World’s Most Populous Country

By Kiley Price

Water-Use Restrictions Follow Snow Drought and Heat Wave in the Western U.S.

By Kiley Price

Indonesia Revokes Permit for Chinese-Built Dam Threatening Ape Species

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Why New York City Is Spending Millions on ‘Bluebelts’

By Lauren Dalban

‘Millions of Avoidable Deaths’: Climate Change Health Harms Reach Unprecedented Levels

By Keerti Gopal

Evacuating Remote Alaska Was Hard. Rebuilding Will Be Even Harder.

By Kiley Price

30 Years After Chicago’s Deadliest Heat Wave, Systemic Racism Is Still the Root Problem

By Keerti Gopal

As Deadly Floods Hit America, a Meteorologist Looks Ahead

Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth

Why Calling the Texas Flooding ‘An Act of God’ Is a Dangerous Form of Political Denial

By Kiley Bense

Texas Flooding Signals Growing Extreme Weather Threats to Summer Camps

By Kiley Price

Climate Change Helped Fuel Heavy Rains That Led to Devastating Texas Flood

By Arcelia Martin

Heat Waves Are Changing Disease Dynamics in Unpredictable Ways, New Research Finds

By Liza Gross

For Insurers, Smaller Weather Events Add Up to Big Losses as Climate Change Accelerates

By Kiley Price

The Economic Consequences of Ignoring Climate Change

By Kiley Price

Scientists Are Reviving Climate and Nature Research Efforts in the Wake of Trump Cuts

By Kiley Price

As Wildfires Threaten Urban Areas Like Los Angeles, ‘Planning for the Unprecedented’ Is Crucial, Experts Say

By Kiley Price

From Snow to Heat, Extreme Weather Events Pose Outsized Risks for Food Delivery Workers

By Kiley Price