Adapting Crops for Extreme Weather
In late September, an international team of researchers fanned out across a remote New Mexico mountain range, in search of…
September of extreme warmth has climate scientists alarmed
“Gobsmackingly bananas.” “Uncharted territories.” “The writing is so clearly on the wall.” Last month shattered the record for the hottest…
Antarctic winter sea ice hits ‘extreme’ record low
Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. National Snow and Ice…
After summer’s extreme weather, more Americans see climate change as a culprit, poll shows
Kathleen Maxwell has lived in Phoenix for more than 20 years, but this summer was the first time she felt…
Half the World’s Population Faced Extreme Heat for at Least 30 Days This Summer
It has been a grueling summer, with relentless heat breaking multiple records in many places around the world. In fact,…
Extreme heat forces school closings and early dismissals
Extreme heat is causing a rash of school closings and early dismissals this week across the Midwest and northeastern United…
Working in Extreme Heat Is Dangerous. We Must Make It Safer
At 6 A.M. on a sweltering Saturday in June 2021, Sebastian Francisco Perez began work at Ernst Farm and Nursery,…
Extreme weather bombards the U.S.
The hazards are many. And they seem to come in all forms. The southwestern U.S. is reeling from record rainfall…
Heatwave descends on the Midwest, generating extreme temperatures
More than 100 million people from the Upper Midwest down to the Gulf Coast are under heat alerts Tuesday, as…