Extreme Weather

An estimated 39 million homes and businesses in the United States could soon face skyrocketing insurance premiums — if they can even find insurance coverage at all. That’s according to a new report from First Street Foundation, which warns that this “insurance bubble” could lead to a costly, widespread housing crisis coast-to-coast.

Sydney is blanketed under thick wood smoke for a fourth consecutive day due to hazard reduction burns in preparation for the wildfire season.

International aid groups have mobilized in Libya, where thousands are reported dead and thousands more still missing after weekend flooding.

Emergency workers have uncovered more than 2,000 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna and fear the toll could surpass 5,000 after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away neighborhoods.

More than 11,000 were killed after Mediterranean storm Daniel pummeled eastern Libya, causing two dams to burst.

Summer 2023 broke heat records across the globe but climate experts say it could be the coolest summer we experience for the rest of our lives.

Burning Man concertgoers exiting Black Rock City, Nevada, created a traffic jam Tuesday. Flooding and mud had left more than 70,000 people stranded over Labor Day weekend.

Floridians are already working to put their communities back together, one day after a Category 3 hurricane brought record storm surges to the region.

Hurricane Idalia hit Florida early Wednesday as a major Category 3 storm.

Idalia continued to strengthen Tuesday as it intensified on a path toward Florida’s Gulf coast, with forecasters warning of an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and dangerous hurricane-force winds in the state.

Tropical storm Hilary brought rain, strong winds and mudslides across Southern California, blocking interstates and knocking out 911 services in some areas.

Depressions, storms and hurricanes are all types of tropical cyclones, with a few major differences. Here’s what you need to know.

Stranded vehicles, property damage and flash floods were seen across New England on Tuesday, while parts of Massachusetts were under a tornado warning.

Now that July’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record by a wide margin.

South Korea is preparing to evacuate tens of thousands of scouts from a coastal jamboree site as Tropical Storm Khanun looms, scouting officials said Monday.

Heavy rain and high water levels of China’s northeastern rivers are threatening cities downstream, prompting the evacuation of thousands.

Fire whirls, or firenados, form during wildfires and are quite a sight to see. Here’s what you need to know.

Chinese state media report 11 people have died and 27 are missing amid flooding in the mountains surrounding the capital Beijing.

Report warns: Urgent climate intervention required to prevent intensifying heatwaves and protect vulnerable populations.

Climate change’s sweaty fingerprints are all over the July heat waves gripping much of the globe.