Click the downloadable graphic: Hourly Rainfall Intensity 1970 to 2024 This Climate Matters analysis is based on open-access data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). See ...

It's no secret that Phoenix is hot, but late summer and the start of fall were scorchers, even by Valley of the Sun standards. Between Sept. 23 and Oct. 14, Phoenix set daily record high temperatures ...

A study reconstructs rainfall patterns during the extreme warming during the early Paleogene Period, 66 to 48 millions years ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — In the wake of recent catastrophic flooding in central Texas that claimed over 120 lives, many are beginning to examine the broader climate-related trends contributing to these ...

While the worst of the flooding season is over, this year was a devastating reminder of how vulnerable U.S. communities are to extreme rainfall. Several communities experienced deadly flooding events ...

The earth continues to warm at an alarming rate. The World Meteorological Organization confirmed that 2024 was the warmest year ever recorded based on six international datasets. Out of the many ...

Higher temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate change turned an ordinary drought into an exceptional one that parched the American West from 2020--22. A study has found that evaporation accounted ...