Folks, I'm Not Sure This Plan to Blow All the Wildfire Smoke Into Canada Is Gonna Work
Massive, ravaging wildfires are now the norm on the West Coast, with the state of California now regularly breaking…
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Can We Afford to Keep Rebuilding in the Line of Wildfires?
Jessica Wentz escaped the concrete confines of New York for her childhood home of Santa Rosa, California last year. At…
Canada's Wildfires Have Turned Day Into Night
Just when you think this wildfire season can’t get worse, something new comes along to remind you this year is truly…
Watch This Terrifying New Footage of California's Fire Tornado
The Carr Fire is in the record books as one of California’s largest and most destructive fires. But it will also…
Great, Now Canadian Wildfire Smoke Is Crossing the Atlantic
Some personal news: I’m about done with wildfires.
The Mendocino Complex Fire Has Now Spawned the Biggest Single Blaze in California History
The Mendocino Complex Fire just keeps setting records. Last week, the combination of the Ranch and River fires set the…
Glacier National Park Is on Fire
Weeks after Yosemite Valley closed due to wildfires for the first time in decades, parts of Glacier National Park in…
California's Viral Fire Tornado Has Scientists Searching For Answers
Weather geeks went wild last week when the National Weather Service announced that the Carr Fire near Redding,…
The Carr Fire Is Officially One of the 10 Worst Wildfires in California History
The deadly Carr Fire burning in Northern California can now claim an unfortunate milestone: It has officially cracked…
In Myanmar, Rains Displaced 119,000 in Earth's Latest Climate Disaster
Another day, another extreme weather event disrupting life on our planet.
Japan Is the Latest Country to Break a Heat Record
A record-setting heat wave is the latest weather catastrophe to beset Japan. On Sunday, a weather station outside Tokyo…
Scorching Heat Wave Reveals Signs of Ancient Civilization in the UK
Weeks of extreme heat and drought have baked Welsh fields to a crisp. But amidst the desiccated remains of crops,…
Hurricane Harvey Is Officially the Largest Rain Event in US History
As Hurricane Harvey approached the Texas coast last August, it was clear the storm would be one for the ages. The…
The Most Powerful Storm on Earth Is Bearing Down on Japan
I think it’s time to retire Maria as a name for any storm. The name has been wiped from the hurricane list in the…
It Was Absurdly Hot in North Africa Yesterday
Heat waves have unfortunately been very on trend this year. Following sweltering temperatures in the northeastern U.S.…
Why Atlantic Hurricane Season Is Quiet While the Eastern Pacific Is Roaring
It is a tale of two hurricane seasons in the Atlantic and the eastern Pacific. The former got off to a raging start…
The First Awful Heat Wave of the Summer Is Here
Dust off your sprinklers and get those popsicles in the freezer. The first disgusting summer heat wave is here for…
The World's Largest Sand Desert Is Covered in Lakes After Tropical Cyclone Mekunu
When Tropical Cyclone Mekunu rumbled over Oman in May, it dumped torrential rainfall on the city of Salalah. Now, a new…
Welp, We Might Get Another El Niño This Fall
My eastern tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures watchers, get hype. An El Niño Watch is in effect.
Hurricane Bud Could Dump Some Serious Rain on the Drought-Stricken Southwest
Weather whiplash is the perfect descriptor for what’s on tap for the Southwest. Things have been hot and dry since this…
