Extreme Weather

Can Arctic Animals Keep Up With Climate Change? Scientists are Trying to Find Out

New studies suggest that rising temperatures may prove disastrous for species of birds, fish and other animals that are adapted to the cold of Arctic climes.

By Haley Dunleavy

To Flee, or to Stay Until the End and Be Swallowed by the Sea

By Dalia Faheid, Katie Livingstone

A Week After the Pacific Northwest Heat Wave, Study Shows it Was ‘Almost Impossible’ Without Global Warming

By Bob Berwyn

Drier Springs Bring Hotter Summers in the Withering Southwest

By Judy Fahys

A Deadly Summer in the Pacific Northwest Augurs More Heat Waves, and More Deaths to Come

By Bob Berwyn, James Bruggers, Liza Gross

Global Warming Cauldron Boils Over in the Northwest in One of the Most Intense Heat Waves on Record Worldwide

By Judy Fahys, Bob Berwyn

Q&A: With Climate Change-Fueled Hurricanes and Wildfire on the Horizon, a Trauma Expert Offers Ways to Protect Your Mental Health

By James Bruggers

California’s Relentless Droughts Strain Farming Towns

By Liza Gross

Extreme Heat Risks May Be Widely Underestimated and Sometimes Left Out of Major Climate Reports

By Bob Berwyn

NOAA’s ‘New Normals’ Climate Data Raises Questions About What’s Normal

By Bob Berwyn, Matt deGrood

As Extreme Weather Batters America’s Farm Country, Costing Billions, Banks Ignore the Financial Risks of Climate Change

By Georgina Gustin

Ice Storm Aftermath: More Climate Extremes Ahead for Galveston

By Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News, and Matt deGrood, The Galveston County Daily News

Texas Politicians Aim to Penalize Wind and Solar in Response to Outages. Are Renewables Now Strong Enough to Defend Themselves?

By Dan Gearino

After Hurricane Harvey, a Heated Debate Over Flood Control Funds in Texas’ Harris County

By Aman Azhar

With Lengthening Hurricane Season, Meteorologists Will Ditch Greek Names and Start Forecasts Earlier

By Bob Berwyn

During February’s Freeze in Texas, Refineries and Petrochemical Plants Released Almost 4 Million Pounds of Extra Pollutants

By Aman Azhar

Climate Change is Weakening the Ocean Currents That Shape Weather on Both Sides of the Atlantic

By Bob Berwyn

As Deaths Surge, Scientists Study the Link Between Climate Change and Avalanches

By Bob Berwyn

Warming Trends: A Facebook Plan to Debunk Climate Myths, ‘Meltdown’ and a Sad Yeti

By Katelyn Weisbrod