Weather News Summer Of Disaster Extreme Weather Wreaks Havoc Worldwide As Climate Change Bears Down

New reports paint picture of an ‘extremely dangerous’ future with warming expected to blow past key limit

Melting ice sheets. Massive flooding. Dead coral reefs. Humanity is careening toward an untenable future as global temperatures rise, scientists warn ... Read More

UN pushes for worldwide disaster alerts as extreme weather ‘spirals’

Nearly half of all countries lack early-warning systems for extreme weather events, leaving millions – especially those in developing nations – vulnerable. As it released a new report on Monday, the ... Read More

Climate disasters will send many countries into a debt spiral—but there's a way out

After years of disciplined reform and painful sacrifice, Jamaica had done what few global debt specialists thought possible. Through tough and sometimes controversial spending cuts and fiscal ... Read More

New research shows climate warnings arrive long before disasters

A proposed system uses signals from nature and human health to spot rising climate pressure. Here’s what it could mean for North Carolina communities already feeling the strain. Read More

Trump ‘retired’ a database tracking the most expensive weather disasters. Now it’s back — and finding over $100B in losses

The Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database, which the Trump administration “retired” in May, has relaunched outside of the government using the same methodology. In its first update at ... Read More

Extreme weather shapes climate change perceptions worldwide

People who have lived through floods, heat waves, or other climate-related disasters are significantly more likely to view climate change as a very serious threat, according to new research from the ... Read More

As Typhoon Kalmaegi wreaks havoc in Southeast Asia, scientists say rising temperatures are to blame

As the year's deadliest typhoon sweeps into Vietnam after wreaking havoc in the Philippines earlier this week, scientists warn such extreme events can only become more frequent as global temperatures ... Read More