Monsoons are weather patterns that bring thunderstorms and heavy rains to hot, dry areas when warm, moist ocean air moves inland. They’re challenging to forecast, especially in a changing climate.

Rapid attribution studies reveal climate change’s influence on the weather, but they’re expensive and time-consuming.

The effects of drought on plant variety around the world could change our understanding of future diversity in a warming world.

As the risk of fires rises in areas once considered too wet to burn, it creates hazards for mountain communities and for downstream water supplies.

Biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest is under threat from forest fires, drought, and changes in enforcement of environmental policies on deforestation.

Not all forests respond to hotter and drier conditions in the same way.

A long-expected federal drought declaration underlines how serious the Colorado River water shortage has become for Western states.

Much of the US has been experiencing heat waves in recent weeks. An economist explains how the often record-high temperatures can affect the economy.