Why Scientists Are Calling for a New Storm Category Lin has studied the most extreme hurricanes and typhoons for more than ten years. Her work intensified after Typhoon Haiyan -- also known as Super ...

First, instead of moving storms quickly eastward, the sluggish jet stream stalled storm systems in place, causing prolonged ...

Hurricane Melissa caused at least 75 deaths and over $4 billion in insured losses. Rising ocean temperatures, caused by the greenhouse effect, are fueling more powerful hurricanes. Some scientists ...

Devastating wildfire, flooding and extreme heat events took place over the past year, several resulting in mass fatalities.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) At the same time, every hurricane that formed, including the three powerful Category 5 ...

From record snowfall to the hottest day ever in Tampa, 2025 was a year of extremes. People play at Bayview Park in Pensacola after a record amount of snow fell on Jan. 21. Experts say climate change ...

(The Conversation) – The summer of 2025 brought unprecedented flash flooding across the U.S., with the central and eastern regions hit particularly hard. These storms claimed hundreds of lives across ...