
El Niño fuels wildfires in Indonesia, sickening some 100,000 people
The fires are burning peatlands, which can release more particulate matter into the air than other wildfires

El Niño fuels wildfires in Indonesia, sickening some 100,000 people
The fires are burning peatlands, which can release more particulate matter into the air than other wildfires

Indonesian volcano erupts with enough force to see from space
NASA’s satellites captured the aftermath of the eruption, which lasted for more than a day


Why the Grand Canyon flash flood was so devastating
Experts explain why a monsoon storm turned so deadly

What Nepal's floods reveal about “cascading hazards”
The Nepal disaster appears to be a “cascading event,” where one hazard seems to have triggered another, experts say

What caused the Nepal disaster—and why climate change could make these events more likely
The disaster has claimed hundreds of lives, and at least 1,400 people are missing

Wall of floodwater sweeps away villages in Nepal, with hundreds missing
A massive flood potentially caused by a chunk of ice breaking off from a glacier has swept away bridges, schools, and other buildings and killed at least 160 people

‘Extreme’ wildfire sweeps Nevada as U.S. tallies almost 51,000 wildfires so far this year
A wildfire outside Reno began on August 22 and has already burned more than 15,000 acres of land

Europe’s summer of wildfires is just a taste of what’s to come
The area of Europe affected by wildfires is due to triple, a new study finds

Extreme weather is making Americans feel powerless
The same people affected by extreme weather are also likely to worry that they will face a future disaster, according to a new poll

Total eclipse wonder, vaccine misinformation and the strongest case yet for coffee
From eclipse awe to vaccine debate, earthquake recovery and coffee’s benefits

Why 14 inches of rain fell in Japan in just one day
This extreme rain was deadly, with at least eight people killed and many others stranded

Illinois is having a record-breaking year for tornadoes—here’s why
This state, which has seen more than 200 twisters this year, could beat Texas’s all-time record of 244 tornadoes in 12 months