Irma has broken a mind-boggling number of records.
Sep 8, 2017, 7:33 pm By Eric HolthausColorado State University meteorologist Philip Klotzbach is a weather savant. In the midst of a…Western wildfires could still be burning by Halloween.
Sep 8, 2017, 5:27 pm By Manola SecairaWhile many are predicted to be contained by mid-September, some of the fires won’t be contained…Irma, Jose, Katia: We’ve never seen this kind of hurricane power in the Atlantic.
Sep 8, 2017, 5:03 pm By Kate YoderThe three storms collectively represent the most hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean, in terms…Emergency responders sue over fumes at Harvey-flooded plant
Sep 7, 2017, 7:03 pm By Emma PlatoffSeven first responders who were exposed to fumes from a chemical fire last week at a Crosby, Texas,…FEMA’s outdated flood maps made Houston’s bad situation worse
Sep 7, 2017, 6:40 pm By Ramin SkibbaThis story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Here’s why Irma is a monster hurricane, in one GIF.
Sep 7, 2017, 4:10 pm By Eric HolthausThe last Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the United States was Andrew, which lashed South…Climate change is threatening parasites — and unfortunately, that’s not a good thing.
Sep 7, 2017, 4:07 pm By Manola SecairaOne would think that the demise of ticks and tapeworms would be cause for celebration (especially if…Hurricane Irma flattens homes and causes power outages in the Caribbean.
Sep 7, 2017, 3:44 pm By Kate YoderThe deadly storm, the strongest ever recorded in the Atlantic, caused devastation throughout the…Trump promised ‘tremendous cutting’ at the EPA. We’re beginning to see what that looks like.
Sep 6, 2017, 6:36 pm By Manola SecairaNearly 400 employees have left the agency since Aug. 31, largely due to buyouts. The EPA is on…Hurricane Irma has reached American soil.
Sep 6, 2017, 4:37 pm By Eric HolthausThe storm, which is lashing Puerto Rico today, is the strongest ever recorded in the Atlantic…Wildfires are raging across California, too.
Sep 6, 2017, 4:17 pm By Nathanael JohnsonThere are 23 big fires in the state, reports the Sacramento Bee, from the 90,000 acre Eclipse…Irma, the strongest Atlantic hurricane in history, tears through the Caribbean
10:25pm By Eric HolthausThis story has been updated. Just days after Hurricane Harvey brought historic rainfall to parts of…Irma, the strongest Atlantic hurricane in history, keeps getting stronger
10:25pm By Eric HolthausJust days after Hurricane Harvey brought historic rainfall to parts of Texas and Louisiana, another…After burning for months, Montana looks like a fiery apocalypse.
4:47pm By Kate YoderGovernor Steve Bullock declared a statewide fire disaster for the third time on Saturday and called…Rain in Seattle is normal. Raining ash, however, is not.
4:44pm By Manola SecairaFires have been raging throughout the West all summer. But this morning, Seattleites awakened to…Yikes, 13 of Houston’s Superfund sites flooded during Harvey.
4:16pm By Amelia UrryAn AP reporter visited seven sites on Thursday, and found that all were underwater. One site, the…How I learned to stop worrying and deal with climate change
5:05am By Eve AndrewsA reader recently wrote me to say she has given up. She is done. Our reader is a relentless recycler…Harvey is changing the way we feed people during disasters
Sep 1, 2017, 6:11 pm By Jessica Leigh HesterThis story was originally published by CityLab and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Harvey stirs up the way we feed people during disasters
Sep 1, 2017, 6:11 pm By Jessica Leigh HesterThis story was originally published by CityLab and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Hurricane Irma is a monster storm. Here’s where it might be headed.
Sep 1, 2017, 5:51 pm By Eric HolthausAs the remnants of what was once Hurricane Harvey move mercifully away from Texas, forecasters are…
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