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A strong El Niño is brewing in the Pacific and many are gearing up for another wet winter – but will that be the case?

As the extreme heat now baking the U.S. and other spots around the globe is being fueled by climate change, scientists say we are likely to see similarly hot summers in the future. But, while this type of heat is expected more often, that does not mean every summer will look like this year’s. “We have…

In a summer of drought, smoke and haze, wildfires could flare up in unusual locations in the United States over the next few months.

Climate scientist Rick Thoman says dry spells are not abnormal, even in a temperate rainforest, but the drought from 2016 to 2019 was unique. In a new retrospective report, Thoman and collaborators at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association examine the impacts of the 2016 - 2019 drought in the context of past droughts and future climate projections.

Wildfires have burned about 362,000 acres this year, compared with 2.5 million acres last year