A study says that as the Earth warms, a California flood that would swamp Los Angeles, displace millions and cause historic damage gets more likely.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Climate change made record-breaking UK heat wave at least 10 times more likely, study says
The all-time record high temperature in the United Kingdom, which was set earlier this month, was made 10 times more likely because of global warming.
50 million at risk: Monday’s severe storms to bring deadly Northeast heat wave to end
More than 50 million people in the Northeast are at risk of severe storms Monday as a strong cold front brings a crashing halt to a heat wave.
Oppressive and dangerous heat will continue all weekend across the US: Here’s your forecast
More than 85 million Americans live where heat alerts were in effect Friday, the start of an ‘oppressive’ and ‘dangerous’ weekend for hot weather.
‘Apocalypse’: Hundreds dead as extreme heat wave broils Europe; UK could break record
An extreme heat wave that meteorologists call an “apocalypse” broiled much of Europe and the United Kingdom on Monday.
Summer of sharks: Has there been an uptick in attacks? Here’s what we know
It’s been a rough start to summer for swimmers along portions of the East Coast, as shark attacks in some areas appear to be coming with greater regularity.
‘Dangerous’ heat spreads west; about 50 million people under heat alert in southern USA
On Saturday morning, about 50 million people were under some form of heat alert, either an excessive heat warning or heat advisory.
Hurricane Bonnie, a Category 3 and rare crossover storm, powers up off Mexico’s Pacific Coast
After making a rare crossover into the Pacific Ocean from the Caribbean, Hurricane Bonnie powered up Tuesday to a Category 3 storm.
Tropical Storm Bonnie forms in Caribbean, expected to hit Central America later Friday
After several days skirting the northern coast of South America as an unnamed tropical system, Tropical Storm Bonnie finally formed Friday morning.
Gulf Coast could see ‘torrential rain’ as tropical system lurks; Bonnie may form in the Caribbean
A tropical system in the Caribbean may develop into Bonnie, and another system in the Gulf of Mexico may bring ‘torrential rain’ to the Texas coast.