Weather

Twitter is a crucial communication tool during disasters, but impersonators and other problems under Elon Musk’s leadership have emergency managers on edge

Data collected by thousands of scientific instruments scattered across the world’s oceans show that weak tropical cyclones are intensifying, not just stronger ones

You may have endured a frost quake, pogonip or Saskatchewan screamer without knowing it. Take our tour of weird weather terms to find out

November hurricanes and tropical storms such as Nicole are relatively rare, but they can—and do—form

Our leaders ignored the lessons learned from Hurricane Maria, and Fiona caused more destruction than it should have

The record-smashing temperatures in the Pacific Northwest last year were an extraordinarily rare occurrence even in the age of climate change

For nearly two months, the Atlantic had no hurricane activity. Then September arrived with a flurry of storms

Hurricane Ian will bring heavy rains and storm surge to Florida, potentially exacerbated by its size

Typhoon Merbok heavily damaged Alaskan communities, many of which are Indigenous and rely on subsistence hunting that residents would normally be doing right now

Knowing when torrents of rain will strike can save property and lives

Children “are not little adults”—they have more trouble regulating temperature than adults do

Flash flooding occurs in a short time frame after a precipitation event and is exacerbated by paved surfaces and already saturated soil