
Disaster-Struck States Waiting for Weeks for Trump’s Sign-Off on FEMA Aid
States and cities struck by deadly tornadoes and floods are begging the Trump administration for disaster aid

Disaster-Struck States Waiting for Weeks for Trump’s Sign-Off on FEMA Aid
States and cities struck by deadly tornadoes and floods are begging the Trump administration for disaster aid

NOAA Has ‘Ground to a Halt’ amid Backlog of Unsigned Contracts
A NOAA official says that “everything has ground to a halt” at the agency as staffers have waited for Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to review more than 200 agreements


Why Tornado Season Has Been So Destructive
Several devastating tornado outbreaks have cut swaths of destruction across the U.S. What’s driving these damaging storms?

Larger, More Dangerous Hail Is Becoming More Common—Here’s Why
The largest hail tends to form in “supercell” thunderstorms and seems to be becoming more common as climate change continues

Why Storm Surge Is Dangerous—And Becoming More Frequent
How hurricanes push water onto shore in deadly storm surges, and why storm surges are getting worse

Inside the Bold Geoengineering Work to Refreeze the Arctic’s Disappearing Ice
Researchers are trying to rebuild sea ice above the Arctic Circle so it can reflect the sun’s warming rays, slowing climate change

Huge Reservoirs of Clean Hydrogen Could Power Earth for 170,000 Years
Recent breakthroughs suggest that hydrogen reservoirs are buried in countless regions of the world, including at least 30 U.S. states

Tornadoes Expected to Strike Multiple States This Weekend in One of the Worst Seasons This Decade
Tornadoes are predicted across swaths of the U.S. in the coming days, likely adding to this year’s already high tally of such storms

Polar Geoengineering Experiments Bet Big on Freezing Arctic Ice
Refreezing the melting sea ice in the Arctic is more complicated than you would think. The U.K. is funding geoengineering experiments like this one to curb the effects of climate change.

See the Lush Kelp Forests Scientists Are Fighting for as Oceans Warm
New research helps the “ocean’s veins” thrive under heat stress

USDA Reverses Course and Restores Climate Information for Farmers
Facing a lawsuit, the Department of Agriculture says it will restore climate-related websites that the agency erased after President Donald Trump took office

Disasters Displaced a Record 46 Million People Last Year
In 2024 disasters displaced a record number of people both globally and in the U.S. About 11 million U.S. residents had to relocate to another part of the country because of hurricanes, floods and wildfires