Weather

After a record-breaking heat wave in Europe and the Arctic, last month edged out July 2016

New research contradicts conventional wisdom on fan use during heat waves

The composition of ground rock in a area influences the likelihood of electrical blackouts from solar storms

Glaciologist Elizabeth Case of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University’s Earth Institute takes us out near Juneau, Alaska, to study and live on the shifting ice.

Greenhouse gas emissions will spike as grid operators fire up more power plants

Rains from the system will prolong the already historic flooding along the Mississippi

Storm surge and torrential rains will bring flooding to Louisiana and potentially tax levees

High waters continue to swamp towns and agricultural fields throughout the Mississippi basin

The agenda urges emissions reductions and a guarantee of access to clean water

Protecting against flood and wind yields higher average benefits than fire and earthquakes

If greenhouse gases are not curbed, 60 percent of the world will set monthly records by century’s end

Six years ago, lake levels were low, now lakeside communities face widespread flooding