The first half of this year was the costliest ever recorded for weather and climate disasters in the United States, according to an analysis published Wednesday by the nonprofit organization Climate ...

Click the downloadable graphic: Billion-Dollar Disasters January - June 2025 The future of this database of the most costly U.S. weather and climate disasters was uncertain after the National Oceanic ...

FREE KCCI MOBILE APP. WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT BUDGET CUTS THAT ARE PLANNED FOR THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION. THAT’S THE FEDERAL AGENCY THAT’S RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE ...

Forest fires are on the rise globally. An increase in severe fire weather is largely responsible. By Rebecca Dzombak In 2023 and 2024, the hottest years on record, more than 78 million acres of ...

As a warming planet delivers more extreme weather, experts warn that the Trump administration is dismantling the government’s disaster capabilities. By Lisa Friedman Maxine Joselow Coral Davenport and ...

Extreme weather events like the tragic flood in Texas are becoming more frequent due to climate change, experts say. At the same time, the federal government is cutting programs and staffing at NOAA ...

The Trump administration's plan to dismantle the nation's atmospheric research programs could set U.S. forecasting back a generation or more, a cadre of retired federal hurricane, weather and ocean ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ attitudes toward and experiences with extreme weather. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,085 U.S. adults from April 28 to May 4, 2025.

Forget marching in the streets with creative signs. For President Donald Trump’s second term, in the face of steep funding cuts for climate and weather research and forecasting, scientists have a new ...