A rogue wave crashed into the Viking Polaris cruise ship between Antarctica and Argentina. What are rogue waves and does climate change cause them?
Author: Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY
How is climate change affecting the US? The government is preparing a nearly 1,700 page answer.
As federal officials enter final stages of preparing the national climate change assessment, they’re seeking comment and art to illustrate the report.
Disaster after the disaster: A maze of 30 federal entities complicate recovery after tragedy, report finds
A new report from the Government Accounting Office says FEMA is part of a maze of federal organizations with rules that complicate disaster recovery.
The Gulf of Mexico rose 15 feet in part of Florida as Ian drowned residents, carried away cars and left a trail of rubble, analysis finds
“Pictures don’t do the destruction justice,” tweeted Jeffry Evans, meteorologist-in-charge of the National Weather Service office in Houston, Texas.
Monkey see, monkey go: How climate change, deforestation are putting some primates in a bind
While primates have proven to be “incredibly adaptable,” the warming change is “one of the many big threats,” one of the study’s co-authors said.
This Florida woman survived her ‘biggest mistake’ in Hurricane Ian. Why experts say many others didn’t.
The rising Florida death toll from Hurricane Ian is further proof that people’s vulnerability and misinformation play a role who lives and who dies.
There are ‘no easy fixes’ in Florida. But could Hurricane Ian’s havoc bring a call for better planning?
Hurricane Ian’s deadly flooding, fueled by climate change, should prompt better planning for future development in Florida, experts told USA TODAY.
2021’s climate extremes show global warming has ‘no sign of slowing’
The warming climate continues to bring weather extremes around the globe, with greater heat, drought and rain in 2021.
How will sea level rise increase high tide flooding? Feds warn water levels are ‘nearing the brim.’
Days of higher-than-normal high tides are rising along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, NOAA says, warning of the increased potential for flooding.
Scientists find new population of polar bears hanging on despite rapidly changing climate
Study finds polar bears in southeast Greenland hanging on to survival by adapting to their changing world and hunting on both sea ice and freshwater ice