Scientists say recent extreme snowstorms are consistent with weather patterns shifting due to climate change. A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, which can lead to more intense precipitation, ...

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Over the past week, there have been several deadly flash floods across the country, in central Texas, New Mexico, and the Carolinas. Most notably, the flash floods in central Texas and New Mexico were ...

Climate change is leading not only to droughts, wildfires, and extreme weather. It’s also leading to oxymorons—at least when it comes to what are known as hundred-year storms, floods, and other events ...

This story first appeared in the Kentucky Lantern and is being republished here under a Creative Commons license. An increasingly warming climate intensified the deluge of rain that fell on Kentucky ...

The Earth is actually coming out of an ice age, so it's relatively cold in the grand scheme of Earth's history. But the issue is the rate at which we are warming, which is cause for concern.

A glimmer of truth seeped out through the pages of The New York Times (NYT) recently, in a story examining how “unprepared” large parts of the nation are in the face of natural disasters. Although it ...

Six out of 10 older people in England view climate change as a serious risk, with only one in 17 (5.8%) dismissive of climate change concerns, according to a new study led by UCL (University College ...