Tag: Extreme weather

How AI can improve storm surge forecasts to help save lives

How AI can improve storm surge forecasts to help save lives

Since 2020, 4 of Australia’s natural World Heritage properties have deteriorated

Since 2020, 4 of Australia’s natural World Heritage properties have deteriorated

People with schizophrenia were hit hard by B.C.’s deadly 2021 heat dome

People with schizophrenia were hit hard by B.C.’s deadly 2021 heat dome

A walk across Alaska’s Arctic sea ice brings to life the losses that appear in climate data

A walk across Alaska’s Arctic sea ice brings to life the losses that appear in climate data

Climate change is causing ever more disruption. Can Australia’s new adaptation plan help?

Climate change is causing ever more disruption. Can Australia’s new adaptation plan help?

Monsoon flooding has killed hundreds in Pakistan – climate change is pushing the rainy season from blessing to looming catastrophe

Monsoon flooding has killed hundreds in Pakistan – climate change is pushing the rainy season from blessing to looming catastrophe

Wildfire disasters are increasingly in the news, yet less land is burning globally – here’s why

Wildfire disasters are increasingly in the news, yet less land is burning globally – here’s why

Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent drought

Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent drought

Inside an urban heat island, one street can be much hotter than its neighbor – new tech makes it easier to target cooling projects

Inside an urban heat island, one street can be much hotter than its neighbor – new tech makes it easier to target cooling projects

It’s challenging to predict extreme thunderstorms — improving this will help reduce their deadly and costly impacts

It’s challenging to predict extreme thunderstorms — improving this will help reduce their deadly and costly impacts

History shows why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function

History shows why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function