Many storms, heatwaves, fires and droughts slipped under the radar this year.

Hurricane stalling has become common over the past half-century, and their average forward speed has also slowed.

Hurricane stalling has become common over the past half-century, and their average forward speed has also slowed.

Hurricane stalling has become common over the past half-century, and their average forward speed has also slowed.

It's only happened twice since naming started in 1950, and there's an unusual twist to where many of the storms are forming this year.

In an unusual twist, many of those storms have been forming closer to the US coast.

Hurricane Harvey destroyed the fishing infrastructure of Aransas Bay and reduced fishing by 80% over the following year. This removed humans from the trophic cascade and whole food webs changed.

Cyclone Amphan was one of the worst cyclones to hit Bangladesh in modern times. But thanks to local action, many lives were saved.

Massive cyclone that hit India and Bangladesh could have been so much worse.

Massive cyclone that hit India and Bangladesh could have been so much worse.