Storms

Scientists point to rising global temperatures as the cause of more intense weather across the region.

• By Mayank Aggarwal

The city is starting to take steps to ready itself for an increased onslaught of rain as a result of climate change and historic weather patterns.

• By Stephen R. Miller

It's all about which model you look at, European or American.

• By Jeffrey B. Halverson

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Fishermen row through heavy snowfall as they return to the shores of Lake Ohrid in Pogradec, Albania, on February 27th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

At least eight people have been killed by mudflows after a deluge of rain fell on the region left vulnerable by the Thomas Fire.

• By Kate Wheeling

People walk along a beach covered in snow and ice in Westport, Connecticut, on January 7th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Ricardo A. Rosselló now admits that the toll "may be higher than the official count certified to date."

• By Kate Wheeling

While the hurricane's strength is likely to fluctuate, Maria is expected to pummel Puerto Rico as a Category 4 or 5 storm—the first storm of that strength to hit the island in 85 years.

• By Kate Wheeling

Pacific Standard spoke with a hurricane forecasting expert on this record-breaking storm season and what might still be in store.

• By Kate Wheeling

Shifts in hemispheric weather patterns may steer tropical systems toward the poles—bad news for New York, New England, and Western Europe.

• By Bob Berwyn

Irma is already projected to be the strongest hurricane recorded outside of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.

• By Kate Wheeling

Immigration checkpoints remained open as thousands evacuated the state's coastal cities.

• By Kate Wheeling

Virginia is worsening its own climate change risks through inaction. Here's how it can get back on track.

• By John Upton