Disasters caused by weather are hitting the globe five times more often and leading to seven times more damage than they did in the 1970s.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Hurricane Henri on track to hit Northeast; Cuomo declares state of emergency for NYC, Long Island
Hurricane Henri continued to barrel north Saturday and is predicted to strike the northeastern U.S. on Sunday.
‘Everything that we’ve built is gone’: Thousands flee raging Caldor Fire in California
California’s Caldor Fire was more than 20 times bigger on Thursday than it was on Tuesday. The massive Dixie Fire also continued to burn.
August’s full moon is this weekend. Here’s why it’s also called a ‘sturgeon moon.’
The next full moon will take place this weekend, and the August 2021 full moon will be both a “sturgeon moon” and a “blue moon.”
Florida could face 2 storm landfalls within days: Fred may strengthen again as Tropical Storm Grace forms
Tropical Depression Fred weakened to a tropical wave on Saturday but is expected to reform Sunday. Tropical Storm Grace formed in the Atlantic Ocean.
‘First place is the worst place to be’: July was Earth’s hottest month ever recorded, NOAA says
July 2021 was the planet’s hottest month ever recorded, federal scientists announced Friday. Asia had its hottest July on record, NOAA announced.
‘Code red for humanity’: UN report gives stark warning on climate change, says wild weather events will worsen
Hundreds of top scientists released a devastating report Monday on the danger that human-caused climate change poses to the world.
California’s Dixie Fire has burned nearly 700 square miles, larger than the size of New York City
Better weather conditions, including higher humidity and calmer winds, were expected to aid the fight against the blaze Saturday.
Strong winds threaten to whip up ‘biggest ever’ wildfire on Hawaii’s Big Island; California blaze grows as temperatures rise
Predicted strong winds could fan the flames of the largest wildfire ever recorded on Hawaii’s Big Island, officials warned Tuesday.
Strong winds threaten to whip up ‘biggest ever’ wildfire on Hawaii’s Big Island; California blaze grows as temperatures rise
Predicted strong winds could fan the flames of the largest wildfire ever recorded on Hawaii’s Big Island, officials warned Tuesday.