All Signs Point to El Niño
Global weather patterns may be changing this year. Since March, ocean temperatures have rapidly increased in a short period of time, suggesting that the climate pattern known as La Niña…
California’s Water Reservoirs Are Back, Baby! Here Are the Photos to Prove It
Photo: Josh Edelson (AP) Last year, California’s waterways were disappearing. The West was gripped by a historic megadrought that left major reservoirs at historic lows, slashed hydropower, and messed with…
California Officials Find Some of the Deepest Snowpack Ever After a Stormy Winter
After an unexpectedly wet winter marked by consecutive storms in California, the state’s snowpack is now one of the highest that officials have ever documented. Mississippi’s Water Crisis | Extreme…
The Link Between Tornadoes and Climate Change Is Complicated
In the wake of a devastating hurricane or wildfire, it’s fair to point out the ways that climate change is making those disasters more frequent and more intense. But when…
After Three Long Years, La Niña Is Out
After a particularly extended stay, the La Niña weather phenomenon that’s persisted for the past three years, contributing to extreme weather worldwide, has finally come to an end. CC Off…