Earth on Track to Beat 2014’s Record Hottest Year August 21, 2015 By Brian K. Sullivan With an El Nino growing in the Pacific Ocean and climate change spurring global temperatures ever higher, almost nothing can...
More Than 6.6M Homes at Risk of Hurricane Storm Surge Damage This Year June 5, 2015 With more than 6.6 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts at risk of hurricane storm surge in 2015,...
Tiny Devices Set to Change How Florida Monitors Hurricanes, Rising Sea Levels February 20, 2015 Small wireless computing devices, ranging from the size of a matchbox to the size of a dime are going to...
North Carolina Town Uses Sandbags to Save 20 Endangered Homes January 5, 2015 Property owners and a coastal town are building a supersized sandbag wall to keep waves from collapsing about 20 homes...
New York Agencies Required to Consider Extreme Weather September 25, 2014 By MICHAEL VIRTANEN New York state agencies are required to consider the future likelihood of extreme weather in their decisions on public works...
Cuba Considers Mangroves to Fend off Rising Sea Level July 28, 2014 By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Many people in this hamlet on the southern coast of Cuba remember when the shore lay about 100 meters (yards)...
Rhode Island Gets $193K for Coastal Erosion Protection July 21, 2014 Rhode Island’s congressional delegation and Gov. Lincoln Chafee have announced $193,000 in federal funds to help the state prepare for...
President to Focus on Extreme Weather July 16, 2014 By Roger Runningen The White House announced today a series of initiatives to help states and municipalities prepare for extreme weather and increased...
Local Leaders Discuss Planning for Climate Change December 12, 2013 By MATTHEW DALY When it comes to climate change, local officials have a message for Washington: Lead or get out of the way....
2013 Was Seventh Hottest Year: WMO November 14, 2013 By Alister Doyle and Michael Szabo This year is the seventh warmest since records began in 1850 with a trend to weather extremes and the impact...