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
Hurricane season ends with Ian as deadliest US storm: at least 144 dead. Why are predictable storms still killing so many people?
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Nov. 30. Scientists say too many people still die in hurricanes, despite improved forecasts.
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.
‘Things are grim for the species’: Endangered right whales continue to decline in Atlantic
Scientists are renewing calls to do more to protect the right whales, one of the world’s most endangered large whale populations.
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.
Climate change makes living at the coast riskier. But more people keep coming.
Despite rising seas and climate change, millions of Americans continue to flock to coastal counties. Experts say they do so at their own peril.