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

How climate change worsens heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and floods

And heatwaves fuelled by climate change can worsen dry conditions when they do occur, by increasing evaporation from the soil. This makes the air above warm up more quickly, leading to more intense ... Read More

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

Here’s how much Hurricane Melissa was worsened by climate change

The storm was one of the strongest to ever form in the Atlantic, with winds reaching 185 mph shortly before making landfall in Jamaica. 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

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

Extreme weather caused more than $100 billion in damage by June — smashing US records

"As long as we continue to warm the planet, we can expect extreme weather to grow more severe and more frequent," Kristina Dahl, a climate scientist and vice president for science at Climate Central, ... 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

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

How much is climate change costing Augusta and beyond? See this breakdown.

Since 1980, overall damages throughout the U.S have reached or exceeded $3.1 trillion. As of June 2025, the U.S. has sustained 417 extreme weather events with a total cost exceeding $1 billion, ... Read More

First half of this year had record-breaking price tag for U.S. climate and weather disasters

The financial toll of weather and climate disasters in the United States broke all records in the first half of 2025. There were 14 separate, weather-related disasters with at least $1 billion damages ... Read More

CO2 levels hit highest ever recorded, WMO says, warning of more extreme weather

GENEVA, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have reached the highest ever recorded, potentially further warming the planet and leading to more extreme climate events, a new ... Read More