If you liked this story, share it with other people. Human activities have been the major driver of climate change since the advent of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1800s. As greenhouse gas ...

Climate change is causing the weather to get more erratic across the U.S. Rain storms that used to happen once in a lifetime now occur every few years. Heat waves are hotter, and last longer.

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ attitudes toward and experiences with extreme weather. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,085 U.S. adults from April 28 to May 4, 2025.

A study sheds light on how extreme weather events impact phenological processes, specifically the flight period of butterflies and moths and the flowering time of plants, with implications for food ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ experiences with extreme weather and views on policies related to extreme weather. For this analysis, we surveyed 8,638 U.S. adults ...

A new groundbreaking study uncovers ways to use A.I. to prepare for extreme weather. A.I. could even help predict wildfires. Issues remain about the ethical use of this technology, and trust in the ...

A 58% majority of Americans say extreme weather is getting worse, a USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds. 30% say they have personally experienced extreme weather, such as heavy rainfall and severe ...

Although 2024 isn’t over yet, it already ranks as the second most expensive for the number of billion-dollar weather and climate disaster events in the U.S. since 1980, behind 2020, according to the ...

Extreme weather is now a common part of American life — and the associated health risks are impossible to ignore. During heat waves, babies are more likely to be born prematurely or at a lower birth ...

The increasing regularity and severity of extreme weather events has caused chaos across food and beverage for the past decade. Flooding, drought, and extreme high temperatures have wreaked havoc on ...