Flash floods in the port city destroyed roads and swept neighborhoods out to sea. Heavy rain from a cyclone in the Mediterranean inundated cities along…
Unusual late-season melting in Greenland turned the glacier’s surface into a mishmash of ice, firn, melt, and dirt. Every year from around May to early…
Some floods are so severe they rarely strike more than once a century, but rising seas could threaten coastal communities with yearly extreme floods by…
Researchers found that Atlantic hurricane activity and Sahel rainfall follow aerosol emissions. A new climate study led by scientists at the University Miami Rosenstiel School…
The major storm fluctuated in intensity as it approached the U.S. East Coast. On September 12, 2023, Hurricane Lee continued its slow west-northwest trajectory across…
The 1931 Yangtze River flood affected 25 million people and took 2 million lives. Recent research links the disaster to both tropical and extratropical factors,…
A stalled storm dropped three feet of rain over four days on the Thessaly region, triggering extensive flooding. Following weeks of heat waves and fires,…
The behavior of the Pacific Walker Circulation has changed over the industrial era. The Pacific Ocean covers 32% of Earth’s surface area, more than all…
The first three weeks of July 2023 have been the hottest global three-week period so far. In the summer months of 2023, twice as many…
To be outstanding in one’s field, one may need to be out standing in one’s field. An interdisciplinary research team led by John T. Van…
Extreme temperatures and humidity affected millions of people in the Midwest, Great Plains, and South in August 2023. High heat and humidity have blanketed numerous…
The storm delivered torrential rain to parts of Southern California, Nevada, and Mexico, leaving flooded streets and power outages in its wake. Once a powerful…
Extreme heat, bouts of strong winds, and a prolonged drought are fueling large forest fires in western Canada and the United States. NASA’s Aqua satellite’s…
NASA’s ER-2 aircraft, as part of the ALOFT project, investigated lightning and related energy fields in the atmosphere in July 2023. This research aims to…
The major hurricane was expected to weaken before delivering heavy rain to Mexico and Southern California. Hurricane Hilary, a category 4 storm in the Pacific…
Likelihood of greater activity rises due to record-warm sea surface temperatures. NOAA has increased the prediction for an above-normal 2023 Atlantic hurricane season to 60%,…
Earth in July 2023 was 1.18°C (2.12°F) warmer than the average for the month, and warmer than any other month in the 143-year record. According…
According to NASA’s GISS, July 2023 was the hottest month on record, with significant temperature increases observed globally. The report underscores the human-driven warming trend,…
