To be classified as a derecho, a windstorm must have winds of at least 58 mph, some gusts over 75 mph and a wind damage path ...

England's shift from fixed temperature to impact-based weather alerts is working well, but some minor confusion remains ...

EGU, the European Geosciences Union, is Europe’s premier geosciences union, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the ...

Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.) aims to introduce legislation this fall that would establish an agency to investigate deadly weather events. Eric Sorensen has felt for years that the country could better ...

More than $1.1 trillion in Texas real estate is at risk from severe climate change-related disasters, a new Realtor.com report shows, as the Trump administration downplays the danger and deletes ...

Across Central Texas, residents are still grappling with the damage done by the Fourth of July floods to their property, family, and livelihood. The final death toll is estimated to be between 138 and ...

When severe heat waves, droughts, and other weather-related disasters strike, age and education shape who migrates and who stays put, according to a study in Nature Communications. The study describes ...

This story is part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative world of disaster response and recovery. It is published with support from the CO2 Foundation. Extreme ...

Although nine in 10 Americans believe it’s important to be prepared for the worst in the event of a natural disaster — less than half actually have a preparedness plan in place, according to a new ...

The metrics will help New England assess upcoming summer and winter seasons, identifying extreme weather periods when natural gas, oil, or other fuels or resources may be less available to serve ...

The “extreme heat advisory” for the greater Seattle-Tacoma area has been extended until 5 a.m. Wednesday. “We’ll see temperatures still getting up into the low 90s for a lot of areas,” National ...