A heat dome over Texas and the southwestern United States is baking more than 23 million people with some of the summer’s hottest temperatures, leading to heat advisories and warnings, Heat.gov said. Extreme temperatures were predicted to continue through the end of the week with record or near-record temperatures in some parts of New Mexico, […]
The death toll in India’s Kerala state has risen to 167, with nearly 200 people still missing, after two consecutive landslides swept away hundreds of homes in the Wayanad district. Hundreds of rescue workers sifted through mud and rocks in search of survivors as hopes began to dwindle, reported Reuters. The rescue effort was impeded […]
United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Commerce are recommending $575 million for the funding of 19 projects to increase climate resilience in the country’s Great Lakes and coastal states and territories. NOAA’s Climate Resilience Regional Challenge is part of the […]
The outer band of Typhoon Gaemi has brought heavy rain to much of Taiwan, as well as wind gusts of approximately 150 miles per hour, reported BBC News. Gaemi landed near Hualien, killing two people and injuring hundreds more, the country’s officials said. It is expected to be the strongest storm to hit Taiwan in […]
Thunderstorms and torrential rain in Toronto on Tuesday triggered flash flooding in parts of the city that disrupted traffic, caused power outages and canceled flights. The city saw more rainfall in one hour than the average for July as highways and subways were closed and city streets were engulfed by the floodwaters, CNN reported. Toronto’s […]
The first hurricane of the 2024 season, “extremely dangerous” Hurricane Beryl — the earliest-ever Category-4 hurricane — headed toward the Windward Islands Sunday night, bringing strong winds and flash flooding on Monday, according to the United States National Hurricane Center. Beryl made landfall Monday morning on Carriacou Island in the Grenadines as a Category 4 […]
Devastating flooding in the Midwestern states of Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota killed at least two people this week, as more rain and storms were predicted in the region. AccuWeather meteorologists said stormy weather will continue until the end of June, slowing down the receding of floodwaters. “So much rain has fallen in a […]
A 2022 report from the International Panel on Climate Change observed that more than 3.3 billion people around the world are “highly vulnerable to climate change.” And more than one billion people could be exposed to “coastal-specific climate hazards by 2050.” Here in the U.S., the Census Bureau calculated that 3.2 million adults were displaced […]
A new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has found that about half of all mangrove ecosystems in the world are at risk of collapsing, meaning they are considered vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered by the organization’s Red List of Ecosystem standards. Further, about 19.6% of mangroves, nearly one in five, […]
Advertiser Disclosure
Our editorial team is committed to creating independent and objective content focused on helping our readers make informed decisions. To help support these efforts we receive compensation from companies that advertise with us.
The compensation we receive from these companies may impact how and where products appear on this site. This compensation does not influence the recommendations or advice our editorial team provides within our content. We do not include all companies, products or offers that may be available.
568k 
233k 
41k 
Subscribe 
