Over 100 people are dead and dozens missing after record rains in Petrópolis.
“We no longer have a fire season—we have a fire year."
The state is girding up for ice and snow as a 2,000-mile-long winter storm hits this week.
Ice, snow, and bitter cold have made travel impossible as a so-called Winter Storm Landon hits a dozen states, from Texas to New England.
Steady advances in satellite technology means even greater megaflashes could be detected in the near future.
Events like those in Haiti and Brazil are only expected to become more common around the world, including in the United States.
A massive swath of the U.S. is under storm warnings this week as Winter Storm Landon brings messy weather.
Thousands of people's homes have been destroyed as the region struggles to recover from Tropical Storm Ana.
The winter storm could bring more than two feet of snow to parts of New England and lead to blizzard conditions along the coast.
The bomb cyclone is going to be a big one, but how much snow it dumps in New York remains to be seen.
Istanbul, Athens, and other cities across the region turned into a winter wonderland after a powerful storm passed through.
The state's beleaguered power grid will get its first real cold weather test since last year's horrific blackouts.
The long weekend will feel even longer as wind chills go negative to start followed by snow and rain piling up.
It topped 123 degrees Fahrenheit in Western Australia, tying the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in the southern hemisphere.
The country is suffering through a heat wave that knocked out power in Buenos Aires and challenged all-time records.
Federal data shows this was the third-most costly year for extreme weather in the U.S., driven by climate change and people increasingly living in harm's way.
Snowfall rates in excess of an inch an hour and dangerous travel conditions will overtake the I-95 corridor on Thursday into Friday.
More electric skies at the top of the world are yet another indicator of just how weird things are getting.
The weather wasn't just wild, it was also incredibly hot across large parts of the Lower 48, leading to what is likely a new national record.
Wind chills as low as minus-50 are forecast into Thursday, adding another layer of weather-induced suffering to December.
