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Even meteorologists are baffled by the Midwestern tornado season
More than 200 tornadoes have hit Illinois this year. Here's how the twisters form, and how climate change might be influencing them.
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Firefighters sound alarm as US faces critical staffing shortage: ‘We don’t have enough people’
Firefighters describe being pushed to limit by a brutal wildfire season, with key leadership roles going unfilled.
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Solar buoyed Europe’s grid amid record-breaking heat and drought this summer
The season of extreme weather holds lessons for how the continent can climate-proof its energy systems.
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![Collage of yellow circles containing a West Nile virus micrograph on top of a photo of a lake with low water levels]()
In a drier world, some infectious diseases are unexpectedly thriving
Researchers are beginning to untangle how the “drought-disease paradox” works.
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![Residents inspect the damage amid debris and destroyed homes a day after a tornado ripped through Menasha, Wisconsin, on July 28, 2026.]()
![Residents inspect the damage amid debris and destroyed homes a day after a tornado ripped through Menasha, Wisconsin, on July 28, 2026.]()
Extreme weather is changing how Americans see the world
A Gallup survey finds that disaster victims are more likely to feel that the future is out of their hands.
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![A construction worker in a bright yellow shirt wearing a white work helmet with a towel underneath takes a drink of an electrolyte beverage in the oppressive summer heat.]()
![A construction worker in a bright yellow shirt wearing a white work helmet with a towel underneath takes a drink of an electrolyte beverage in the oppressive summer heat.]()
Congress may kill the federal heat rule before OSHA can
The Biden-era heat safety rule was already languishing. Now, in a summer of record-breaking heat, a congressional committee has moved to block it entirely. What gives?
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As Montana warms, Missoula’s first heat map reveals hidden hotspots
The mapping effort is uncovering unexpected patterns, with some undeveloped and heavily forested areas holding more heat than researchers anticipated.
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Scientists define a new category of heat wave: ‘Snow eaters’
Unseasonably warm weather that rapidly melts snowpack is becoming more widespread in the U.S. West and happening earlier in the year.
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![A satellite image shows enormous clouds of smoke rise from a forest burning in northwestern Ontario.]()
![A satellite image shows enormous clouds of smoke rise from a forest burning in northwestern Ontario.]()
Canada’s wildfire season is taking a heavy toll on First Nations
Thousands have been forced from their homes as Indigenous leaders raise concerns about firefighting resources, emergency assistance, and who decides when communities are safe.
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Michigan winemakers have a new climate worry: More wildfire smoke
While “smoke taint” from last month’s hazy skies isn’t an immediate threat, grape growers say it comes on the heels of a growing season already fraught with climate extremes.
