Extreme Weather

The South’s Communication Infrastructure Can’t Withstand Climate Change

Much of the South’s early communications infrastructure was installed in the 1960s, expanded during the 1980s and 1990s, and is nearing the end of its life span.

By Bailey Basham

Global Efforts to Adapt to the Impacts of Climate Are Lagging as Much as Efforts to Slow Emissions

By Bob Berwyn

2020 Ties 2016 as Earth’s Hottest Year on Record, Even Without El Niño to Supercharge It

By Bob Berwyn

Many Scientists Now Say Global Warming Could Stop Relatively Quickly After Emissions Go to Zero

By Bob Berwyn

Clues From Wines Grown in Hot, Dry Regions May Help Growers Adapt to a Changing Climate

By Liza Gross

Billion-Dollar Disasters: The Costs, in Lives and Dollars, Have Never Been So High

By Judy Fahys

The Atlantic Hurricane Season Typically Brings About a Dozen Storms. This Year It Was 30

By James Bruggers, Bob Berwyn

In Georgia, Buffeted by Hurricanes and Drought, Climate Change Is on the Ballot

By James Bruggers

If Aridification Choked the Southwest for Thousands of Years, What Does The Future Hold?

By Judy Fahys

In Georgia, 16 Superfund Sites Are Threatened by Extreme Weather Linked to Climate Change

By David Hasemyer

A Warming Planet Makes Northeastern Forests More Susceptible to Western-Style Wildfires

By Ilana Cohen

In a Warming World, Hurricanes Weaken More Slowly After They Hit Land

By Bob Berwyn

Clouds of Concern Linger as Wildfires Drag into Flu Season and Covid Numbers Swell

By Judy Fahys

Maui Has Begun the Process of Managed Retreat. It Wants Big Oil to Pay the Cost of Sea Level Rise.

By David Hasemyer

The Biggest Threat to Growing Marijuana in California Used to Be the Law. Now, it’s Climate Change

By Evelyn Nieves

Governor Roy Cooper Led North Carolina to Act on Climate Change. Will That Help Him Win a 2nd Term?

By James Bruggers

Anxiety Mounts Abroad About Climate Leadership and the Volatile U.S. Election

By Bob Berwyn

At One of America’s Most Toxic Superfund Sites, Climate Change Imperils More Than Cleanup

By ERIK ORTIZ, NBC NEWS

New Study Shows a Vicious Circle of Climate Change Building on Thickening Layers of Warm Ocean Water

By Bob Berwyn