Extreme Weather

Forecasters Tap High-Tech Tools as US Warns of Another Unusually Active Hurricane Season

Predictions of hurricane paths have improved markedly, but their intensity remains difficult to forecast. Air and water drones could change that.

By James Bruggers

Climate Migrants Lack a Clear Path to Asylum in the US

By Aydali Campa

In the Philippines, a Landmark Finding Moves Fossil Fuel Companies’ Climate Liability into the Realm of Human Rights

By Nicholas Kusnetz

New Research Shows Aerosol Emissions May Have Masked Global Warming’s Supercharging of Tropical Storms

By Bob Berwyn

Coming this Summer: Spiking Electricity Bills Plus Blackouts

By Dan Gearino

To Equitably Confront Climate Change, Cities Need to Include Public Health Agencies in Planning Adaptations

By Aydali Campa

An Unprecedented Heat Wave in India and Pakistan Is Putting the Lives of More Than a Billion People at Risk

By Zoha Tunio

What Does Climate Justice in California Look Like?

By Liza Gross

Ocean Warming Doubles Odds for Extreme Atlantic Hurricane Seasons

By Bob Berwyn

Global Warming Drove a Deadly Burst of Indian Ocean Tropical Storms

By Bob Berwyn

Climate Change Poses a Huge Threat to Railroads. Environmental Engineers Have Ideas for How to Combat That

By Leah Campbell

One Last Climate Warning in New IPCC Report: ‘Now or Never’

By Bob Berwyn

Shifts in El Niño May Be Driving Climates Extremes in Both Hemispheres

By Bob Berwyn

Hurricane Michael Hit the Florida Panhandle in 2018 With 155 MPH Winds. Some Black and Low-Income Neighborhoods Still Haven’t Recovered

By Jonathan Moens

Battered and Flooded by Increasingly Severe Weather, Kentucky and Tennessee Have a Big Difference in Forecasting

By James Bruggers, Caroline Eggers

In Baltimore, Helping Congregations Prepare for a Stormier Future

By Agya K. Aning

New Federal Report Warns of Accelerating Impacts From Sea Level Rise

By Bob Berwyn

One Year Later: The Texas Freeze Revealed a Fragile Energy System and Inspired Lasting Misinformation

By Dan Gearino

Last Year’s Overall Climate Was Shaped by Warming-Driven Heat Extremes Around the Globe

By Bob Berwyn