Natural Disasters

Hurricane Helene forced dozens of medical facilities across the southern U.S. to evacuate patients, underscoring the human costs of climate change

The average tropical cyclone in the U.S. ultimately causes about 7,000 to 11,000 excess deaths, new research finds

The conservative Project 2025 playbook for a possible Trump presidency calls for cutting aid for disasters such as Hurricane Helene

Inland flooding from tropical cyclones, even at high altitudes, is a major worry—and one that scientists don’t know enough about

Hurricane Helene fueled catastrophic flooding from Florida to Appalachia, leaving millions without power

On opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean, Central Europe and North Carolina have both been drenched by torrential rains

Because wildfires create their own wind patterns, they can also spawn their own weather. Here’s how it works

Meteorologists predicted a busy Atlantic hurricane season—and a recent lull in activity doesn’t negate that

Global warming made hot, dry weather that fuels wildfires more likely in places such as Canada, Greece and the Amazon rainforest last year, new research says

New evidence points to a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer solar system as the culprit for Earth’s most recent mass extinction

Some parts of the southeastern U.S. have seen more than a foot of rain from Tropical Storm Debby, and rain will keep moving up the coast in the coming days

Hurricane Debby flooded the Big Bend region of Florida a year after it was pounded by Category 4 Hurricane Idalia