Flood and drought taskforce to convene ahead of potential extreme winter weather

Flood and drought taskforce to convene ahead of potential extreme winter weather - The group aims to strengthen the UK’s ...

Extreme drought and heat from the last El Niño signal a 'new normal' for tropical forests

During the 2023–2024 El Niño, about 75% of the world's tropical forest areas experienced at least six months of unprecedented simultaneous drought and heat. According to a study published in Earth's ...

Large parts of Texas upgraded to extreme drought. Here's where it's worst.

With hardly any rain statewide, about 81% of Texas is under at least moderate drought, an increase from only 23% at the end of July.
The Virgin Islands Consortium

NOAA Says Extreme Drought Across USVI More Likely to Persist Than Improve Through Year-End

St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John remain in D3 Extreme Drought after months of dryness. NOAA says September rainfall has not been enough to break the pattern, while low Atlantic ...
JD Supra

Extreme Weather: Beyond The Force Majeure Clause - How Changing Weather Conditions Will Drive Commercial Disputes, And What You Can Do To Prepare

Each year we experience more extreme weather. 2026's northern hemisphere summer featured persistent heatwaves, droughts, and ...

Farmers turn to perennial grains as one solution to extreme weather

A handful of U.S. farmers are looking at a new solution to extreme weather.
UPI

U.N. warns very strong El Niño means more floods, drought, extreme heat

Sept. 3 (UPI) --This year's El Niño is set to intensify, bringing with it the risk of more extreme weather in coming months and well into 2027, the World Meteorological Organization warned Thursday.

[Part 7] We hear about 'extreme weather' every year, but what is the standard for 'extreme'? Thinking about heatwaves, heavy snow, and droughts

First, the conclusion: 'rarity' and 'magnitude of danger' are measured by different yardsticks.The term 'extreme weather' has criteria used by the Japan Meteorological Agency for judgment.It does not ...
CBS News

"Supersized" El Niño's harshest weather still ahead, including extreme heat, drought, floods, U.N. warns

With the burgeoning El Niño now forecast to intensify significantly in the coming months, the "supersized" climate event will likely have an outsized impact on severe weather around the world, fueling ...

Roanoke region remains in emergency drought conditions despite rain in other areas

Despite cooling temperatures and repeated rain storms in central and northern portions of Virginia that have eased the ...
Foreign Affairs

Extreme Weather Will Upend U.S.-China Competition

Climate change looms in the background of the contest between China and the United States. It is the underappreciated factor that could determine who wins the race to develop frontier technologies, ...