The recent catastrophic wildfire in Hawaii is an example of climate change driving compound events. The past few weeks have brought light to the stark increase in the frequency and intensity of ...

NEW YORK – First came a dry spell that parched the land, then a spark, followed by some wind. Suddenly, swaths of South Carolina were consumed by voracious flames. More than 100 fires ignited in the ...

Sea snails – the picture shows a pteropod – play an important role in the marine food web. They are especially sensitive to ocean warming and acidification ...

Scientists have investigated marine heatwaves for a few years now -- for example at the University of Bern. However, relatively little is known about how marine heatwaves co-occur with other extreme ...

Hurricane Sally made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 105 mph. Many of us warned several days in advance that a slow-moving Category 1 or 2 storm would ...