Bitter cold and snow have shut down Beijing after it received 4-8 inches (10-20 centimeters) of snow on Sunday, the largest snowfall since 1951, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.…
According to the Global Climate Risk Index, Bangladesh is the most vulnerable nation to extreme weather events, which many scientists say are being exacerbated by climate change. From 1990 to…
Widespread deforestation led to a 30 percent decline in precipitation in India and 10 percent decline in China. Between 1700 and 1850 forest cover in India and China plummeted, falling…
Sobering report is the most comprehensive to date. Government officials and scientists released a 196 page report detailing the impact of global warming on the U.S. yesterday. The study, commissioned…
Studying nearly a hundred and fifty years of tropical storm landfalls in the United States, researchers have discovered that the storm systems have a sizable impact on forest carbon sinks…
In 1999 a super cyclone struck the eastern coast of India, leaving 10,000 people dead. At the time, the Orissa cyclone, named after the Indian state which it battered, was…
Largely ignored by scientific community, new theory could change how future generations view forests Two Russian scientists, Victor Gorshkov and Anastassia Makarieva of the St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics, have published…
2008 Atlantic hurricane season second costliest on record 2008 Atlantic hurricane season second costliest on record mongabay.com December 1, 2008
Powerful hurricanes may be getting stronger due to warmer seas Powerful hurricanes may be getting stronger due to warmer seas mongabay.com September 3, 2008 Warming climate is causing the strongest…
Scientists forecast 4 Atlantic hurricanes in September Scientists forecast 4 Atlantic hurricanes in September mongabay.com September 2, 2008 Prominent hurricane researchers are forecasting five tropical storms in the Atlantic for…
Could hurricane Gustav be stopped or diverted? Could hurricane Gustav be stopped or diverted? mongabay.com August 31, 2008 With Gustav threatening to become the second major hurricane to hit New…
Global warming increases "extreme" rain storms Global warming increases "extreme" rain storms mongabay.com August 7, 2008 Global warming is increasing the incidence of heavy rainfall at a rate greater than…
Cyclone batters Madagascar Cyclone batters Madagascar wildmadagascar.org February 23, 2008 29 people were reported dead after Cyclone Ivan, a category 3 storm, struck Madagascar. The storm flooded key rice-producing regions…
Hurricane forecast calls for 7 hurricanes, 3 major, in 2008 Hurricane forecast calls for 7 hurricanes, 3 major, in 2008 mongabay.com December 7, 2007 2008 forecast: 13 named storms, 7…
Global warming to boost severe thunderstorms in NYC, Atlanta Global warming to boost severe thunderstorms in NYC, Atlanta mongabay.com December 3, 2007 Global warming could lead to weather conditions that…
Historical records of Atlantic hurricanes are accurate says study Historical records of Atlantic hurricanes are accurate says study Penn State University November 28, 2007 EDITOR SUMMARY: Historical records of Atlantic…
Ecomigration: global warming will increase environmental refugees Ecomigration: global warming will increase environmental refugees mongabay.com November 28, 2007 Climate change could spawn the largest-ever migration of environmental refugees due to…
Felix: first time two Category-5 storms hit land in same season Felix: first time two Category-5 storms hit land in same season mongabay.com September 4, 2007 Hurricane Felix made landfall…
Global warming to cause more severe thunderstorms, reports NASA Global warming to cause more severe thunderstorms, reports NASA mongabay.com August 31, 2007 Global warming will increase the incidence of severe…
Dean was 3rd most intense Atlantic hurricane at landfall Dean was 3rd most intense Atlantic hurricane at landfall mongabay.com August 21, 2007 Hurricane Dean was the third most intense Atlantic…
San Diego has been hit by hurricanes in the past and could be affected by such storms in the future, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…
U.S. government weather agency cuts hurricane outlook U.S. government weather agency cuts hurricane outlook mongabay.com August 6, 2007 The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday reduced its forecast…
2007 hurricane season downgraded, questions over climate role remain 2007 hurricane season downgraded, questions over climate role remain mongabay.com August 6, 2007 Hurricane researcher William Gray from Colorado State University…
2007 hurricane season to be weaker than expected says forecaster 2007 hurricane season to be weaker than expected says forecaster mongabay.com July 24, 2007 Forecaster downgrades 2007 hurricane season projections…
Hurricanes can help coral reefs Hurricanes can help coral reefs mongabay.com July 17, 2007 A close call with a hurricane can be beneficial to a stressed coral reef, reports a…
9 Atlantic hurricanes expected in 2007 9 Atlantic hurricanes expected in 2007 mongabay.com May 31, 2007 Hurricane forecaster William M. Gray of the Colorado State University updated his hurricane predictions…
Hurricanes may help cool climate Hurricanes may help cool climate mongabay.com June 1, 2007 Tropical cyclones and hurricanes play an important role in the ocean circulation patterns that transport heat…
Hurricanes occur during cool periods as well Global warming may not worsen hurricanes Hurricanes occur during cool periods as well mongabay.com May 28, 2007 A team of scientists have found…