Weather

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

• By Mayank Aggarwal

A vicious dust storm ripped through northern India, causing chaos in the streets.

• By Ashley Hackett

Women are reflected in a puddle as they walk across the Red Square in Moscow on April 26th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

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 D.C. city council member posted a video claiming that a recent East Coast snowfall is the result of wealthy families controlling the weather.

• By Brentin Mock

After natural disasters, access to reproductive services can be slow to return. Across the country, many abortion providers are working to fix that problem.

• By Caitlin Cruz

A supermoon rises behind St. Paul's Cathedral and skyscrapers on January 31st, 2018, in London, United Kingdom.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

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

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Two wild horses stand together on Black Mountain as heavy snow falls on January 16th, 2018, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Mudslides, waterspouts, and flash flooding are expected in already hard-hit areas.

• By Eric Holthaus

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

• By Pacific Standard Staff

December is here, but warm temperatures are setting records nationwide.

• By Eric Holthaus

As the globe continues to warm, these weird Mediterranean hurricanes will only become more intense.

• By Eric Holthaus

Nearly two years after Cyclone Winston destroyed their homes, one extended family in Fiji prepares to weather another cyclone season in government-issued tents that are wearing thin.

• By Kate Wheeling

Record-breaking droughts, fires, and hurricanes have made the near-term effects of climate change a front-and-center issue across America.

• By Eric Holthaus

The National Weather Service says the storm could be among the strongest ever recorded during the month of October in New England.

• By Eric Holthaus

Lightning illuminates the night sky over the village of Cully surrounded by the vineyard terraces of Lavaux on the bank of Leman Lake from Chexbres on late July 30th, 2017.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A woman carrying a baby crosses a street during a heavy downpour of rain at Taksim in Istanbul on July 27th, 2017.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Why do Americans choose to live in areas that are risky and sometimes downright inhospitable?

• By Emily Gallagher

Throw the bums out? Not when we're this comfortable.

• By Tom Jacobs

The Gulf Coast is preparing for the sort of rainstorm that is supposed to come only once in a lifetime.

• By Eric Holthaus

A Tunisian woman cleans her orthopedic shop in Manouba on June 6th, 2017, following a storm the previous night.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Researchers link risky choices to unexpectedly positive circumstances, like sports wins and sunny days.

• By Nathan Collins