Thirty-four people died from heat-related causes in Maryland during the late April to early October "heat season" this year, the second-highest number of heat-related deaths since records became publicly available in 2012.
Elizabeth English noticed many raised homes floated up with Hurricane Katrina’s flood waters and remained structurally sound after the water receded, dropping them back onto their foundations.
The sound of rain still triggers panic in Jose Manuel Gonzalez, a year after he spent six hours clinging to a traffic light as floods in the Valencia region of Spain swept away everything in their path, killing more than 220 people including his brother.
Disaster data, revived by former NOAA scientists after federal tracking was cut, highlights the growing toll of climate-fueled disasters on American communities.
Feeling anxious about the impacts of climate change is normal, scientists say. But how common is anxiety so bad that it makes it hard to function? A new study puts a big number on it.
A year after Hurricane Helene, North Carolina communities that exhausted their budgets on storm cleanup and recovery are still waiting for FEMA reimbursement.
Storm surge is the No. 1 cause of deaths and damage during a hurricane, yet detailed storm surge forecasts are difficult to create. AI could turn that around.
The Inuit of the far north helped solve the mystery of a doomed 19th-century expedition. Now Canada needs them to strengthen its claim to this newly contested region.
Global sea levels are climbing at record speeds due to melting glaciers and ocean expansion from climate change, posing a growing flood risk to major coastal cities worldwide, researchers report.
A new international report shows that climate change made this year’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires twice as likely and 25 times larger, as warming, drought, and vegetation growth combined to create explosive fire conditions worldwide.
Los Angeles officials have declared eight Pacific Palisades properties — among them a mansion featured in HBO’s Succession — public nuisances after owners failed to clear toxic debris from the Palisades fire.
