
Pain and Weather Fail to Connect
A big data analysis involving more than 1.5 million patients could find no relationship between weather and complaints to doctors about joint or back pain.

Pain and Weather Fail to Connect
A big data analysis involving more than 1.5 million patients could find no relationship between weather and complaints to doctors about joint or back pain.

Major Report: Some Extreme Weather Can Only Be Blamed on Humans
A high-profile science panel finds several severe events in 2016 could not have naturally occurred


California Wildfire Sets Grim Record
The 155,000-acre Thomas Fire is now among the state's twenty largest wildfires

Why the Ventura Wildfire Is So Explosive
Dry weather and strong winds this year have left southern California primed for blazes

Smoke Taint: Wildfires Pose a Growing Threat to Winegrowers
Wildfires can contaminate grapes and ruin the beverage's flavor

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