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Extreme Rain Is a Growing Climate Threat to the Northeastern US

As high temperatures break records around the US and wildfires rip through the West, another climate-driven weather hazard — extreme rainfall — is pummeling the country’s Northeast and scientists say it will get worse as the climate changes. That will …

Why Vermont Keeps Flooding: It’s Complicated But Could Become the Norm

Vermont is flooding. Not just yesterday, two weeks ago and a year before that, but experts say the state could see catastrophic events like these for the foreseeable future. Climate change is fueling stronger, more persistent storms and the state’s …

New York Drying Out After Soaking by Record Rainfall

New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city dwellers dried out basements and traffic resumed on highways, railways and airports that were temporarily shuttered by Friday`s severe rainfall. …

Already Soaked New England Warned of More Flooding Today, Hurricane Lee on Weekend

Already saturated communities in New England are facing continued heavy rains with additional flooding today and the prospect of even more bad weather from Hurricane Lee over the coming weekend. The National Weather Service said the region will see another …

South Carolina City Had Wettest Year on Record in 2015

It’s been a good year for ducks in Charleston as the National Weather Service reports that 2015 has been the wettest year on record. The Weather Service says that the record was set about 1:30 a.m. on Friday when the …

UPDATE: from AIR: Typhoon Soudelor Nears Taiwan as Season’s Strongest

According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Typhoon Soudelor is “the strongest tropical cyclone anywhere on earth thus far in 2015 based upon estimated wind speed.” The storm is continuing on its path for a direct hit on Taiwan AIR …