Extreme Weather

Living on a Newly Unrecognizable Planet

The massive storms in Germany, heat domes, and fires that produce their own weather suggest that models of linear progress may no longer be appropriate for storms of this magnitude and intensity.

John Buell · Jul 27, 2021

A sign saying "Stop, extreme heat danger" in Death Valley National Park

Climate Crisis Will Bring More Record-Smashing Heat Waves in Coming Decades, Study Says

Julia Conley · Jul 26, 2021

100 Days Before COP26: The Transformative Solutions We Need in November

Dorothy Grace Guerrero · Jul 26, 2021

'Climate Change Is Here,' Says Oregon Governor, 'And We Have to Take Action'

Jessica Corbett · Jul 25, 2021

Deadly Disparity: Closing the Tree Equity Divide

Tara Lohan · Jul 23, 2021

National Disaster Response Force personnel carry a woman in Chikhali village on July 23, 2021, during a rescue operation after heavy monsoon rains in India triggered deadly landslides in the western state of Maharashtra. (Photo: National Disaster Response Force/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Landslides in India Kill 100+ as Monsoon Rains Pummel Nation

"We have been talking about climate change and it is happening," said one of the country's top environmental officials.

Kenny Stancil · Jul 23, 2021

The Idiocracy of America: Corporate Control Over Public Functions

Our entire political system is designed to let corporate money speak, through campaign contributions and corporate lobbying.

Jeffrey D. Sachs · Jul 21, 2021

Cars sit in floodwaters after heavy rains hit the city of Zhengzhou in China's central Henan province on July 21, 2021. (Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images)

In China, 'Heaviest Rain in 1,000 Years' Triggers Deadly Flooding, Landslides

At least 25 people in the central province of Henan have died and roughly 200,000 residents have been evacuated as of Wednesday.

Kenny Stancil · Jul 21, 2021

Are We Prepared for Pandora's Box of Climate Catastrophes?

There is still time to avoid the catastrophe we have set in motion, but it is going to take drastic behavior change and huge grassroots pressure on governments to force them to act immediately.

Simon Whalley · Jul 20, 2021

Bootleg Fire Has Burned Over 364,000 Acres and Is Making Its Own Weather

"Normally the weather predicts what the fire will do," said an Oregon official. "In this case, the fire is predicting what the weather will do."

Jessica Corbett · Jul 20, 2021

Volunteers and residents start the clean-up process in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany on July 18, 2021, following severe flash flooding. (Photo: Thomas Lohnes via Getty Images)

Despite Climate Crisis, Governments Failing to Use Covid Stimulus for Green Recovery

The pandemic offers a perfect opportunity to build back better and accelerate the world's transition to renewables, but only 10% of the $17 trillion global bailout is expected to have a positive environmental impact.

Andy Rowell · Jul 18, 2021

A firefighting tanker drops retardant over the Grandview Fire on July 11, 2021, northeast of Sisters, Oregon. (Photo: Oregon Department of Forestry via Getty Images)

Oregon's Growing Bootleg Fire is One of 70 Now Raging in US West, Where Another Heatwave Looms

"We are living through a climate catastrophe," said Rep. Jamaal Bowman. "We have to redesign our economy to respond to the current crisis and to ensure it doesn't get much, much worse."

Kenny Stancil · Jul 17, 2021

'We Are in Deep, Deep Sh*t': Climate Experts Shocked at Severity of Floods in Germany and Belgium

"This is your climate on fossil fuel."

Julia Conley · Jul 16, 2021

Rich Countries Created Climate Crisis Ravaging Island States

As recent disasters have shown, the world’s small island developing states are acutely vulnerable to the ravages of climate change, a problem created almost entirely by rich countries.

Jeffrey D. Sachs · Jul 16, 2021

Climate Coverage Must Stop Ignoring the World's Poorest

The global poor have been living, and dying, from climate-driven disasters for years—but the mainstream media in richer nations is nowhere to be found.

Saleemul Huq · Jul 15, 2021

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