How Many More ‘500-Year Storms’ Will People Endure?

By Reynard Loki / AlterNet Sep 27, 2017 For homeowners in flood zones, a big question looms: rebuild or retreat? Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

U.S. Faces Higher Risk of Floods

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Sep 26, 2017 Even when there are no storms, the Atlantic coast is likely to suffer more frequent floods due to the double whammy of rising sea levels and sinking coastal lands. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Great Flood

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 10, 2017 Rising sea levels and monster storms will intensify and flood the earth’s coasts as we enter the age of the “long emergency.” Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Global Warming Linked to Devastation in Texas

Alex Kirby / Truthdig Sep 1, 2017 Experts warn that while climate change did not cause Hurricane Harvey, its destructiveness has almost certainly been intensified by global warming. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What a Crowd

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Floodwaters Drop Across Much of Houston Area

By Nomaan Merchant and Juan Lozano / AP Aug 30, 2017 Hurricane Harvey is finally easing, but the devastation and death toll continue to rise. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Study Concludes That Climate Change Will Worsen U.S. Poverty

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 6, 2017 Climate change, left unchecked, is expected to make the U.S. poorer and more unequal. (Pictured: A house in New Orleans destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

American Cities Face Growing Flood Risks

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jun 13, 2017 As the seas rise, some communities will see more extreme flooding while others will endure more frequent inundations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Five Climate Catastrophes to Which Trump Just Doomed His Own Supporters

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jun 2, 2017 The U.S. is particularly liable to damage from climate change. Here are the parts of the country the president just put at even more risk. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change Could Alter America’s Inland Cities, Study Says

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network May 1, 2017 If predictions of dramatic sea level rises by 2100 are correct, Miami could lose 2.5 million residents but Texas could gain 1.5 million. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Flood

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig Oct 17, 2016 Dig deeper

Europe Must Prepare for Extreme Weather

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Oct 7, 2016 Cities and towns across Europe are being warned to adapt to the battering they face from intense storms as extreme weather events become more frequent. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )