Extreme Weather - Inside Climate News https://insideclimatenews.org/topic/extreme-weather/ Pulitzer Prize-winning, nonpartisan reporting on the biggest crisis facing our planet. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 22:18:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Extreme Weather - Inside Climate News https://insideclimatenews.org/topic/extreme-weather/ 32 32 228474941 Un parque infantil ayuda a controlar las inundaciones en una histórica ciudad de Nueva Jersey https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27092024/un-parque-infantil-ayuda-a-controlar-las-inundaciones-en-una-historica-ciudad-de-nueva-jersey/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 22:18:16 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86851 En Hoboken, una pequeña ciudad propensa a inundaciones, un área de juegos para niños también funciona como sistema de captación del agua pluvial.

By Victoria St. Martin

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]]> 86851  ‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Helene Makes Landfall in Florida, Menaces the Southeast https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27092024/catastrophic-hurricane-helene-landfall-florida/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:40:16 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86782 Forecasters warned of a 15- to 20-foot storm surge in Florida’s Big Bend region. Impacts were expected to be felt as far north as Atlanta and the Appalachian Mountains.

By Amy Green

Hurricane Helene made landfall late Thursday in Florida’s Big Bend region with catastrophic and deadly winds and storm surge before menacing a vast swath of the Southeast.

]]> 86782 How a Children’s Playground Is Helping With Flood Mitigation in a Small, Historic New Jersey City https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27092024/hoboken-new-jersey-childrens-playground-flood-mitigation/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86696 Flood prone Hoboken, New Jersey, has opened a play area for its youngest residents that also doubles as storage for stormwater runoff.

By Victoria St. Martin

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]]> 86696 As Climate Changes Fuels Animal Movement, Will These Structures Still Help Species Cross the Road? https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24092024/todays-climate-wildlife-crossings-animal-movement/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:14:12 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86527 Research shows that global warming is triggering widespread species redistribution. This could hinder the effectiveness of a key conservation tool, experts say.

By Kiley Price

Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed that a litter of five endangered red wolf pups died in North Carolina after they were left to fend for themselves when a vehicle struck and killed their father in June.

]]> 86527 Finding a Fix for Playgrounds That Are Too Hot to Touch https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24092024/arizona-fix-for-playgrounds-too-hot-to-touch/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86453 In Arizona, researchers are studying playgrounds where the equipment gets so hot it can burn kids’ skin. As heat worsens nationwide, other communities will need to take note.

By Wyatt Myskow

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]]> 86453 En busca de soluciones para los parques infantiles donde el calor quema https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24092024/en-busca-de-soluciones-para-los-parques-infantiles-donde-el-calor-quema/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86581 Los investigadores en Arizona están estudiando los parques de juegos cuyas instalaciones se calientan tanto que pueden lastimar la piel de los niños. A medida que el calor empeora, otras comunidades deberían prestar atención.

By Wyatt Myskow

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]]> 86581 A Thousand Lives Lost, and Millions Disrupted, by Flooding in Western Africa https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23092024/nigeria-catastrophic-flooding/ Mon, 23 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86390 The city of Maiduguri, in Nigeria, had been drought-stricken. Then the rains, amplified by climate change, began and wouldn’t stop, inundating homes and overwhelming a dam.

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Host Steve Curwood with intern and graduate student Nana Mohammed on the catastrophe in Nigeria and other nations in western Africa. 

]]> 86390 California Ballot Asks Voters to Invest in Climate Solutions https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20092024/california-prop-4-climate-solutions/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:55:00 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86333 California officials cut billions from ambitious climate programs to offset an unexpected budget deficit. Now they hope voters approve a multibillion-dollar bond to fill the gap.

By Liza Gross

Following yet another year of brutal heatwaves and devastating wildfires, Californians have the chance to tell elected officials they support urgent climate action by voting for a $10 billion climate resilience bond on the November ballot.

]]> 86333 New Study Suggests Major Climate Reports May Be Underestimating Drought Risks https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18092024/major-climate-reports-may-be-underestimating-drought-flood-risks/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:37:31 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86236 North America and Southern Africa, in particular, may endure longer dry spells than water managers expect, but research shows rising emissions magnifying both wet and dry extremes.

By Bob Berwyn

Droughts in the coming decades could be longer than projected by current climate models, a new study published Wednesday in Nature warns.

]]> 86236 The Promise and Challenges of Managed Retreat https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14092024/managed-retreat-promises-and-challenges/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=86113 What we can learn from South Carolina, which is ahead of other states in managed retreat—but still faces hurdles incentivizing people to leave homes that repeatedly flood.

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by managing producer Jenni Doering with reporter Daniel Shailer on managed retreat in coastal South Carolina. 

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