Deaths and health problems from floods, drought and other U.S. disasters related to climate change cost an estimated $14 billion over the last decade, researchers said Monday. “When extreme weather hits, we hear about the property damage and insurance costs,” …
Climate experts say the weather pattern that helped bring record snowfall to the Reno-Lake Tahoe region last winter could return this fall. The U.S. Climate Prediction Center on Thursday issued a La Niña watch, citing conditions indicating a return of …
Quickening climate change in the Arctic including a thaw of Greenland’s ice could drive world sea levels by up to 1.6 meters (5 ft. 3 in.) by 2100, an international report said on Tuesday. Such a rise — above most …