In Focus

Hurricanes Katrina and Ida both made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, but 16 years and 40 miles apart.

About 3,800 towns and cities in the U.S. are on floodplains and many areas off them are still at risk.

September 11, 2001—9/11—is one of those dates so impactful that most people remember where they were.

In September 1961, a plane investigating Typhoon Nancy reported one-minute sustained winds of 343 km/h.

COP26—the 26th annual Conference of the Parties—is the 2021 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The Caribbean region has the potential to generate large, destructive earthquakes.

We’re approaching peak hurricane season and according to NOAA, it shows no signs of slowing.

Flooding remains a perennial problem during summer, along China’s major rivers, and in coastal provinces.

The record rainfall that hit the province of Henan in China the week of July 19 caused extensive flooding.

The report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, represents the consensus view of the more than 200 scientists from 66 countries who make up the IPCC’s Working Group I.