Since 1988, this meteorological breakthrough has nearly doubled tornado warning times, giving communities crucial minutes to seek safety. You can demonstrate it at home with a simple experiment!

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.

Scientists point to Hurricane Helene as an example of how human-caused climate change is behind extreme weather events and of how severe storms no longer primarily impact coastal communities. They are ...

Global temperatures are forecast to reach record or near-record levels during the next five years, setting the stage for more deadly extreme weather, according to an annual report from two of the ...