Floods in Germany are the latest wake-up call in the climate crisis

Germany has experienced nine flood-rich periods in the past 500 years, but this one is different

7/19/2021, 6:09 PM

Flash droughts are a new type of extreme weather event

Scientists are figuring out how to pinpoint the onset of a flash drought

10/19/2020, 1:40 PM

The first water measurements here were taken in 1903. Long-term monitoring since then tells the tale of an abrupt ecosystem shift

5/21/2020, 4:26 PM

Computers are learning from past big ones to point to climate patterns of risk

5/1/2020, 2:32 AM

As floodwaters regularly rise in southeast Louisiana, so do the costs to protect communities

4/24/2020, 2:37 AM

Mangroves save millions of lives and up to $65 billion in flood damage each year

4/21/2020, 8:54 PM

A study highlights the importance of forests to mitigate the effects of natural hazards on mountain infrastructure

3/30/2020, 3:05 AM

Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson speaks about social tipping points, women in climate research, and how to prepare cities for the coming climate crisis

9/26/2019, 8:47 PM

At least 62 people have died and 15,000 contracted chikungunya in Sudan and Ethiopia

9/8/2019, 9:00 PM

People are dying in Mozambique and Zimbabwe, in Nebraska and the Dakotas. And millions more are at risk.

3/29/2019, 2:04 PM

Bugs like it hot, and evolve faster when there's lots of carbon dioxide

3/28/2019, 6:38 PM

Floodwaters contaminated with coal ash, human sewage, and animal waste throw the entire watershed out of balance

9/20/2018, 2:00 PM