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Did climate change supercharge the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ storm pummeling the central U.S.?
A relentless storm is unleashing floods and tornadoes. Here's how a warmer atmosphere and a simmering Gulf of Mexico may be ...
The world's most powerful ocean current could slow by 2050
The ocean is a vital part of our planet's climate system. Through its global circulation patterns, the ocean draws vast quantities of our planet's heat and carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
5,700 Years of Storms Reveal a Brewing Caribbean Crisis
A 30-meter sediment core extracted from the “Great Blue Hole” in Belize offers the longest continuous record of storm ...
What to know about the severe storms and flash flooding hitting parts of the US
There was massive destruction in Lake City in eastern Arkansas, where homes were flattened and cars were flipped and tossed ...
A Dark Ocean Pit Has Been Tracking Storms for Millennia. The Weather Is Only Getting Worse.
Analysis of the sediment in Belize’s Great Blue Hole shows a concerning trend. Blue holes, the name for collapsed limestone ...
Violent storms cut through the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing 6
Violent storms and tornadoes tore through cities from Oklahoma to Indiana during what could be a record-setting period of ...
Passengers terrified as 40-foot waves batter cruise ship on trip through dangerous Drake Passage
The 342-foot cruise ship had been steaming through Drake Passage — a 600-mile channel between Antarctica and the Southernmost ...
Storms could unleash deadly floods, strong tornadoes in large part of US in coming days
Forecasters are warning of potentially deadly flash flooding and strong tornadoes in coming days from a new round of storms.