Hurricane Milton didn’t just intensify rapidly, the storm exceeded the even higher threshold of extreme rapid intensification. Meteorologist Chase Cain explains how the powerful Category 5 hurricane shows the fingerprints of climate change and how that threatens inland communities.
More than 80% of buyers now consider climate risk when purchasing a home, according to a survey by Zillow.
Scientists from California to Europe agree rain from Hurricane Helene increased as much as 50% due to the impacts of climate change. Meteorologist Chase Cain shows us how Helene compares to other hurricanes which brought flooding well after landfall.
The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign.
Back-to-back hits to Florida’s Big Bend are forcing residents to reckon with the true costs of living in an area under siege by storms that researchers say are becoming stronger because of climate change.
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation has teamed up with the United Nations weather agency with winter sports facing a climate change crisis.
Meteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it. It’s an unheard-of amount of water that stunned experts.
Climate change fueled Helene’s rapid intensification over the Gulf, and a warmer atmosphere will also allow the storm to dump eye-popping amounts of rain. Meteorologist Chase Cain explains the connection between climate and Helene’s inland flood potential.
The GOP-controlled House approved a resolution Friday that would overturn a new Biden administration rule on automobile emissions.
Two recent studies highlight how extreme heat may be killing thousands more Americans every year than official tallies show. At the same time, climate change is making our summers increasingly hot. National climate reporter Chase Cain explains why we don’t know the full impact of extreme heat on our health.
Vice President Kamala Harris said in Tuesday’s debate that the Biden-Harris administration warned the U.S. “cannot over rely on foreign oil.”
It might seem like a split-screen moment for extreme weather with a storm strengthening in the Gulf and wildfires burning across the West. However, meteorologist Chase Cain explains how one consequence of climate change is amplifying seemingly opposite events.
A new study says the amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, and it’s helping to turbocharge climate change.
The European climate service Copernicus says Earth just sweltered to its hottest summer on record. That makes it even more likely that this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured.
