"Gray Swan" Hurricanes Pose Future Storm Surge Threat
Tropical cyclones may cause flooding in yet more places
Tropical cyclones may cause flooding in yet more places
Meterology is far from a guessing game, yet anything but simple
Racing fans, the government and a mining company search for ways to save Utah’s natural salt pan and its world-famous speedway
Racing fans, the government and a mining company search for ways to save Utah’s natural salt pan and its world-famous speedway
Rising temperatures are threatening urban areas, but efforts to cool them may not work as planned
Adding aerosols to the atmosphere to reflect more sunlight might slow the loss of glaciers but not stop it
In the 10 years since this deadly storm, which also came in as one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history, the nation’s leaders and engineers still struggle to upgrade our preparedness ...
Mental health worsened in the disaster’s aftermath, but survivors also showed resilience
The 2005 storm forced New Orleans to improve its flood defenses, but many other shoreline towns are still woefully unprepared
Global warming doubled the risk of dry conditions in the Golden State
A change in wind patterns suggests the wind industry may face challenges from El Nino, other climate patterns
In a new book author John C. Mutter combines natural science and physical science to explore how disasters deepen social inequalities
The strengthening climate phenomenon could have a big impact on U.S. weather
Tropical cyclone Soudelor may be a taste of super typhoons to come
A typhoon battered China's east coast on Sunday, killing eight people and forcing authorities to cancel hundreds of flights and evacuate more than 163,000 people.
Hot enough for you? This is just the beginning
Searching for California's missing moisture
During the current drought, the Golden State has missed an entire year's worth of rain
El Paso school kids with higher exposure to air pollution had worse grades
The climate pattern both is and isn’t like its famous predecessor in 1997
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