Weather News The Link Between Extreme Weather And Climate Change Has Never Been More Clear

Climate change boosted Hurricane Melissa’s destructive winds and rain, analysis finds

An analysis from World Weather Attribution reports human-caused climate change intensified the winds and rainfall unleashed by Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean. Read More

The Link Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather

Why are wildfires, hurricanes, and floods intensifying? This video breaks down how climate change amplifies extreme weather, from rising temperatures to heavier rainfall. Learn why resilience and ... Read More

UN agency: CO2 levels hit record high last year, causing more extreme weather

GENEVA (AP) — Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level not seen in human civilization and “turbo-charging” the Earth’s ... Read More

Here's how climate change affects extreme weather

Not every extreme weather event is due to climate change, but the changes in the climate can affect weather extremes. Read More

Weather disasters opening U.S. eyes to climate threats - Al Gore

As the frequency and ferocity of extreme weather events from wildfires to floods grows, the U.S. public is becoming more concerned and ready to act on climate threats, former U.S. Vice President Al ... Read More

Hotter does mean wetter: As climate change intensifies, so will extreme rainfall in Japan

Around the world, we are already witnessing the detrimental effects of climate change, which we know will only become more severe. Extreme weather events such as heavy rainfall, tropical cyclones, and ... Read More

What canceled climate data would have shown: The costliest 6 months of weather disasters on record

The first half of this year was the costliest ever recorded for weather and climate disasters in the United States, according to an analysis published Wednesday by the nonprofit organization Climate ... 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

In First Six Months, Cost of Weather Catastrophes on Pace to Break a Record

The Trump administration stopped updating a database tracking the costs of the country’s worst disasters. A group of scientists has revived it. By Scott Dance The Trump administration this year ... Read More

How climate change poses a national security threat

Climate change doesn’t just pose an existential threat to our planet. It’s also ratcheting up national security risks. With increasing food insecurity, resource scarcity and unstable borders, climate ... Read More