Extreme Weather News

Weather Experts Say US Forecasts to Worsen as DOGE Cuts Mean Fewer Balloon Launches

With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just as severe weather season kicks in. …

CoreLogic: 170K Properties Potentially Impacted by Mix of Severe Storms

Roughly 170,000 properties were potentially impacted by the outbreak of severe storms across the Midwest and Mississippi Valley, in addition to a spate of wildfires and dust storms across the Southern Plains, CoreLogic said. The early season tornado outbreak over …

Extreme Weather in 2024 Forced Most People to Flee in 16 Years

Extreme weather last year including typhoons, heatwaves and flooding led to the biggest displacement of people since 2008, and exacerbated a food crisis in more than a dozen countries, according to a report. Tropical cyclones were responsible for many of …

Study: Rain-Soaking Atmospheric Rivers Getting Bigger, Wetter And More Frequent

As extreme weather events have hit the world hard in recent years, one meteorology term — atmospheric rivers — has made the leap from scientific circles to common language, particularly in places that have been hit by them. That stands …

A California City Is Pioneering Urban-Scale Insurance for Climate Disasters

“Fire took everything, please help.” The headline was one of hundreds like it on GoFundMe campaigns that launched even as the embers of the fires in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena were still smoldering. They were a grim reminder that …

Oceans Are Warming Faster and Faster as the Earth Traps More Energy

The world’s oceans are warming four times faster than they were in the late 1980s, according to a new study. The alarming acceleration helps explain why 2023 and 2024 saw unprecedented ocean temperatures — and more extreme storms. The findings …

Europe Braces for Snow and Ice With UK Facing Amber Warnings

Northern Europe is facing freezing temperatures and snow, boosting heating demand and putting more pressure on the region’s depleting gas inventories. There are yellow weather alerts over Scotland on Friday, with the risk of blizzard conditions in parts, according to …

AccuWeather’s US Winter Forecast Calls for a Temperature Roller Coaster

Long-range meteorologists are forecasting a temperature roller coaster through December after a cold start to the month in the Eastern U.S. December started with an Arctic blast that brought cold air to much of east, leaving much of the West …

Global Temperature Set to Surpass 1.5C Threshold in Hottest Year on Record

This year is “effectively certain” to be the warmest on record with temperatures climbing above a closely watched threshold for the first time. The average global temperature reached 1.62C above pre-industrial levels in November, according to the EU-funded Copernicus Climate …

Bahamas Raises Alarm on Lack of Cash to Survive Fast-Warming World

There are major climate finance fights ahead at this year’s COP29 summit in Azerbaijan. The United Nations’ meeting kicking off next week brings with it a clear goal: Figuring out how to scale up finance to help developing countries embark …