Triple-Whammy of Cyclones, a 1-in-200-Year Event, Drove Italy’s Flooding: Scientists June 1, 2023 By Frances D'Emilio and Seth Borenstein A rare, triple-whammy of cyclones drove the deadly flooding that devastated much of northern Italy this month, but scientists said...
Scientists Probe Sudden Spike in Ocean Temperatures May 2, 2023 By Seth Borenstein The world’s oceans have suddenly spiked much hotter and well above record levels in the last few weeks, with scientists...
The U.S. Leads the World in Weather Catastrophes – Here’s Why April 3, 2023 By Seth Borenstein The United States is Earth’s punching bag for nasty weather. Blame geography for the U.S. getting hit by stronger, costlier,...
La Nina Is Gone. These Were the Deadly Storms During its Run March 13, 2023 By Seth Borenstein La Nina seemed to treat Louisiana and the rest of the Southeast United States like a punching bag. Its three-year...
Study Says Back-to-Back Hurricanes Likely to Come More Often February 28, 2023 By Seth Borenstein What used to be a rare one-two punch of consecutive hurricanes hitting about the same place in the United States...
How One Computer Forecast Model Botched Hurricane Ian October 11, 2022 By Seth Borenstein As Hurricane Ian bore down on Florida, normally reliable computer forecast models couldn’t agree on where the killer storm would...
Study: Four Major Tipping Points Close to Triggering Hotter Temps September 20, 2022 By Seth Borenstein Even if the world somehow manages to limit future warming to the strictest international temperature goal, four Earth-changing climate “tipping...
Decade Old Climate Report Warned of Extreme Weather September 16, 2022 By Seth Borenstein Record high temperatures in urban Europe as heat waves bake the planet more often. Devastating floods, some in unprepared areas....
Greenland’s Melting ‘Zombie Ice’ Will Raise Global Sea Level by 10 Inches: Report August 31, 2022 By Seth Borenstein Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10.6 inches (27 centimeters) — more...
Weather Whiplash: Summer Lurches From Drought to Flood August 25, 2022 By Seth Borenstein Parts of northern Texas, mired in a drought labeled as extreme and exceptional, are flooding under torrential rain. In a...