Extreme Weather

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A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier.

By Katelyn Weisbrod

A Teenage Floridian Has Spent Half His Life Involved in Climate Litigation. He’s Not Giving Up

By Amy Green

Can Appalachia Be Saved? Or Will ‘Worse and Worse’ Flooding Wash it Away?

By Chris Kenning, Connor Giffin and James Bruggers

Strip Mining Worsened the Severity of Deadly Kentucky Floods, Say Former Mining Regulators. They Are Calling for an Investigation

By James Bruggers

Drought Emergency in Mexico Rekindles Demand for Water Law Reform

By Myriam Vidal Valero

After Unprecedented Heatwaves,  Monsoon Rains and the Worst Floods in Over a Century Devastate South Asia

By Zoha Tunio

Scientists Say It’s ‘Fatally Foolish’ To Not Study Catastrophic Climate Outcomes

By Bob Berwyn

Shifting Sands: Carolina’s Outer Banks Face a Precarious Future

By Gilbert M. Gaul

With Epic Flooding in Eastern Kentucky, the State’s Governor Wants to Know ‘Why We Keep Getting Hit’

By James Bruggers

How Is the Jet Stream Connected to Simultaneous Heat Waves Across the Globe?

By Leslie Hook, The Financial Times

More Mountain Glacier Collapses Feared as Heat Waves Engulf the Northern Hemisphere

By Bob Berwyn

In Climate-Driven Disasters, Older People and the Disabled Are Most at Risk. Now In-Home Caregivers Are Being Trained in How to Help Them

By Katie Rodriguez

Scientists Are Pursuing Flood-Resistant Crops, Thanks to Climate-Induced Heavy Rains and Other Extreme Weather

By Grace van Deelen

A ‘Living Shoreline’ Takes Root in New York’s Jamaica Bay

By Hannah Loss

In Jacobabad, One of the Hottest Cities on the Planet, a Heat Wave Is Pushing the Limits of Human Livability

By Zoha Tunio

From the Middle East to East Baltimore, a Johns Hopkins Professor Works to Make the City More Climate-Resilient

By Aman Azhar

Warmer Nights Caused by Climate Change Take a Toll on Sleep

By Victoria St. Martin

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

By James Bruggers

Climate Migrants Lack a Clear Path to Asylum in the US

By Aydali Campa