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.

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

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 ...