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Increasing Heat is Super-Charging Arctic Climate and Weather Extremes
Jan 9, 2025
Wildfire Risks From Hurricane Helene, One Year Later
Carolina Curious: Does Helene represent a new normal for weather-related events?
What Helene revealed about western North Carolina’s storm history, landslides and preparedness
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Monitoring the latest activity in the Atlantic
State of the Climate in 2024: Takeaways from the Tropics
State of the Climate in 2024: Takeaways from North America
Jun 7, 2025
An Innovative Approach to Communicate Soil Moisture in the Upper Missouri River Basin
Back on track: Scientists restart work on next-gen rainfall project to defend against worsening flooding
Extreme rainfall: Modernized database may be saved from budget cuts after public outcry and deadly Texas flooding
WGCU | By Laura Cassels/Florida Center for Government Accountability.
Experts issue warning on ocean phenomenon that could impact hurricane season: ‘It’s been notable over the month’
Aug 6, 2025
Intense downpours like those in Texas are more frequent, but there’s no telling where they’ll happen
Aug 6, 2025
Warming ocean and air made Texas flood more ferocious, expert says
Aug 6, 2025
Scientists warn climate change is fueling more frequent, intense flash floods nationwide
Home Environment Experts say rare Atlantic Niña unlikely to dampen hurricane season EnvironmentLocalWeather Experts say rare Atlantic Niña unlikely to dampen hurricane season
Floods Are Worsening But Engineers Worry National Rainfall Database Won’t Be Updated
Apr 5, 2025
World’s Largest Climate Archive Looks at Past Data to Prepare for the Future
Jan 5, 2025
Local 10 Hurricane Special: ‘It Only Takes One’
WPLG TV. (Carl Schreck appearance begins about 31 minutes in)
The Surprising Ways U.S. Weather Data Powers Everyday Commerce
Podcast: Impact of Extreme Precipitation on Infrastructure
Warm temperatures in store after heat dome parked over worst drought in Florida in 25 years
‘Rapid Response System’ Can Tell When Heat Waves Are Fueled By Climate Change
Feb 3, 2025
Urban Wildfires May Expose Firefighters to Toxic Metals Like Lead and Mercury
National Helene Report to have implications for decades across science, rebuilding efforts
Ferocity of Atlantic Hurricanes Surges as the Ocean Warms
Dec 10, 2024
Climate Change Likely Played a Role in the Impact Helene Had on Western N.C.
How Helene Highlights the Need for Climate Resilience in Asheville
Sep 9, 2024
Hurricane Milton Shows How a Storm’s Category Doesn’t Tell the Full Story
Parts of Appalachia are under landslide warnings in Hurricane Helene’s wake
‘Climate whiplash’ hits Western North Carolina mountains in Helene approach
Dawdling Debby’s Savannah Stay Follows Trend of Slow, Increasingly Wet Tropical Storms
Aug 7, 2024
Debby Drenched the Southeast. Climate Change Is Making Storms Like This Even Wetter
Extreme Temperatures Seem to Be Messing With Children’s Mental Health
What kind of weather will Asheville, Hendersonville experience during the 2024 eclipse?
Where Is The Eclipse? The Maps You Need To Check — Location, Weather And Events
Map Reveals Best Locations to View Solar Eclipse Across U.S.
Will you get a clear view of the 2024 eclipse? See the cloudiness map.
The places in the U.S. most at risk for extreme rainfall
Washington Post. Kevin Crowe, John Muyskens, and Brady Dennis.
Aug 5, 2023
This Air Force Squadron Is Key to DOD’s Plan For Climate Change
WNC science communicators continue their campaign to declutter the climate change conversation
Tropical Cyclone Freddy hammers Mozambique for second time
Aug 2, 2023
Freddy expected to become longest-lasting tropical cyclone
Apr 30, 2023
Explainer: What are atmospheric rivers and bomb cyclones?
Jan 10, 2022
Climate, chemicals, and Carolina focus of NCSOT annual conference
WNC science communicators help clear the climate word confusion
Dec 9, 2022
A Look Back at Hurricane Ian
The Blue Banner, University of North Carolina Asheville. Erik Calugar.
Nov 9, 2022
Kentucky is getting wetter as climate change brings an era of extremes, data shows
Bryce Gray, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier-Journal.
Adapt: Changing Climate in the Carolinas
Nov 8, 2022
In the heat of the night: Climate change warming Triad after dark
‘Species on the edge’: NC Christmas tree industry faces climate challenges
Jun 7, 2022
What’s driving the massive, destructive rainfalls around the country
Governor Cooper issues executive order to improve resilience of state buildings against flooding
Apr 6, 2022
Energy use hit record highs in the Carolinas this spring. Experts say the electric grid will continue to feel the heat.
One year after freeze, farmers, scientists talk the future of WNC apples
Earth Day 2022: Coastal flooding continues to increase in frequency
Apr 3, 2022
How does extreme weather impact mental health? App State research team awarded grant to find answers
Sep 1, 2022
RI State Climate Summary addresses warming, precipitation, sea level rise
Aug 1, 2022
North Carolina’s cold snaps are getting shorter – what that means for you
Wetter, warmer and more extreme: Report lays out climate change impacts for R.I.
Mar 31, 2022
A strange swing in NC’s weather offers a reminder about a changing climate
Leave your coat: Winter’s warming more than other seasons
Raleigh breaks nearly 100-year-old daily high-temperature record
Heavy rain brings a flood-watch warning for Oakland
‘It’s significant’: Triangle winters warm by 4-degrees over last 50 years
How can new technology protect outdoor workers?
Nov 7, 2021
Climate Change Is Making Kansas City’s Hot, Humid Summers Even Worse. How Can Our Bodies Adjust?
Jan 6, 2021
Detroit Flooding Previews Risks from a Warming Climate
The Heat Dome Boiling Northwest U.S. Already Has Clear Climate Link
Committee votes to advance proposed rule limiting CO2
New Climate “Normals” Are in Effect
90s Are the New Normal in These U.S. Locations
Jul 4, 2021
4 Ways the Biden Administration Wants to Slow Climate Change in NC
Cold weather broke records Thursday and Friday
New 30-year climate ‘normals’ show dramatic warming in Minnesota
Climate change and the 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals
Trout in trouble: Habitat protection key for brook trout in warming climate
California Prepares for Worsening Wildfires
Historic winter storm raises questions about climate change and cold
May 1, 2021
Recent blockbuster snow totals along East Coast may be tied to climate change
Washington Post, Capital Weather Gang. Andrew Freedman and Jason Samenow
Are Polar Vortices Becoming Common In Illinois?
Hometown Pollution Shaped the Next EPA Chief
Climate City 2020: Wildfire Risk in WNC
Breaking Down the 2020 Hurricane Season (So Far)
As mold grows in the aftermath of hurricanes, more NC asthma patients suffer
Protecting, preserving, and restoring the floodplain
Fierce rainstorm strikes Charleston, a reminder of how climate change has amped up weather
The Post and Courier, Charleston, SC. Tony Bartelme, Chloe Johnson and Glenn Smith.
Opinion: App State is Hot Hot Hot
Tropics Quieting Down but it Likely Won’t Last
Climate migration could bring influx to WNC
Lake Charles family rides out the storm in Western North Carolina
The First Arctic Summer Without Ice Is Coming in Just 15 Years
NC Sea Grant Offers Research-Based Strategies for Coastal River Flood Mitigation
Aug 6, 2020
North Carolina Issues New Resilience Plan, Includes Climate Justice Concerns
Aug 6, 2020
What Impact Does Weather Have on COVID-19? Local Scientists Are Searching for Answers
Apr 6, 2020
Local Researchers Explore Weather’s Role in COVID-19 Spread
Jan 6, 2020
Hotter Than Average July Forecast for North Carolina
North Carolina Leverages Science and Stakeholder Engagement to Guide Flood Resilience Planning
NC’s First Sea Level Rise Report, 10 Years On
Warming Stripes Explained
Mountain landslides, coastal floods, heat everywhere: Climate report shows risk across North Carolina
May 5, 2020
Hurricanes Will Likely Produce Heavier Rain in the Future
Apr 5, 2020
Rising Sea Level a Concern for the North Carolina Coast
Signs Of Change Are Clear, If Language Is Not
Getting Climate Resilience Right in North Carolina
Saving New Bern, an American Treasure
Jun 4, 2020
Fiftieth Earth Day observed with clean energy talk
Jan 4, 2020
NC Climate Report Shows Warming Temperatures, Rising Sea Levels
Battered by Matthew and Florence, North Carolina Must Brace for More Intense Hurricanes
As the cost of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline soars, renewable energy is the better option for NC
New state report: The climate crisis is coming home to roost in NC
Nov 2, 2020
Li and Barros Provide Scientific Expertise for New N.C. Climate Change Assessment
Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University. Tim Lucas.
Nov 2, 2020
Scientists release North Carolina climate change report
Nov 2, 2020
N.C. A&T Researchers Contribute Expertise to Statewide Climate Report
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Jamie Crockett.
Nov 2, 2020
Climate change will make North Carolina hotter and more humid, report says
Nov 2, 2020
Climate Study Predicts Stronger Hurricanes And More Severe Droughts For NC
Nov 2, 2020
How the mountains could be impacted by increase in global temperatures
Feb 2, 2020
Arctic may see ‘ice-free’ summers in as few as 15 years, study says
WLOS TV Facebook Live – Asheville snowfall 2019/2020
Mountains brace for first snow event in more than a year
Climate City: WNC Researchers Delve Into Climate Change & Health
Dec 1, 2020
Get used to record-breaking heat because it’s here to stay, says new meteorological study
Dec 1, 2020
What happened to winter? Jet stream science explains unseasonable warmth in U.S.
Oct 1, 2020
Record-breaking hot years look set to continue through the next decade
Should Hurricane Katrina have been a Cat 5 at landfall? One study says yes.
Climate City: 12-11-10 Years To Avoid Catastrophe?
Clemson student studies major disease in hopes of bringing relief to peach industry
Thanksgiving, Climate Change & Hurricanes
A suicide hotline powered by big data
Experience magazine, Northeastern University. By Glenn McDonald.
SC shows ‘hot spot’ stresses of warming earth. Mosquitoes are telling us something.
UnDisciplined: The Climatologist, The Political Scientist, And The Cultural Historian
May 5, 2019
NOAA names the University of Maryland to host Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies
Apr 5, 2019
University of Maryland receives $175M for Earth research effort
Mar 5, 2019
$175M NOAA award to expand UMD’s role as leader in Earth System Studies
NOAA names the University of Maryland to host Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies (CISESS)
In flood-hit Midwest, mayors see climate change as a subject best avoided
Even the smallest amount of rain sends crashes soaring, study finds
Study shows even light rain increases risk of traffic fatalities
Drought & deluge: Extreme weather events increasing across WNC
Scott Stevens on The Weather Channel’s AMHQ
AMHQ, The Weather Channel, with Jim Cantore and Stephanie Abrams.