A record-breaking heatwave hit Delhi this week, hot on the heels of heat in Asia and Africa. Australians take note, we are not safe here. We need to prepare for heat to hit us just as hard.
Remnants of Hurricane Fred sent rivers out of their banks across western North Carolina in 2021.
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Two weather and climate scientists explain what these two vital industries consider extreme, and how the impacts of any given extreme can vary greatly between sectors.
The U.S. is in for another busy hurricane season. Here are hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia in 2017.
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NOAA issued its busiest preseason hurricane forecast yet, with the second highest accumulated cyclone energy. An atmospheric scientist explains what’s behind the numbers.
Older adults face health risks from high heat for many reasons, including medications.
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Older adults face greater health risks from extreme heat for several reasons, including their medications..
Hurricane Idalia neared the Florida coast at the same time Hurricane Franklin, with a clearer eye wall, churned in the Atlantic on Aug. 29, 2023.
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Option price swings show how much traders believe seasonal climate and weather matters for all sorts of industries, not just the ones you might expect.
Wildfire smoke traveling hundreds of miles caused hazy skies all the way to Virginia in 2023.
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States could be in for another summer of unhealthy wildfire smoke as ‘zombie fires’ resurface in western Canada and more blazes break out in the dry conditions.
La Niña typically means cooler, wetter conditions on average globally, but not everywhere, and not every time.
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After a year of record-breaking global heat with El Niño, will La Niña bring a reprieve? That depends on where you live and how you feel about hurricanes.
Practices such as redlining left marginalized groups in more disaster-prone areas with poorer quality infrastructure − and more likely to experience prolonged power outages.
A powerful tornado tore apart homes near Omaha, Neb., on April 26, 2024.
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A powerful storm system produced dozens of destructive tornadoes over three days that tore apart homes in Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa. A meteorologist explains the conditions that fueled them.
Pollution on land inevitably ends up in the sea. Policy makers must stop working in silos and instead consider the indirect consequences human impacts on land have for marine environments.
The storm over Dubai, April 2024.
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Extreme downpours and droughts, both fueled by rising global temperatures, are taking a toll. Communities trying to manage the threats face three big challenges.
Utilities can turn off power to reduce the risk that their equipment could spark wildfires during extreme weather events.
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Turning off power is a last-ditch strategy for utilities to reduce the risk that their systems could spark wildfires. In most states, deciding whether to take that step is up to utilities.