But those who study climate and weather say they are two different things — measured on different scales — and that even the blizzard that left record-breaking snow in some parts of the Northeast this ...

Scientists say recent extreme snowstorms are consistent with weather patterns shifting due to climate change. A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, which can lead to more intense precipitation, ...

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the ...

“The existence of winter doesn't disprove climate change,” says Stuart Evans, assistant professor of geography at the University of Buffalo. “Climate change is a long term trend that makes winter ...

When it comes to distinguishing between weather and climate, weather generally covers short and specific timeframes and locations, while climate focuses on trends and statistical ups and downs over ...

Analyzing NOAA's billion-dollar weather disaster database, a UChicago-led study projects sharply rising costs driven by ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of days when the weather gets hot, dry and windy — ideal to spark extreme wildfires — has nearly tripled in the past 45 years across the globe, with the trend increasing ...

When Punxsutawney Phil popped up and saw his shadow on Feb. 2, a collective groan rippled across the Eastern United States, where freezing temperatures, ice and snow have cast a big chill for days.

Last year was the third-highest year on record for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, according to new data from Climate Central. There were 23 such events in 2025, causing 276 fatalities ...

Maria Temming: In 2021, a historic heat wave baked the Pacific Northwest killing hundreds of people and fueling wildfires. Researchers later reported that human-caused climate change made this heat ...