In May 2023, Italy's Emilia-Romagna region experienced devastating, if not unprecedented, floods that caused widespread damage to infrastructure, homes, businesses, and farmland. Seventeen people lost their lives,

Floods are the second leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S., and their dangerous effects stretch far from the coast. Floods happen not only along coastlines, where rising seas lead to more high tide and storm surge flooding, but also in ...

Many residents agree this is a problem. But with climate change raising sea levels and increasing the likelihood of storms, Hull’s flood risk means residents are being forced to confront climate change, whether they believe in it or not.

The worsening consequences of the climate crisis could fatally "derail" climate action, researchers have warned.

Over the past week, there have been several deadly flash floods across the country, in central Texas, New Mexico, and the Carolinas. Most notably, the flash floods in central Texas and New Mexico were triggered by slow-moving thunderstorms that dumped ...

Millions of Americans are moving away from places at risk of flood and fire. Here, 10 US cities slated to have the least climate-change risk by 2050.

In the face of floods, wildfires and other natural disasters, when should a community relocate to avoid potential harm? Listener Molly Magid asks that very question. Molly wanted to know how other communities have chosen the path of “managed retreat.

Pakistan ranks among top 10 most climate-vulnerable nations but contributes less than 1 percent of global emissions.

The two categories combined make up about 17 percent of all hurricanes in recorded history. Those reaching Category 5 — like Melissa — historically make up more like 4 percent of hurricanes. And fewer than half of the strongest two categories of hurricanes go on to hit land at such intensity.