Climate ChangeNovember 1, 2021
Vapor Storms Are Threatening People and Property
More moisture in a warmer atmosphere is fueling intense hurricanes and flooding rains
Stories by Jennifer A. Francis
Jennifer A. Francis is a senior scientist and acting deputy director of the Woodwell Climate Research Center. She has done extensive research on Arctic warming and on atmospheric vapor and energy. She is a member of Scientific American's board of advisers.
Climate ChangeJune 1, 2019
Yes, Climate Change Is Making Severe Weather Worse
Recent disasters show how climate change is making winter storms, flooding rains and summer heat waves more extreme
Climate ChangeApril 1, 2018
The Arctic Is Breaking Climate Records, Altering Weather Worldwide
The Arctic climate is shattering record after record, altering weather worldwide
EnvironmentFebruary 19, 2015
Weird Winter Weather Plot Thickens as Arctic Swiftly Warms
Scientists are working out potential linkages between rapid Arctic warming caused by climate change and a more wavy jet stream causing weird winter weather