
U.S. Needs Smarter Disaster Planning
Defenses against storms and floods, built on past events, will fail unless emergency planners use forward-looking data that account for rapid climate change

U.S. Needs Smarter Disaster Planning
Defenses against storms and floods, built on past events, will fail unless emergency planners use forward-looking data that account for rapid climate change

More Floods for West Virginia [Graphic]
Heavy rains for the Mountain State and the U.S. Northeast are up 71 percent


Air Pollution Gives Storm Clouds a Stronger, Longer Life
More particulate matter in the air can build stronger, longer-lasting thunderstorms over the tropics, leading to more extreme storms. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Disasters Debated
Scientists grapple over the extent to which humans are making extreme weather worse

Trump's Dubious Drought Claims
The candidate said California has “no drought” and that water farmers need is being used to protect a “three-inch fish”

Hurricane 2016 Forecast: A “Near-Normal” 10 to 16 Storms
Hurricane season officially kicks off June 1, and forecasters expect the Atlantic Ocean will spawn a near-average number of hurricanes in 2016

Extreme Weather May Raise Toxin Levels in Food, Scientists Warn
U.N. report says wheat and other crops generate potential toxins to protect themselves from intense weather

Africa Faces Hotter Future
Global warming hits the African continent soonest and hardest

Cloud-Seeding Surprise Could Improve Climate Predictions
A molecule made by trees can seed clouds, suggesting that pre-industrial skies were less sunny than thought

Sea Level Rise Swallows 5 Whole Pacific Islands
Evidence confirms dramatic climate change effects in the Solomon Islands

Catastrophic Canadian Wildfire Is a Sign of Destruction to Come
Less snow and warmer spring mean more acres burned

Rivers Can Resist Floods from Climate Change
Heavy rainstorms, tied to global warming, will not send gravelly, stony rivers raging over the landscape