Weather

This year has seen record breaking temperatures across the globe. What is at risk in this increased heat?

Volcanic tornadoes, choking fog, “laze,” lightning, hail, waterspouts and even frost are created above hot eruptions

The idea of a perfect office temperature is something of a red herring. Ultimately, people just want to have a level of control over their environments

Some experts are calling for a cap on CO2 emissions in addition to warming limits

Storms' slowdown means more rain, and potentially more damage, for populated areas

During extreme heat waves, a species of eucalyptus copes by releasing water and taking advantage of evaporative cooling. Other trees may do the same.

Reducing water consumption from power plants is a worthy conservation strategy, but the cost may outweigh the benefits compared with alternatives like desalinating saltwater

If hemisphere-spanning currents are slowing, greater flooding and extreme weather could be at hand

The Arctic climate is shattering record after record, altering weather worldwide

A multifactorial analysis finds that the ignition of a flu epidemic stems from a blast of colder weather striking an otherwise warm, humid, urban environment, and driving people indoors into close quarters.

More data are supporting a once-controversial theory that the warming Arctic is making winter weather more extreme

The hills of southern California, stripped bare by massive wildfires, could liquefy under relentless rains