Climate disasters have become increasingly commonplace and increasingly destructive. The worst year was 2017 where a combination of devastating hurricane and wildfires resulted in $300 billion in ...

Climate change is turbocharging heat waves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path? Annual climate reports released last week ...

Abrupt population drops over 3,000 years ago in the waning years of China's Shang dynasty were likely the result of a deadly increase in typhoons and related weather events, according to a new study ...

A record-setting 21 thunderstorm events each caused at least $1 billion in damages, a sign that more people and property are in harm’s way. By Scott Dance Reporting from Washington In 2025, frequent ...

It was another catastrophic year for weather disasters in the United States. The LA wildfires in January 2025 ‒ at $61.2 billion, the costliest fire outbreak in US history ‒ helped push the nation's ...

Attribution researches the influence of climate change on local weather and impacts. We issues alerts in many instances when the Climate Shift Index identifies a notable extreme weather event around ...

Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent and severe. The El Niño predicted for 2026–2027 is one such event.