Extreme Weather

The Union of Concerned Scientists warns that extreme heat days will become more frequent and severe if carbon emissions continue at current levels.

A Nevada utility company is joining utilities in other western states in implementing a new measure to reduce the risk of wildfire.

The storm is getting stronger, and heavy rainfall combined with an already-flooded river could overflow levees in New Orleans.

Last month was Earth's hottest June on record. Temperatures soared up to 115 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of Europe—and July is off to its own record-shattering start.

Following Europe's lead, a U.S. insurer has announced plans to phase out coal coverage.

An Indian boy cools off in a waterfall during a hot summer day at the Basistha area in Guwahati, India, on June 13th, 2019.

Although drought conditions are improving across most of the U.S., more than 40 percent of Navajo households still don't have running water at home.

The drought has had damaging economic and ecological impacts.

Sierra Waver gathers her belongings in Trotwood, Ohio, near Dayton, on May 28th, 2019, after powerful tornadoes ripped through the state overnight.

On Wednesday, tornadoes caused severe damage in the state's capital and killed multiple people in Golden City. Now, the state—and the rest of the Midwest—is bracing for further flooding.

A research scientist explains where to draw the line between normal variability and climate change.

So-called "big weather" events in the central U.S. all have their roots in the area's geography.

The storm will affect communities across several regions that are still struggling to recover from March's bomb cyclone.

People scale a broken bridge, damaged during Cyclone Idai, to cross the Lucite River on March 26th, 2019, outside of Magaro, Mozambique.

A report from NOAA warns that two-thirds of the lower 48 states are expected to face increased precipitation and flood risk through May.

Indonesians watch as rescue workers dig through rubble looking for victims of the recent flash floods on March 19th, 2019, in Sentani, West Papua province, Indonesia.

Timber company workers stand stranded on a damaged road on March 18th, 2019, at Charter Estate, in Chimanimani, eastern Zimbabwe, after Cyclone Idai ripped across Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi.

As this water emergency quickly becomes a public-health crisis, here's what officials are reporting.

California's water conservation has seen ups and downs in recent years. Here's what the data shows.

Lo que me da esperanza es el activismo y trabajo colaborativo que he visto entre las mujeres jóvenes de diversos orígenes.

What gives me hope is the activism and collaborative work I've seen among young women from diverse backgrounds.

Wet weather may seem like good news for the drought-plagued state, but a new study finds that it will have minimal effects on wildfire season.

Two stilts look out over a lake that has turned a vivid pink thanks to extreme salt levels further exacerbated by hot weather, in Melbourne, Australia.

New research finds that we normalize rising temperatures remarkably quickly.