climate

Hurricane Lee is expected to restrengthen in the coming days, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday.

National

Hurricane Lee is forecast to push dangerous surf along the East Coast

6:13pm September 10, 2023

by Emma Bowman

The powerful Category 3 storm is restrengthening as it moves northwest, but currently poses no immediate threat to people on land, according to the National Hurricane Center.

A man cools off at a temporary misting station deployed by the city in the Downtown Eastside due to a heat wave, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Aug. 16, 2023.

National

This summer was the hottest on record across the Northern Hemisphere, the U.N. says

4:45am September 06, 2023

by The Associated Press

The world's oceans were the hottest ever recorded, while Antarctica continued to set records for low amounts of sea ice, the World Meteorological Organization said.

Makatla Ritchter and her mother, Keiphra Line, wade through flood waters after evacuating their home in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Flood waters from Hurricane Idalia inundated it on August 30, 2023. Climate change is making storm surge and intense rainfall during hurricanes like Idalia more dangerous.

What's the connection between climate change and hurricanes?

4:43pm August 30, 2023

by Alejandra Borunda

Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida. Here are some ways climate change is reshaping tropical cyclones like it

President Biden, seen here at a briefing on extreme heat conditions on July 27, wants communities to do more to formally plan for extremely hot summers.

Politics & Government

This summer has been a scorcher. DHS wants communities to plan for more of them

5:00am August 24, 2023

by Barbara Sprunt

The administration is releasing new suggested guidelines for states and local communities on how to protect against extreme temperatures.

Medano Beach, at Los Cabos resort in Mexico's Baja California state, is seen before the arrival of Hurricane Hilary on Friday.

National

Hurricane Hilary prompts flood watch from Mexico to north of Los Angeles

1:02pm August 19, 2023

Hurricane Hilary continues her march toward Baja California, and people on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are getting ready for projected heavy rains and flooding.

President Biden speaks about the heat wave on July 27, 2023. He announced some new measures to address extreme heat, including more inspections to protect workers.

Politics & Government

Biden rolled out some new measures to respond to extreme heat as temperatures soar

2:57pm July 27, 2023

by Barbara Sprunt

On a very hot day in Washington, President Biden met with mayors from two cities grappling with extreme heat, announcing some new measures to try to help workers deal with the issue.

Graph showing average June temperatures in Greensboro.

Weather

Last month was the coolest June in 26 years in NC

2:31pm July 25, 2023

by April Laissle

The average daily high temperature in the state last month was 71 degrees, making it the state’s coolest June since 1997.

The sun rises above the Atlantic Ocean as waves crash near beachgoers walking along a jetty. Ocean temperatures averaged five degrees warmer around South Florida beginning in July.

As seas get hotter, South Florida gets slammed by an ocean heat wave

11:22am July 19, 2023

by Jenny Staletovich

A dramatic increase in ocean temperatures around South Florida in early July caught scientists off-guard. They're now rushing to help struggling coral on the only inshore reef in the continental U.S.

Pipes direct water into an irrigation project held by the University of California. After a few decades of not enough water California water officials are scrambling to catch as much of this year's floodwaters as they can.

California wants to store floodwaters underground. It's harder than it sounds

8:28am May 24, 2023

Even during epic floods, California is trying to prepare for the next drought by capturing water from this year's epic winter storms.

Water levels at Lake Powell, the nation's second-largest reservoir, remain critically low because of a climate-change driven megadrought and overuse of the Colorado River's water.

More than half of the world's largest lakes are shrinking. Here's why that matters

9:24pm May 20, 2023

by Nathan Rott

Human actions have caused "significant declines" in the amount of water stored in 53% of the planet's largest lakes and reservoirs. Climate change and overconsumption are the primary drivers.