Extreme Weather

The Real Pain of Climate Change Is Easy to Feel, but Increasingly Difficult to Study

Many chronic pain patients cite the weather as a driver of their suffering, and climate change is making the torment more likely and harder to deal with. But research on the relationship is uncertain, and federal cuts could hold it back.

By Chad Small

Why New York City Is Spending Millions on ‘Bluebelts’

By Lauren Dalban

The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty

By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff

A New Jersey Buyout Program for Flood-Prone Homes Is a National Model

By Emilie Lounsberry

Nonprofit Center Works with Rural Maine Towns to Prepare for and Protect Against Extreme Weather

By Sydney Cromwell

A Long Wait for Flooding Help in Chicago May Be Nearing an End

By Leigh Giangreco

Sumatra’s Deadly Floods May Have Pushed a Rare Ape Closer to the Brink of Extinction

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Climate Change Is Threatening Christmas Classics

By Kiley Price

Can a Flood-Prone Coastal City Learn to Live With Water?

By Phred Dvorak

After Hurricane Katrina, a New Orleans Architect Turned to the Dutch to Learn to Live With Water

By Phred Dvorak

Disaster Survivors Denounce Proposed FEMA Downsizing

By Anika Jane Beamer

Gaza Faces Another Catastrophic Winter as Environmental and Humanitarian Devastation Mount

By Keerti Gopal

White House Abruptly Cancels Meeting on FEMA’s Future After Leaked Report Revealed Plan to Gut the Agency

By Carl David Goette-Luciak

South and Southeast Asian Countries Are Getting Overwhelmed by Storms

By Kiley Price

Homeowners Sue Oil Companies as Climate Damage Drives up Insurance Rates

By Dana Drugmand

New Report Warns of Critical Climate Risks in Arab Region

By Bob Berwyn

A Hurricane Season That Surprised With Record Storms and Notable Lulls

By Amy Green

New Analysis Provides More Evidence That Heat Standards Save Lives

By Liza Gross

Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Unveils 50-Year Plan to Protect Coastlines from Rising Seas and Extreme Weather

By Ryan Krugman