Weather & Climate

Pedestrians pass along Main Street that was damaged by flooding the previous day, Monday, July 10, 2023, in Highland Falls, N.Y. Scientists have long warned that more extreme rainfall is expected in a warming world.

Deadly flooding hits several countries, scientists said this will be increasingly common

July 11, 2023, 6:00am Nation & World

Schools in New Delhi had to close Monday after heavy monsoon rains battered the Indian capital. Landslides and flash floods killed at least 15 people over the last three days. Farther north, the overflowing Beas River swept vehicles downstream as it flooded neighborhoods. Read story

Beachgoers take a dip in the Atlantic Ocean at Hollywood Beach, on Monday in Hollywood, Fla.

Florida in hot water as ocean warms

July 10, 2023, 6:17pm Nation & World

Record global ocean heating has invaded Florida with a vengeance. Read story

A man rides his bike on a small road in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun rises on Sunday.

As Europe temperatures soared last year, so did heat-related deaths

July 10, 2023, 6:02pm Nation & World

Scientists say crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe last summer may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths, highlighting the need for governments to address the health impacts of global warming. Read story

Vehicles come to a standstill near a washed-out and flooded portion of the Palisades Parkway just beyond the traffic circle off the Bear Mountain Bridge, Sunday, July 9, 2023, in Orange County, N.Y. Heavy rain spawned extreme flooding in New York's Hudson Valley that killed at least one person, swamped roadways and forced road closures on Sunday night, as much of the rest of the Northeast U.S. geared up for a major storm.

Relentless rain floods roads in Northeast, leads to evacuations, rescues

July 10, 2023, 12:00pm Nation & World

Rescue teams raced into Vermont on Monday after heavy rain drenched parts of Northeast, washing out roads, forcing evacuations and halting some airline travel. One person was killed in New York as she was trying to leave her home. Read story

A vehicle is stuck on a street flooded due to a heavy rain in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, southern Japan Monday, July 10, 2023. Torrential rain is pounding southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides Monday as weather officials issued emergency heavy rain warning in parts of on the southern most main island of Kyushu.

Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in southwest Japan, leaving 2 dead and at least 6 missing

July 10, 2023, 8:05am Nation & World

Torrential rain pounded southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides and leaving two people dead and at least six others missing, officials said Monday. Read story

As California fire season begins, debate over wildfire retardant heats up

An air tanker makes a fire retardant drop behind homes on Oct. 27, 2020, in Chino Hills, California.

July 9, 2023, 12:35pm Nation & World

As the first heat wave of summer plunges California into yet another wildfire season, some environmental groups are taking aim at a commercial fire retardant that most residents have grown all too familiar with during recent, devastating fire years. Read story

Weather & Climate

Deadly flooding hits several countries, scientists said this will be increasingly common

Florida in hot water as ocean warms

As Europe temperatures soared last year, so did heat-related deaths

Relentless rain floods roads in Northeast, leads to evacuations, rescues

Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in southwest Japan, leaving 2 dead and at least 6 missing

UW report offers solutions to help prevent deaths during Washington heat waves

Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way?

As California fire season begins, debate over wildfire retardant heats up

Climate change makes fires, smoke worse in ‘new abnormal’

Canada’s record wildfire season expected to worsen