No End in Sight for Record Midwest Flood Crisis
High waters continue to swamp towns and agricultural fields throughout the Mississippi basin
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Major Medical Groups Release Call to Action on Climate Change
The agenda urges emissions reductions and a guarantee of access to clean water
Some Disaster Prevention Spending Reaps Higher Rewards
Protecting against flood and wind yields higher average benefits than fire and earthquakes
Pace of Heat Records Will Pick Up with Warming
If greenhouse gases are not curbed, 60 percent of the world will set monthly records by century’s end
Climate Change Sends Great Lakes Water Levels Seesawing
Six years ago, lake levels were low, now lakeside communities face widespread flooding
Yes, Climate Change Is Making Severe Weather Worse
Recent disasters show how climate change is making winter storms, flooding rains and summer heat waves more extreme
El Niño Is Now Stronger and Stranger, Coral Records Show
Changes to El Niño influence precipitation and temperature patterns around the globe
Global 5G Wireless Networks Threaten Weather Forecasts
Next-generation mobile technology could interfere with crucial satellite-based Earth observations
Heaviest U.S. Rains Will Happen More Often Even if Warming Targets Are Met
Extreme rainfall projections inform plans to increase infrastructure resilience
How Some U.S. Cities Saw 70 Degree F Temperature Swings between January and February
The polar vortex struck in January, giving Chicago a brief blast of Arctic weather
Droughts and Floods May Level Off until 2050, but Then Watch Out
Strange waves in the jet stream foretell a future full of heat waves and floods
Local Flood Forecasting Has Been Dangerously Imprecise—That's About to Change
Scientists are crafting clearer, faster ways to warn of serious damage from flooding
Weak El Niños Like This Year’s May Become Rarer with Warming
The droughts and deluges spurred by the events could be worse even if the El Niño cycle does not change
Teach Science Process over Findings
Seismologist and policy advisor Lucy Jones says science education needs to teach how science works more than just what it finds out.
How Phoenix Is Working to Beat Urban Heat
Global warming and an urban heat island effect pose a major health challenge to the city
How Climate Change May Affect Winter “Weather Whiplash”
Wild swings from pipe-bursting cold to spring-like warmth seem to be on the rise
Trump Touts Infrastructure in State of the Union; Ignores Climate Change
Extreme weather events must be factored into infrastructure upgrades, experts say
World’s “Third Pole” Is Melting Away
Even if ambitious climate targets are met, Himalayan glaciers could lose a third of their volume
Polar Vortex Could Knock Back Invasive Tree-Killers—for a While
Insects like the cold-hardy emerald ash borer could see mass die-offs, but survivors could have hardier offspring
Warming Arctic on Thin Ice
Scientific American collections editor Andrea Gawrylewski talks to managing editor Curtis Brainard about how warming in the Arctic affects us all. And glaciologist Elizabeth Case takes us out near Juneau to study and live on the shifting ice...
