Extreme Weather

Former Hurricane Roslyn slammed into a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico’s Pacific coast between the resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan.

A shipwreck has emerged along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as water levels plummet — threatening to reach record lows in some areas. The ship, which archaeologists believe to be a ferry that sunk in the late 1800s to early 1900s, was spotted by a Baton Rouge resident walking along the shore earlier this month....

Southwest Florida is getting some advice from the Florida Panhandle as it moves ahead after Hurricane Ian.

Photos show the destruction the category 4 Hurricane Ian left across Florida.

Theme parks and hotels along central Florida’s west coast began closing their doors on Tuesday afternoon as Hurricane Ian approaches the peninsula.

Fiona washed houses into the sea, tore the roofs off others and knocked out power to the vast majority of two Canadian provinces as it made landfall as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone Saturday. Fiona transformed from a hurricane into a post-tropical storm late Friday, but it still had hurricane-strength winds and brought drenching rains and huge waves as it...

From historic drought and water restrictions to heat waves and extreme storms, homeowners are having to find ways to make their homes more water and energy resilient. And ready to help them navigate the changing climate are thousands of small businesses leading the charge on climate-conscious home improvement.

After an unusually dry year, the Dallas-Fort Worth area received up to 10 inches of rain overnight Sunday, causing mass flooding and prompting water rescues of trapped motorists.

Next year, about 50 U.S. counties, which are home to more than 8 million residents, are expected to feel heat index temperatures above 125 degrees Fahrenheit.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden toured storm-ravaged areas in eastern Kentucky and met with local officials and families affected by the historic flooding.

Farmworkers in South Florida are supporting efforts to create safety standards, including heat provisions and treatment for heat illness, as climate change makes working conditions deadly for some.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has said the number would likely rise significantly and it could take weeks to find all the victims.

A record 12 inches of rain fell overnight in parts of St. Louis, Missouri, causing extreme flash flooding and prompting evacuations from residents trapped in their homes and vehicles.

Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seared swaths of Europe — and the national weather forecaster predicted it would get hotter still in a country ill prepared for such extremes.

The skies over Sioux Falls, South Dakota, turned an eerie shade of green Tuesday night as a derecho storm rolled in.

Hundreds of cars, trucks and recreational vehicles are backed up in long lines at entrances to Yellowstone National Park as it partially reopens following destructive floods that closed the park last week.

Hundreds of homeless people die in the streets each year from the heat, in cities around the U.S. and the world. The ranks of homeless have swelled after the pandemic and temperatures fueled by climate change soar. Global warming is ramping up the dangers of being outside on hot days and not just in desert areas like Las Vegas or...

Historic floodwaters that raged through Yellowstone National Park may have permanently altered the course of a popular fishing river and left the sweeping landscape forever changed.

Severe storms hit Kansas City, Missouri late Tuesday night through early Wednesday morning, leaving damage and prompting a Severe Thunderstorm Warning from the National Weather Service.

A new initiative is designed to modernize building codes so that communities can be more resilient to hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, and other extreme weather events.