Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ attitudes toward and experiences with extreme weather. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,085 U.S. adults from April 28 to May 4, 2025.

In Michigan, La Niña winters are often marked by stronger winds crossing the Great Lakes, which can fuel heavy lake-effect snow.

This is part of the Disaster 101 toolkit, a comprehensive guide to extreme weather preparation, response, and recovery. Extreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Lately in the Triad, we’ve been stuck in a weather pattern that’s ripe for downpours. Day after day, the heat builds, the humidity rises, and by the afternoon or evening—we’ve got ...

You can certainly feel the change of the seasons that are upon us. Hazy skies, calm winds and longer hours of darkness. Most ...