Lawmakers: Ida Damage Shows Need for Infrastructure Upgrades September 7, 2021 By Matthew Daly and Hope Yen WASHINGTON (AP) — Shaken by haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads and subways and other damage caused by the...
Extreme Weather Sounds Alarm For Under-Insured China August 13, 2021 BEIJING — Devastating summer floods in the populous province of Henan in central China are a wake-up call for local...
Greek Wildfires: Multinational Force Fights to Tame Flareups August 12, 2021 PEFKI, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters from across Europe and the Middle East worked alongside Greek colleagues in rugged...
Texas Power Demand to Hit 2021 High During Another Heatwave August 12, 2021 The Texas power grid operator forecast demand would reach its highest in 2021 on Wednesday and Thursday as homes and...
This Year’s Summer of Climate Extremes Hits Wealthier Places August 5, 2021 By Seth Borenstein and Frank Jordans As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021’s onslaught is hitting harder...
Summer Is Already Off to a Wild Start July 2, 2021 By Brian K Sullivan Extreme temperatures in China coupled with a lack of hydro-power forced blackouts in some of its largest industrial cities last...
America’s New Normal: A Degree Hotter Than Two Decades Ago May 5, 2021 By Seth Borenstein America’s new normal temperature is a degree hotter than it was just two decades ago. Scientists have long talked about...
Southern Exposure: Cold Wreaks Havoc on Aging Waterworks February 26, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte and Leah Willingham JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The sunshine is back and the ice has melted. But more than a week after a...
Fire in California Wine Country Expands as Thousands Flee September 29, 2020 By Mark Chediak, Brian K. Sullivan and David R. Baker A wildfire ripping through Northern California’s wine country has more than tripled in size, forcing thousands of evacuations and endangering...
Hurricane Laura and the California Fires Are Part of the Same Crisis August 27, 2020 By David R Baker, Eric Roston and Brian Eckhouse As Hurricane Laura pounded the U.S. Gulf Coast with nearly 150 mile-per-hour winds, causing water levels to rise almost 10...