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Flood risk in the eastern United States could be shifting in a concerning way, making severe rainfall harder to handle. A new study indicates that while extreme rain events in the region may be ...

Our ability to predict extreme weather from thunderstorms, like the recent catastrophic flash floods in Texas, is unsettlingly poor, even in the hours leading up to the event. Improvements in ...

At a gathering in Texas, near where floods killed 136 people last year, survivors are united on the need for urgent action ...

Without enough warning to effectively implement emergency planning, even the most well-resourced cities can be devastated by ...

Extreme weather events already being reported are expected to "multiply – and cascade," the World Meteorological Organization ...

After a heat wave, we crave relief, not more extreme weather. But increasingly, we have to contend with a succession of extremes—ricocheting from extreme heat to intense storms to flooding waterways.

On January 7, 2025, a handful of wildfires erupted in the Los Angeles metro area and raced through several neighborhoods. Upwards of 15,000 homes and businesses were destroyed, and more than two dozen ...

This is part of the Disaster 101 toolkit, a comprehensive guide to extreme weather preparation, response, and recovery. Extreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters ...