Earth Had Its Second Warmest Year in Recorded History in 2019
The six warmest years in recorded history have been the past six: 2014–2019
Stories by Jeff Masters
A Rogues’ Gallery of the Five Category 5 Storms of 2019
The two Atlantic Category 5 hurricanes and three Northwest Pacific Category 5 super typhoons of 2019 set records
The Top 10 Weather and Climate Stories of 2019
Near-record Arctic melting, a bountiful but deadly monsoon and three highly destructive tropical cyclones highlight the earth’s second warmest year on record...
Fifth Straight Year of Central American Drought Helping Drive Migration
Recent rains have helped, but long-term climate change is likely to significantly increase migration
November 2019: Earth’s Second Warmest November on Record
The year 2019 is very likely to be Earth’s second warmest on record, behind 2016
Newly Identified Jet-Stream Pattern Could Imperil Global Food Supplies
A new study finds a 20-fold increase in the risk of simultaneous heat waves in major crop-producing regions when the pattern is in place
Climate Science Legal Defense Fund Fights for Whistle-Blowing Climate Scientist
A sea-level rise expert was forced out after a dispute over alleged government censorship...
A Review of the Atlantic Hurricane Season of 2019
An ultraintense hurricane—Dorian—and multiple destructive slow-moving storms: Are they harbingers of the future?...
October 2019: Earth’s Second Warmest October on Record
The year 2019 is very likely to be Earth’s second warmest on record, behind 2016
Earth May Have Just Seen Its 8th Strongest Tropical Cyclone on Record
An advanced satellite analysis found Supertyphoon Halong had 192-mph winds
Venice Has Its Worst Flood in 53 Years
Europe’s city most vulnerable sea level rise hopes to have a $6.3 billion defense coastal defense system operational by 2022...
Tropical Cyclone Kyarr (150-mph Winds): Arabian Sea’s 2nd Strongest Storm on Record
A recent increase in powerful late-season Arabian Sea tropical cyclones is linked to human-caused climate change
September 2019: Earth’s Warmest September on Record
This year is virtually certain to end up among the top five warmest in Earth’s history
Hurricane Dorian Was Worthy of a Category 6 Rating
The Category-1-to-5 Saffir-Simpson scale for rating hurricanes is inadequate
The Science of Monster Storms
Extreme weather events are nothing new, but they appear to be gaining strength. Scientists have risked life and limb to help us better understand—and better survive—these storms...
A Wacky Jet Stream Is Making Our Weather Severe
Extreme summers and winters of the past four years could become the norm
