Gen Zers are increasingly worried about a warming world. Sarah Newman and Leslie Davenport, who presented at Aspen Ideas ...

Though construction and development have diminished the Everglades to half their original size, South Florida is still ...

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Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ...

A new study looks at what happens when people learn about the climate impact of behaviors like recycling, biking, and eating ...

KEY FACTS Oceans made warmer by human-caused climate change are fueling more intense hurricanes in the Atlantic — that bring heavier rainfall and higher storm surge when they make landfall ...

The destructive Los Angeles wildfires have demonstrated how climate change can impact urban life abruptly and significantly. In New Haven, flooding and storm surges have become a primary concern.

In Florida, Hurricane Michael in 2018 brought storm surges that were 20.6 feet (6.3 m) high and destroyed Mexico Beach on Florida's Panhandle. HOW DOES CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECT STORM SURGE?

Isaias brought a storm surge of about 4 feet at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, but the water level was more than 10 feet above normal. How storm surge and high tide add up to coastal flooding.

CEDAR KEY, Fla. — Hurricane Helene broke records for storm surge along Florida’s Gulf Coast, an area that is especially vulnerable to storm-driven flooding in part because of its shallow water ...