The equinox on Wednesday may herald the arrival of fall, but summer is very much going to be in effect for most of the U.S. through the end of this month. Consistent warmth has baked much of the U.S. in a month that usually heralds a transition to cooler temperatures, warm apple cider and fall foliage. Though few daily records have been set, that

The fall season generally means football, changing leaf colors and cooler temperatures. But as Climate Central’s chief meteorologist Bernadette Woods Placky explains, fall temps aren't quite as cool as they used to be. Here’s this week’s Climate Matters.

Record-breaking rain across Texas and Oklahoma this week caused widespread flooding, the likes of which the region has rarely, if ever, seen. For seven locations there, May 2015 has seen the most rain of any month ever recorded, with five days to go and the rain still coming. While rainfall in the region is consistent with the emerging El Niño, the

You may have heard that the world could be in for 20 feet of sea level rise if the past is any indication according to new research. And if you haven't heard, feel free to get caught up over here. We'll wait. That rise would vastly reshape coastlines around the world and endanger millions of people unless efforts are made to both reduce greenhouse