Climate change fuels Hurricane Melissa’s rapid intensification to Category 5
The warming of the world’s oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa’s wind speed in less…
Tropical Storm Melissa nears hurricane strength, threatens Caribbean
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa neared hurricane strength Saturday and was expected to rapidly intensify this…
Tropical Storm Melissa nearly stationary in the Caribbean as a major flood threat
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa was nearly stationary in the central Caribbean on Friday,…
Alaska airlifts hundreds from storm-devastated coastal areas
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The house rocked as if an earthquake had struck, and suddenly it was floating.…
Tropical storm’s remnants trigger flooding and evacuations in Colorado
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The remnants of a tropical storm brought flooding across parts of the Southwest…
Flooding in central and southeast Mexico kills 22
MEXICO CITY — MEXICO CITY (AP) — Flooding caused by heavy rains in central and southeastern Mexico has…
A Hurricane Was Headed Toward Their Town, And This Worker Had To Deal Non-Stop With Crazy Customers » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock/Reddit This sounds like a scene straight out of a movie! A storm approaching, people losing their minds,…
3 dead and others believed missing after flooding in rural Arizona community
GLOBE, Ariz. — Three people have died and others are believed missing after flooding in a rural community…
Humberto is now a powerful Category 4 hurricane
MIAMI (AP) — Dangerous tropical weather brewed Friday in the Atlantic Ocean with Humberto intensifying into a powerful…
NASA’s GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time
A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami off Russia in late July tested an experimental detection system that had…
NASA Data, Trainings Help Uruguay Navigate Drought
Lee esta historia en español aquÃ. NASA satellite data and trainings helped Uruguay create a drought-response tool that its…
New Orleans levees sinking: $14 billion flood system faces climate change, sea level rise, and budget cuts
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.…