Extreme Weather

As EPA’s Region 3 Administrator, Adam Ortiz Wants the Mid-Atlantic States to Become Climate-Conscious and Resilient

Seventeen years ago, Ortiz became mayor of a small Maryland town just before years of epic flooding. Now, he sees himself as part of a generation of public leaders who’ve survived a climate trial by fire and embrace the need to forge lasting partnerships with communities.

By Aman Azhar

Sinking Land and Rising Seas Threaten Manila Bay’s Coastal Communities

By James Whitlow Delano

Iconic Olmsted Parks Threatened Around the Country by All Manifestations of Climate Change

By Katelyn Weisbrod

Climate Change Makes Things Harder for Unhoused Veterans

By Sonner Kehrt, The War Horse

Parties at COP27 Add Loss and Damage to the Agenda, But Won’t Discuss Which Countries Are Responsible or Who Should Pay

By Zoha Tunio

How Climate Change Influences Temperatures in 1,000 Cities Around the World

By Katelyn Weisbrod

Misery Wrought by Hurricane Ian Focuses Attention on Climate Records of Florida Candidates for Governor

By Amy Green

In Texas, a New Study Will Determine Where Extreme Weather Hazards and Environmental Justice Collide

By Victoria St. Martin

Community and Climate Risk in a New England Village

By Hannah Loss

Florida Commits $1 Billion to Climate Resilience. But After Hurricane Ian, Some Question the State’s Development Practices

By James Bruggers, Amy Green

Study Finds Global Warming Fingerprint on 2022’s Northern Hemisphere Megadrought

By Bob Berwyn

Amid the Devastation of Hurricane Ian, a New Study Charts Alarming Flood Risks for U.S. Hospitals

By Victoria St. Martin

TikTok Just Became a Go-To Source for Real-Time Videos of Hurricane Ian

By Delaney Dryfoos, Katelyn Weisbrod

Western Forests, Snowpack and Wildfires Appear Trapped in a Vicious Climate Cycle

By Bob Berwyn

Scientists Say Pakistan’s Extreme Rains Were Intensified by Global Warming

By Bob Berwyn

In Pakistan, 33 Million People Have Been Displaced by Climate-Intensified Floods

By Zoha Tunio

Where Thick Ice Sheets in Antarctica Meet the Ground, Small Changes Could Have Big Consequences

By Bob Berwyn

Extreme Heat Poses an Emerging Threat to Food Crops

By Liza Gross

Study Finds that Mississippi River Basin Could be in an ‘Extreme Heat Belt’ in 30 Years

By Keely Brewer, The Daily Memphian, and Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media