Weather

Specially outfitted planes, a research ship and hundreds of weather balloons aim to improve forecasts for strong storms

2016 could see a quieter spring tornado season

Interactive Climate Graphic Highlights Alarming Trends in Warming U.S. Winters

Winter heat, pounding rains, tornadoes—a climatologist explains which extremes can be attributed to El Niño and which cannot

A warmer, drier climate played a role in fires that burned more than 10 million acres

Some rivers are at record heights, overflowing their banks, washing out hundreds of structures, closing major highways and leaving thousands of people displaced from their homes

Twenty-four people have been killed by rising waters

A terrible earthquake, massive drought and nuclear power captured the imagination this year

At least 43 are dead after floods and winds struck across the Midwest and South

Drought has hit pines destined for Christmas, despite recent downpours

A North Atlantic climate phenomenon will keep December 25 warm and snow-free in most of the country, other than in Anchorage and a few spots out West

The polar vortex has strengthened this year, helping exacerbate current mild weather