2022's US climate disasters, from storms and floods to heat waves and droughts

Millions of people around the world suffered through deadly flooding and long-lasting heat waves in 2022. A climate scientist explains the rising risks.

Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton • conversation
Dec. 20, 2022 ~9 min

2022's US climate disasters: A tale of too much rain – and too little

Millions of people around the world suffered through deadly flooding and long-lasting heat waves in 2022. A climate scientist explains the rising risks.

Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton • conversation
Dec. 20, 2022 ~9 min


Hurricane hunters are flying through Ian's powerful winds to forecast intensity – here's what happens when the plane plunges into the eyewall of a storm

The meteorologist leading NOAA’s 2022 hurricane field program describes flying through eyewalls and the technology in these airborne labs for tracking rapid intensification in real time.

Jason Dunion, Research Meteorologist, University of Miami • conversation
Sept. 27, 2022 ~12 min

Hurricane hunters are flying through Ian's powerful winds to get the forecasts you rely on – here's what happens when the plane plunges into the eyewall of a storm

The meteorologist leading NOAA’s 2022 hurricane field program describes flying through eyewalls and the technology in these airborne labs for tracking rapid intensification in real time.

Jason Dunion, Research Meteorologist, University of Miami • conversation
Sept. 27, 2022 ~12 min

Looking back on America’s summer of heat, floods and climate change: Welcome to the new abnormal

Millions of people around the world suffered through long-lasting heat waves and deadly flash flooding in the summer of 2022. A climate scientist explains the rising risks.

Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton • conversation
Sept. 21, 2022 ~9 min

America’s summer of heat, floods and climate change

Millions of people around the world suffered through long-lasting heat waves and deadly flash flooding in the summer of 2022. A climate scientist explains the rising risks.

Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton • conversation
Sept. 21, 2022 ~9 min

Looking back at America’s summer of heat, floods and climate change: Welcome to the new abnormal

Millions of people around the world suffered through long-lasting heat waves and deadly flash flooding in the summer of 2022. An environmental scientist explains the rising risks.

Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton • conversation
Sept. 21, 2022 ~9 min

What is a heat dome? An atmospheric scientist explains the weather phenomenon baking large parts of the country

Heat domes are a dangerous part of summer weather.

William Gallus, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Iowa State University • conversation
June 22, 2022 ~4 min


What do tornadoes look like on the inside?

You can’t photograph the inside of a twister, but radar offers some clues.

Jana Houser, Associate Professor of Geography, Ohio University • conversation
May 2, 2022 ~4 min

How fast can we stop Earth from warming?

If fossil fuel burning stopped, emerging research suggests air temperatures could level off sooner than expected. But that doesn’t mean the damage stops.

Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, Professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
March 29, 2022 ~7 min

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