Europe’s Extreme Summer Weather Could Cost It Billions

Heat waves and flooding could cost the European Union $50 billion in damage to buildings and crops as well as a loss of productivity, a new study found. Read More

Extreme weather alerts can move markets. Here's what investors can learn from our new research

Many of us check the weather forecast to plan our day—to decide whether to carry an umbrella, postpone a trip or work from home when snow is on the horizon. But weather alerts can influence more than ... Read More

What are cloudbursts and why might a warming world make them even more dangerous?

Sudden and intense bursts of extreme rainfall are causing devastation across mountainous parts of South Asia, triggering flash floods, deadly mudflows and huge landslides that have washed out entire ... Read More

How Extreme Weather Has Shocked the Insurance Market

Across Central Texas, residents are still grappling with the damage done by the Fourth of July floods to their property, family, and livelihood. The final death toll is estimated to be between 138 and ... Read More

How science links extreme weather disasters to climate change: Interview with WWA’s Clair Barnes

Human activities have been the major driver of climate change since the advent of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1800s. As greenhouse gas levels, primarily carbon dioxide due to the burning of ... Read More

Metro Phoenix forecast includes extreme heat, chance for monsoon storms

PHOENIX – The metro Phoenix forecast for the rest of the week includes an extreme heat warning and the possibility of monsoon storm activity. “We’re going to be looking at storm chances increasing ... Read More

To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier

PAW PAW, Mich. — Robb Rynd and his brother grew up farming and wanted to do more of it outside their day jobs, so they went in together on what's now a little over 200 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat ... Read More