One local expert, Tim Owhiler, put it bluntly: "This year really was one of the worst years that I've seen." Exacerbating ...

Roger Pielke Jr. and oil industry supporters are attacking climate scientist Friederike Otto, whose work has been used in lawsuits against polluters.

Predicting the intensity of each winter ahead of time can be a challenge, but this sign is causing many residents of colder ...

A newly approved energy package could help nursing homes and assisted-living facilities weather heat waves and cold snaps by ...

After deadly flooding in central Texas in 1987, some thought they'd proven they could handle Mother Nature's best punch. Then came this month's horrific flash floods, when unfathomable amounts of rain ...

Spring is traditionally the most dangerous time of year when it comes to destructive tornadoes and other severe weather outbreaks in much of the southern and central United States. But autumn brings a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – After a deadly, record-breaking heat wave blanketed the Pacific Northwest in 2021, researchers at Portland State University have found anomalies when it comes to the ...

This is part of the Disaster 101 toolkit, a comprehensive guide to extreme weather preparation, response, and recovery. Extreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters ...