Climate
Fifth Straight Year of Central American Drought Helping Drive Migration
Recent rains have helped, but long-term climate change is likely to significantly increase migration
Eye of the Storm
The Science Behind Extreme Weather
Climate
November 2019: Earth’s Second Warmest November on Record
The year 2019 is very likely to be Earth’s second warmest on record, behind 2016
Natural Disasters
Newly Identified Jet-Stream Pattern Could Imperil Global Food Supplies
A new study finds a 20-fold increase in the risk of simultaneous heat waves in major crop-producing regions when the pattern is in place
Climate
Climate Science Legal Defense Fund Fights for Whistle-Blowing Climate Scientist
A sea-level rise expert was forced out after a dispute over alleged government censorship...
Natural Disasters
A Review of the Atlantic Hurricane Season of 2019
An ultraintense hurricane—Dorian—and multiple destructive slow-moving storms: Are they harbingers of the future?...
Climate
October 2019: Earth’s Second Warmest October on Record
The year 2019 is very likely to be Earth’s second warmest on record, behind 2016
Natural Disasters
Earth May Have Just Seen Its 8th Strongest Tropical Cyclone on Record
An advanced satellite analysis found Supertyphoon Halong had 192-mph winds
Natural Disasters
Venice Has Its Worst Flood in 53 Years
Europe’s city most vulnerable sea level rise hopes to have a $6.3 billion defense coastal defense system operational by 2022...
Natural Disasters
Tropical Cyclone Kyarr (150-mph Winds): Arabian Sea’s 2nd Strongest Storm on Record
A recent increase in powerful late-season Arabian Sea tropical cyclones is linked to human-caused climate change
Climate
September 2019: Earth’s Warmest September on Record
This year is virtually certain to end up among the top five warmest in Earth’s history
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