Extreme winter weather in the U.K. has sparked a bitter debate about the impact of climate change
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For Extreme Weather, 2013 Was an Unextreme Year
There was no shortage of memorable weather events in 2013, but a new report says the human and financial cost from extreme events was surprisingly low. Why that likely won’t last
Bad News for Storm-Battered Europe: There’s More Extreme Weather on the Horizon
As northern Europe recovers from a major Atlantic storm, a new report suggests more extreme weather could be the norm.
10 Years After the Great Blackout, the Grid Is Stronger — but Vulnerable to Extreme Weather
More than 50 million people throughout the Northeast lost power in the great blackout of 2003. Could it happen again to the grid?
The Costs of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Are Passing the High-Water Mark
Hurricane Sandy made it clear: as the climate warms, population grows and sea level rises, extreme weather will hurt more. That’s why we need to fix flood insurance
Climate Change and Sandy: Why We Need to Prepare for a Warmer World
Climate change didn’t cause Hurricane Sandy on its own, but that doesn’t mean that global warming doesn’t have an impact on extreme weather. Why we need to climate -proof our cities
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Wildfire: Out of Control Flames Force Thousands From Their Homes in Colorado
Summer, which officially began last week, has hit Colorado pretty hard—not, unfortunately, with beach days and lemonade, but with raging wildfires such as the Waldo Canyon inferno that has scorched some 6,200 acres of land …
Global Warming: An Exclusive Look at James Hansen’s Scary New Math
A new analysis by the NASA climatologist for the first time ties specific weather events to human-induced climate change