Polo churns off Mexico with up to eight inches of rain and 46-foot seas, while another strengthening tropical system threatens eastern Hawaii with dangerous surf and rainfall of 10 to 30-plus inches.

And as climate change causes more extreme storms, the risk of landslides is growing. So Rogers’ team is partnering with the North Carolina Geological Survey to develop an early warning system.

In a rare expression of forecast confidence, NHC predicted Polo would become a Cat 5 at a time when it was still a tropical storm.

As the Western United States grapples with severe drought, leading cities to scramble for water and farmers to abandon some crops, a new scientific study has found that 122 major oil, gas, coal, and ...

After seeing blocked roads and power outages leave people without food and water, she decided to create a YouTube series to help others get ready.

Classes resumed at colleges and universities this fall after the warmest U.S. summer on record and after a year of attacks on higher education and learning, including the sciences that measured and ...

Late that night, in absolute darkness, it hit, with the far shrieking screams, the queer rumbling of a vast and irresistible freight train,' Marjory Stoneman Douglas wrote of the storm.

A century of development, rising seas, and climate change have made South Florida far more vulnerable to a catastrophic storm.

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Transcript: For some residents of Pittsburgh, wet basements seem like a fact of life. It’s a hilly city with dense clay soils that drain poorly. During heavy rain, water runs do ...

What happens if sea level rise, hurricane wind strength, or other factors turn out worse than expected?

Maps that account for rainfall and overwhelmed storm drains show greater risks than traditional flood plain maps.