Cyclones and hurricanes are getting more intense. But introducing new categories of storm may not be the answer.
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An atmospheric scientist explains how rising temperatures are helping to fuel extreme storms, floods, droughts and devastating wildfires.
The US saw a record number of billion-dollar disasters in 2023, even when accounting for inflation. The number of long-running heat waves like the Southwest experienced is also rising.
A deadly hurricane developed in just 12 hours.
We all know climate change makes extreme weather more likely. But it’s also loading the dice for quick-forming drought, sudden and intense rainfall and fast-forming tropical storms.
A hurricane scientist explains the conflict between 2023’s abnormally high ocean heat and the storm-disrupting wind shear accompanying El Niño.
An El Niño weather-warming phase is underway in the Pacific – but what does this mean for the weather in Europe?
Currents can carry that deep ocean heat hundreds of miles to surface again at distant shores.
El Niño years put Hawaii and the Mexican Riviera on alert for destructive tropical storms and hurricanes.
Tropical cyclones are becoming more frequent in the Indian Ocean. Here’s why and what that means.
The Bahama warbler favours large pine trees and palms, fieldwork shows.
Natural disasters cause billions in damage to ports around the world each year.
Research shows storms that might have caused minimal damage a few decades ago are becoming stronger and more destructive as the planet warms.
Coastal hospitals are still at high risk, nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina’s flood disaster at Memorial Medical Center shocked the world.
Much of the state is at risk of heavy rainfall, and the coast could see devastating storm surge, particularly around Tampa Bay.
Hurricanes don’t usually maintain high wind speeds as they make their way toward Atlantic Canada. But ocean warming may be linked to the increasing intensity of storms like Fiona.
High humidity, terrain and wind make rain forecasting particularly tricky in the tropics.
The test facility in Miami helps building designers prevent future storm damage. With the warming climate intensifying hurricanes, engineers are planning a new one with 200 mph winds and storm surge.
Southern Africa’s current above-average rainfall is a climate variability signal - a short-term fluctuation in average wet-season conditions.
Ida exploded from a weak hurricane to a powerful Category 4 storm in less than 24 hours, thanks to heat from an ocean eddy. An oceanographer explains its rapid intensification.
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