Earthquake Swarm Could Be ‘Longest Ever Recorded’ at Yellowstone

The current earthquake swarm around the Yellowstone supervolcano is now the longest ever recorded. The swarm started June 12, and over the past three or so months, around 2,500 earthquakes have been recorded so far.

Winter cold extremes linked to high-altitude polar vortex weakening

When the strong winds that circle the Arctic slacken, cold polar air can escape and cause extreme winter chills in parts of the Northern hemisphere - a new study finds.

Why Mexico Is So Prone to Strong Earthquakes

Two powerful quakes, 12 days apart, have killed hundreds of people in Mexico this month. We look at how, where and why the big ones happen.

Earth - She's Alive...

An attempt to highlight irresponsible decisions of world leaders, corporates and mindless 'consumers'. The video is dedicated to all who died fighting for Earth and those whose lives are on the line today.

Climate change and hurricanes

Hurricanes will be a lot more powerful - by 2% to 11%, depending on which model you use and potentially more destructive, according to the GFDL.

Hurricane Harvey and Climate Change

Climate change did not cause Harvey, or any other storm, but it makes intense storms like Harvey more likely to occur, scientists say.

Climate Change Could Make South Asia Too Hot for Human Survival by 2100

A fifth of the world’s population lives in the region, where heat and humidity is expected to exceed the upper level of human survivability.

Sizzling summer gives southern Europe a taste of searing future

Swathes of southern Europe have sweltered in a heatwave that has claimed several lives and cost billions in crop damage.

Unabated climate change would reverse the development gains in Asia

Unabated climate change would bring devastating consequences to countries in Asia and the Pacific, which could severely affect their future growth, reverse current development gains, and degrade quality of life.

Advanced modeling techniques suggest extreme coastal sea levels to occure

The results suggest that extreme sea levels will likely occur more frequently than previously predicted, particularly in the west coast regions of the U.S. and in large parts of Europe and Australia.

This Interactive Map Forecasts Deadly Heat Waves Due to Climate Change

Hot weather is the number one summertime killer in much of the world — and the number of these deadly heat waves is only going to increase.

Extreme weather events linked to climate change impact on the jet stream

Now an international team of climate scientists has found a connection between many extreme weather events and the impact climate change is having on the jet stream.

The unnamed phenomenon behind Peru’s extraordinary flooding

The warm ocean water behind this month’s flooding suggests another El Niño may be forming. The water is so warm, that Peru climatologists declared a “coastal El Niño” to communicate to the public the kind of conditions they should prepare for.

New NOAA satellite imaging allows unprecedented tracking of lightning strikes

The satellite's new capabilities from the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) mean forecasters can predict severe weather more accurately. in this in turn could help disaster preparedness and response to tornadoes and hurricanes.