Scientists tend to study heatwaves and floods as discrete events – but this overlooks the crucial connections between them.

As rivers run dry in the Rocky Mountains and the West, its easy to wonder where all the snow you see on mountain peaks goes. Some of it ends up in the air, but researchers aren’t sure how much.

The water cycle is intensifying as the world warms, bringing heavier downpours and longer droughts.

Not every extreme weather event is caused by climate change, but heat waves that were once ridiculously improbable are showing up more often. Just ask Portland.

Not every extreme weather event is caused by climate change, but heat waves that were once ridiculously improbable are showing up more often. Just ask Portland.

What is a fire tornado? Harvard’s Loretta Mickley sheds some light.

Record heat and low rainfall are drying up water sources shared by the American Southwest and northern Mexico.

Every year, the number of wildfires caused by humans spikes on Independence Day. There are safer ways to celebrate amid the heat and drought.

Every year, the number of wildfires caused by humans spikes on Independence Day. There are safer ways to celebrate amid the heat and drought.

Every year, the number of wildfires caused by humans spikes on Independence Day. There are safer ways to celebrate amid the heat and drought.