Weather

Global warming and an urban heat island effect pose a major health challenge to the city

Wild swings from pipe-bursting cold to spring-like warmth seem to be on the rise

Extreme weather events must be factored into infrastructure upgrades, experts say

Strings of ocean storms called atmospheric rivers flood California and other western coastlines, although sometimes they can be beneficial

Even if ambitious climate targets are met, Himalayan glaciers could lose a third of their volume

Insects like the cold-hardy emerald ash borer could see mass die-offs, but survivors could have hardier offspring

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.

Extreme weather, armed conflict and mismanagement are ruining swaths of crops

Scientists have made major strides in recent years in understanding why storms rapidly intensify

Some 84,000 homes are at risk from the major storm, one analytics firm projects

Development and sea level rise are chipping away at the barrier islands that help shield the mainland

Compound flooding can exacerbate the impacts from storm surge and rain