extreme weather

Join our newsletter

The best of EcoWatch, right in your inbox. Sign up for our email newsletter!

    13 Dead as ‘Historic’ Storm Lashes Southeast, Midwest and Northeast

    13 Dead as ‘Historic’ Storm Lashes Southeast, Midwest and Northeast

    After bringing a “once-in-a-generation” snowfall to the California mountains, an extreme weather system moved eastward late last week and into the weekend, bringing high winds to the Southeast and more snow to the Midwest and Northeast.  The storm system knocked out power for nearly half a million people and led to at least 13 deaths, […]

    Climate Crisis Increases Human-Wildlife Conflict

    Climate Crisis Increases Human-Wildlife Conflict

    In 2019, an archipelago in the Russian Arctic Ocean declared a state of emergency when an aurora of polar bears muscled their way into a settlement and began nosing through the garbage.  At the time, experts said that the climate crisis likely caused the polar bear invasion, as dwindling sea ice forced them to seek […]

    West Coast Sees ‘Once-in-a-Generation’ Winter Storms

    West Coast Sees ‘Once-in-a-Generation’ Winter Storms

    The usually mild West Coast is seeing an unusually snowy winter, with flakes falling from Portland, Oregon to Phoenix.  In California, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for 13 counties Wednesday as back-to-back storms have buried mountain communities.  “This rain and snow bucked the trend and it’s highly unexpected,” meteorologist and former National […]

    Biden, Congress Set to Clash Over ESG Considerations in Retirement Funds

    Biden, Congress Set to Clash Over ESG Considerations in Retirement Funds

    The nation’s split Congress and President Joe Biden are set to clash over whether and how much pension fund managers can take social and environmental issues like the climate crisis into account when making investments.  On Wednesday, the Senate voted 50 to 46 to reverse a Department of Labor (DOL) ruling allowing fiduciary retirement fund […]

    Tornadoes Leave Trail of Destruction in Oklahoma

    Tornadoes Leave Trail of Destruction in Oklahoma

    At least one person has died and a dozen people have been injured as a fast moving storm system made its way across the Texas Panhandle and into Oklahoma earlier this week. Weather services classified the storm as a derecho – a large, fast-moving, violent thunderstorm paired with exceptionally strong winds.

    What Regions Face the Most Climate Risk?

    What Regions Face the Most Climate Risk?

    What regions are most at risk from the climate crisis? A new report from the Cross Dependency Initiative (XDI) looked at how increasing extreme weather events and other climate impacts might threaten important infrastructure in more than 2,600 states and provinces around the world by 2050. It found that the U.S. — along with China […]

    Fruit and Vegetable Shortage in UK Leads Supermarkets to Ration

    Fruit and Vegetable Shortage in UK Leads Supermarkets to Ration

    Fresh produce shortages have prompted UK supermarkets — including Asda, Morrisons and Tesco — to ration their fruits and vegetables. Tomatoes, lettuce and peppers were being limited to three per customer at Asda, reported BBC News. Tesco, the latest store to implement buying limits, had a maximum of three per customer for cucumbers, tomatoes and […]