As countries continue to emit heat-trapping greenhouse gases, a warmer planet is fueling more severe hurricanes, wildfires, floods, droughts, and temperatures. Responding to — and rebuilding from — ...

About 75% of the nation’s flood insurance maps are outdated, leaving the door open for property owners to seek their own ...

Insurers are raising rates. State officials are pressing back. And scientists say that researching this “underappreciated ...

A 2016 satellite photo shows nearly a dozen swirling dark spots that emerged in the clouds over Heard Island in the Indian ...

Why do Jersey Shore restaurants import seafood when local fishermen are so productive? The numbers tell a surprising story.

The state of Washington is suing the Trump administration for withholding federal climate funds Washington Attorney General Nick Brown filed the lawsuit August 8 in Seattle ...

The administration has also cut staff at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including meteorologists and technical staff.

The Mississippi River is a treacherous, deceptive body of water that will kill you if you don’t know what you’re doing. That’s why many experts caution people to be very wary around the river, wear ...

The bodies of three men were recovered from the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday after they went missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar.

Eliotte Heinz, a 22-year-old graduate student in Wisconsin was found dead on Wednesday after going missing over the weekend, officials said.

Overall, a persistent atmospheric pattern in late spring and summer 2025 has included a shift of the jet stream farther to the south than normal and, along with lower atmospheric pressures, has ...