Cascading Extreme Weather Events Unleash Billions in Damages Globally March 10, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan, Mary Hui and Joe Wertz First came a dry spell that parched the land, then a spark, followed by some wind. Suddenly, swaths of South...
Global Warming Could Be Making It Less Windy in Europe February 18, 2025 By Joe Wertz Global warming is driving down wind speeds during European summers, putting additional stress on the region’s energy systems as soaring...
Floods in France Force Evacuations and Cut Power to Homes January 31, 2025 By Joe Wertz and Nayla Razzouk Flooding caused by Storm Herminia forced the evacuation of thousands of people in northwest France, while hundreds of homes remain...
Storm Triggers Worst Floods in 40 Years in Northwest France January 28, 2025 By Joe Wertz and Nayla Razzouk Storm Herminia triggered the worst flooding in four decades in parts of northwest France and created dangerous avalanche conditions in...
Climate Change Makes Fierce Winter Storms Like Éowyn Even Stronger January 27, 2025 By Joe Wertz, Olivia Rudgard and Emily Biuso Winter Storm Éowyn pummeled Ireland and the UK with hurricane-force winds on Friday, creating blackouts for hundreds of thousands and...
Storm Éowyn Leaves Thousands Without Power, Grounds Flights January 24, 2025 By Joe Wertz and Eamon Akil Farhat Hurricane-strength winds battered Ireland and the UK early Friday morning, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without power and disrupting...
Storm Éowyn Set to Bring ‘Weather Bomb’ to UK and Ireland January 23, 2025 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Joe Wertz Storm Éowyn will bring a “weather bomb” to Ireland and the UK, unleashing destructive winds and heavy rain, the Met...
Storm Éowyn Set to Hit UK With Damaging Winds and Heavy Rains January 22, 2025 By Joe Wertz Winter Storm Éowyn is gathering strength, supercharged by the Arctic blast that moved through the US, and has the potential...