The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is now at levels not seen since millions of years ago when Earth was a hothouse ocean-inundated planet
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Tau Herculid meteor shower could dazzle with thousands of shooting stars Monday night
Sky watchers could be in for a memorable spectacle Monday night and early Tuesday thanks to a meteor shower with thousands of shooting stars per hour.
NOAA hurricane forecast 2022: Up to 21 named storms possible; as many as 10 hurricanes could form
2022 hurricane season outlook from NOAA shows a possible record seventh consecutive year of above-normal activity. Here’s the latest.
Fierce heat wave in India and Pakistan 30 times more likely because of climate change
This spring’s deadly, punishing heat wave in India and Pakistan has caused widespread human suffering and affected global wheat supplies.
Wild weather weekend: US will have both a ‘dangerous’ heatwave and ‘significant’ snowstorm
Wild extremes of weather are the story across the U.S. Friday, as a heat wave hits the East and a late-season snowstorm buries portions of the West.
What is storm surge? It’s often a hurricane’s deadliest and most destructive threat
A storm surge, the massive mound of water that builds up and comes ashore during a hurricane, is often the storm’s most destructive threat.
60M people at risk as severe weather is forecast to lash Northeast on Monday
A wild day of weather is on tap for millions in the Northeast on Monday as storms are forecast to bring strong winds, hail and possible tornadoes.
There’s a 50-50 chance Earth will reach critical climate change mark within 5 years, report says
There’s a 48% chance that the globe will reach a yearly average of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels thanks to climate change.
‘Absolutely insane:’ Severe storms expected in central US; tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma
Severe weather season is in full swing across the central and southern U.S. this week. Kansas, Oklahoma could see tornadoes, large hail.
Deadly, destructive Hurricane Ida retired from list of storm names
Ida has been retired from the rotating lists of Atlantic storm names because of the death and destruction caused by the category 4 hurricane in 2021.