A new study has found that heavy rainstorms will increase significantly by the end of the century. The study, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, is the first of its kind to focus on the heaviest rain and snowstorms. It adds to previous studies which have already confirmed that extreme precipitation [...]

It’s no secret that the U.S. is facing atypical weather with a shorter, but more intense, winters and extreme heat in the summers. In fact, estimates have found that over the past century, the temperatures have  hiked up 1.3°F a year. “An analysis of data from the U.S. Historical Climatology [...]

A soon-to-be published study has found that the rise of blizzards are a result of man-made global warming. While this assertion seems counterintuitive—how can global warming cause more blizzards?—there’s substance to the findings. “The answer lies in atmospheric physics,” writes The Huffington Post. ”A warmer atmosphere can hold, and dump, more moisture, [...]

When many of us think of climate change, the term “global warming” is foremost in our minds. Indeed, one of the effects is an increase in the average global temperature, however there are other concerns which need to be addressed as well. One of the most potentially significant and least [...]

Those living in the Northeast of the United States are well aware that Snow Storm Nemo (What’s with all these silly names?!) is looming and after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, everyone is scrambling to make sure they are prepared for the worst. Extreme weather always opens the door for a [...]

Environment Canada has released its top 10 weather stories of the year. And according to the agency, “go big” seemed to be the theme for Mother Nature in 2012 across North America. On Environment Canada’s website, the agency describes Super Storm Sandy as one of the most powerful and biggest [...]

The European Environment Agency’s most recent report, ‘Climate change, impacts and vulnerability in Europe 2012’, discloses that Europe has seen recording setting high temperatures over the past decade and higher than average temperatures have been seen across Europe. Some the changes observed include: higher precipitation in the northern regions and lower precipitation [...]

You know that carbon emissions cause rising temperatures and they, in turn, cause extreme weather. But it’s not just your weather that rising temperatures are threatening. According to a study by researchers at Britain’s Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, rising temperatures could make wild arabica coffee extinct in 70 years. Translation: The [...]

A mandatory evacuation has been implemented in New York City, as residents there brace for Hurricane Sandy. But a group of climate change activists braved the calm before the storm this past weekend to hold a rally in Times Square. The Huffington Post reports that the leading environmental activist organization [...]

It would take a terrible example of extreme weather to wake people up to the dangers of global warming. That’s according to Sir David Attenborough, one of the world’s leading naturalists. The Guardian newspaper reports that Attenborough has also accused U.S. politicians of ducking the climate change issue because of [...]