The region is no stranger to storms like those that caused this week’s deluges. But global warming helps them Read More

In recent decades, fast-growing blazes were responsible for an outsize share of fire-related devastation, scientists found using satellite data.Read More

Greenhouse gas emissions added rain, intensified winds and doubled the storm’s potential property damage, scientists estimated.Read More

In cooler times, a similarly rare storm over the Southeast would have delivered less rain and weaker winds, a team Read More

The National Centers for Environmental Information in Asheville, N.C., sweep together data from around the world to help track Read More

Hurricanes typically weaken over land. But if the ground is already wet from earlier rains, storms can receive an extra Read More

At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a new Read More

Global warming is putting the continent’s ice at risk of destruction in many forms. But one especially calamitous scenario Read More

Tropical Storm Debby was only briefly a Category 1 hurricane. But a rating can never fully capture how destructive a storm Read More