Extreme Weather

Scientists are increasingly drawing links between climate change and extreme weather events, either increasing the likelihood of heat waves, drought, hurricanes, heavy rainfall and snowstorms, or intensifying their effects.

As Congress Launches Month of Climate Hearings, GOP Bashes Green New Deal

By Nicholas Kusnetz , John H. Cushman Jr.

Govs. Roy Cooper of North Carolina and Charlie Baker of Massachusetts testified about climate risks and policies before the House Natural Resources Committee on Feb. 6, 2019. Source: Congress

Hurricane Michael Cost This Military Base About $5 Billion. It's Just One of 2018's Disasters.

By Phil McKenna

Hangers that once kept aircraft out of the elements lay scattered in pieces across the flight line at Tyndall Air Force Base after Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida on Oct. 10, 2018. Credit: Staff Sgt. Alexander C. Henninger/U.S. Air Force

Power Companies vs. the Polar Vortex: How Did the Grid Hold Up?

By Dan Gearino

Temperatures plunged to well below zero in Chicago. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

U.S. Intelligence Officials Warn Climate Change Is a Worldwide Threat

By Neela Banerjee

National Intelligence Director Dan Coats and directors of the FBI, CIA and Defense Intelligence Agency testify on the Worldwide Threat Assessment before a Senate committee. Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty

Americans Increasingly Say Climate Change Is Happening Now

By Marianne Lavelle

Studies have connected several extreme weather events, including Hurricane Harvey's record rainfall in the Houston area in 2017, to global warming. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Pentagon Report Warns Climate Change Threatens U.S. Military Bases

By Nicholas Kusnetz

A severe thunderstorm in October 2018 damaged several buildings and temporarily flooded the flight line at Laughlin Air Force Base. Credit: Airman 1st Class Marco A. Gomez/U.S. Air Force

A Surge of Climate Lawsuits Targets Human Rights, Damage from Fossil Fuels

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Rhode Island in 2018 became the first state to sue the fossil fuel industry over climate change. Credit: John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images

U.S. Taxpayers on the Hook for Insuring Farmers Against Growing Climate Risks

By Georgina Gustin

Harvesting Peril: Extreme weather and climate change on the American farm. An ICN series.

It's 'Going to End with Me': The Fate of Gulf Fisheries in a Warming World

By Meera Subramanian

Oysterman Scooter Machacek. Credit: Spike Johnson

Recovering from Back-to-Back Hurricanes, North Carolina Reconsiders Climate Change

By James Bruggers

Days of rain from Hurricane Florence flooded homes across a wide area of North Carolina. In Spring Lake, nearly 100 miles from the coast, Bob Richling carried items from a home as the Little River flooded. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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