The possibility of snow in Tampa, Fla. Record heat and fires in Australia. Scientists say climate change is exacerbating weather extremes.

Public interest in news stories about climate change is at an all-time high. NPR Climate Correspondent Rebecca Hersher talks about how demand for stories about extreme weather, climate science and climate-related public policy has grown,

Over the past week, there have been several deadly flash floods across the country, in central Texas, New Mexico, and the Carolinas. Most notably, the flash floods in central Texas and New Mexico were triggered by slow-moving thunderstorms that dumped ...

University of Delaware undergraduate student Drew Martin and Saleem Ali, Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment, were among thousands of international participants at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP30, held in November 2025 in Brazil.

“Storms are a natural part of Earth's system and are not going away,” William Ripple, co-lead author of the 2025 State of the Climate report, told TIME in an email. “We are not losing storms; we are getting storms that are supercharged with extra water and energy.”

I’ve made my way up to a fan park where fans are gathered to watch the opening ceremony on the big screen. Cheers go up as Mariah starts singing in Italian. Mariah is singing the Italian classic Volare,

Staging future Winter Games as early as January and the Paralympic Winter Games in February is a possibility because of warmer temperatures, the International Olympic Committee says