Extreme Weather in 2024 Forced Most People to Flee in 16 Years March 19, 2025 By Aaron Clark Extreme weather last year including typhoons, heatwaves and flooding led to the biggest displacement of people since 2008, and exacerbated...
Study: Rain-Soaking Atmospheric Rivers Getting Bigger, Wetter And More Frequent March 14, 2025 By Seth Borenstein As extreme weather events have hit the world hard in recent years, one meteorology term — atmospheric rivers — has...
A California City Is Pioneering Urban-Scale Insurance for Climate Disasters March 13, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman “Fire took everything, please help.” The headline was one of hundreds like it on GoFundMe campaigns that launched even as...
Oceans Are Warming Faster and Faster as the Earth Traps More Energy January 29, 2025 By Danielle Bochove The world’s oceans are warming four times faster than they were in the late 1980s, according to a new study....
Europe Braces for Snow and Ice With UK Facing Amber Warnings January 3, 2025 By Eva Brendel Northern Europe is facing freezing temperatures and snow, boosting heating demand and putting more pressure on the region’s depleting gas...
AccuWeather’s US Winter Forecast Calls for a Temperature Roller Coaster December 9, 2024 Long-range meteorologists are forecasting a temperature roller coaster through December after a cold start to the month in the Eastern...
Global Temperature Set to Surpass 1.5C Threshold in Hottest Year on Record December 9, 2024 By Olivia Rudgard This year is “effectively certain” to be the warmest on record with temperatures climbing above a closely watched threshold for...
Bahamas Raises Alarm on Lack of Cash to Survive Fast-Warming World November 8, 2024 By John Ainger There are major climate finance fights ahead at this year’s COP29 summit in Azerbaijan. The United Nations’ meeting kicking off...
Verisk Estimates Global Modeled Insured Average Annual Loss from Nat Cats at $151B September 11, 2024 In the past five years, the annual insured losses from natural catastrophes averaged $106 billion, up from $83 billion in...
Texas Grid Faces Biggest Test of Summer With Extreme Heat August 20, 2024 By Naureen S. Malik Texas is facing its biggest test of the summer this week to keep the power on — and air conditioners...