Tropical cyclones can unleash extensive devastation, as recent storms that swept over Jamaica and the Philippines made unmistakably clear. Accurate weather forecasts that buy more time to prepare are ...

Often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth," tropical forests play a critical role in regulating our global climate. But as our planet warms, these crucial tropical forests aren’t adapting quickly ...

Parts of the Amazon are drifting into uncharted territory. According to a concerning new study published in Nature, the rainforest is approaching a climate state that scientists are calling ...

As Central Florida braces for a cold spell unlike we've seen in a little while, a few years in fact, there's an interesting ...

Oceans made warmer by human-caused climate change are fueling more intense hurricanes in the Atlantic. In our warming climate, these storms also bring heavier rainfall and higher storm surge when they ...

While the tropics are calm at the moment, August is typically when tropical activity starts to increase. On average, the first hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season happens within the first two ...

Twenty years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina became one of the worst disasters in U.S. history. Marking the 20-year anniversary, Climate Central used the Climate Shift Index: Ocean and Climate Shift ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season heats up, all eyes were on Hurricane Erin, the first hurricane, and the first Category 5 storm of the year. Erin's development had been nothing ...