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In large swaths of these United States, people are already dying from this summer's brutal and dangerous heat wave.

People Are Already Dropping Dead as Extreme Heat Scorches the US

By Noor Al-Sibai

Satellite imagery shows the might of powerful Hurricane Milton, which is due to make landfall in Florida's western coast this afternoon.

Hurricane Milton Is so Insanely Powerful, It’s Literally Just a Giant Red Smudge on Meteorological Maps

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

After weeks of nearly-non-stop rain, a freaking tornado was filmed as it ripped through Los Angeles County, damaging people and property in its wake.

Science & Energy

Bizarrely, Los Angeles County Just Got Hit By a Tornado

By Noor Al-Sibai

A text exchange between an Amazon driver and her managershowcase some of the chaos and gross negligence by the company during the weekend’s disaster.

Amazon Wouldn’t Let Driver Stop Deliveries as Tornado Struck

By Tony Ho Tran

Record breaking, hurricane-force storms blew across the Midwest on Wednesday destroying homes and causing more than half a million power outages.

Hurricane-Like Storms That Raged in the Midwest Caused by Climate Change, FEMA Says

By Tony Ho Tran

Amazon is under fire for its controversial workplace cell phone ban in the wake of a deadly warehouse collapse in Illinois during Friday night's tornado.

Amazon Under Fire for Workplace Cell Phone Ban After Deadly Warehouse Collapse

By Tony Ho Tran

A new report including multiple scientists and researchers says that tornados like the one that killed dozens in Kentucky may be caused by climate change.

Tornadoes Like Kentucky’s May Be Getting Stronger Due to Climate Change, Scientists Say

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Severe storms can actually shake the ocean floor, causing "stormquakes," according to a newly published study of seismic activity.

Science & Energy

Some Storms Are so Strong They Shake the Ocean Floor, Says Study

By Kristin Houser

NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch took to Twitter to share terrifying photos of Hurricane Dorian that they'd snapped from the ISS.

NASA Astronauts Snap Terrifying Photos of Hurricane Dorian

By Kristin Houser

Fire Resistant Homes could help prevent extreme weather damage from climate change

New Fire-Resistant Homes the Next Line of Defense From Wildfires

California’s Future Is Dry, Wet, and Scary

California’s Future Is Dry, Wet, and Scary

By Kristin Houser

NOAA’s Satellite Could Track Extreme Weather Resulting From Climate Change

NOAA’s Satellite Could Track Extreme Weather Resulting From Climate Change

By Claudia Geib

Tracking Atmospheric “Rivers” Could Help Us Predict Extreme Weather

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Tracking Atmospheric “Rivers” Could Help Us Predict Extreme Weather

By Chelsea Gohd

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More Storms May Be Inevitable If We Don’t Meet The Goals Of the Paris Accord

By Claudia Geib

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Robert De Niro Says the U.S. Replaced Science With Ignorance. And He’s Right.

By Jolene Creighton

Mega Cities Poised to Become the Hottest and Most Dangerous Places Under Climate Change

Mega Cities Poised to Become the Hottest and Most Dangerous Places Under Climate Change