
Will Changing Cloud Cover Accelerate Global Warming?
Scientists are beginning to understand whether changing cloud cover will accelerate global warming or slow it down

Will Changing Cloud Cover Accelerate Global Warming?
Scientists are beginning to understand whether changing cloud cover will accelerate global warming or slow it down

El Niño Might Speed Up Climate Change
Scientists have evidence that El Niño boosts CO2 levels, and they are pinning down how


Alaska's Coast Is Vanishing, 1 Storm at a Time
Ordinary storms are chipping away at coastal communities as protective sea ice disappears

Think Hurricane Harvey's Flooding Was Bad? Just Wait until 2100
Storms with much greater rainfall are predicted to hit North America by century’s end

A Bolt from the Brown: Why Pollution May Increase Lightning Strikes
To understand the link between aerosols and electric discharges, scientists must unravel the mysteries of clouds

Repair or Renovate? Puerto Rico Faces Stark Power Grid Options
The island wants to upgrade its infrastructure, but must first wait for the lights to come back on

The Trauma after the Storm
Following hurricanes and other major disasters comes another wave of trouble: post traumatic stress

“Slightly Crazy” 19th-Century Weathermen Who Braved Formidable Conditions Could Aid Climate Predictions
A new effort aims to recover meteorology data collected by a group of hardy Victorian Scottish scientists

Capturing Floodwaters in Wet Years Could Help California Survive Drought Years
New tactics for capturing floods and surviving droughts could help communities across California and the world

Energy Secretary Rick Perry Proposes New Regulation to Prop Up Coal, Nuclear Plants
The rule would guarantee a profit to any power plant with 90 days of fuel stored on-site in the name of grid resiliency — but experts say it will do nothing for resiliency and increase costs for consumers.

Was the Extreme 2017 Hurricane Season Driven by Climate Change?
Global warming already appears to be making hurricanes more intense

Ships at Sea Stoke Lightning Strikes
Exhaust fumes from oceangoing vessels lead to an almost doubling of lightning activity over shipping lanes compared to adjacent areas of the sea.