Weather

weather Aug. 10, 2020

Destructive Derecho Tears Through Midwest Toward ChicagoThe fast-moving windstorm caused power outages for 430,000 in the region and hit a city reeling from a night of unrest.

By Matt Stieb

white house Jan. 13, 2020

White House Said It Was Snowing in D.C. on Night It Was Almost 50 Degrees OutNot the kind of climate denialism the Trump administration is usually known for.

By Matt Stieb

talking about the weather Nov. 12, 2019

Winter Arrives 39 Days Before Winter Officially ArrivesRecords are being set as a brutal cold front sweeps across the country two weeks before Thanksgiving.

By Adam K. Raymond

wildfires Oct. 28, 2019

Everything We Know About the California WildfiresHundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate in both Northern and Southern California.

By Adam K. Raymond

corruption Sept. 10, 2019

Democrats Demand Wilbur Ross Resign in Latest Sharpiegate TwistThe Commerce Secretary reportedly threatened NOAA employees for not sufficiently backing Trump.

By Adam K. Raymond

talking about the weather Sept. 9, 2019

How Trump’s False Dorian Forecast Sparked a Crisis at NOAAThe administration threatened firings at the agency if it did not put facts aside and back up the president.

By Chas Danner

weather Sept. 6, 2019

Everything We Know About Hurricane DorianAfter devastating the Bahamas, the Category 2 storm is moving up the East Coast, pounding the Carolinas with heavy rain and strong winds.

By Chas Danner, Matt Stieb, and Adam K. Raymond

weather Sept. 2, 2019

Trump ‘Not Sure’ He’s Even Heard of a Category 5 HurricaneLast year, a Category 5 storm devastated the Florida Panhandle. This year, Trump says he’s not sure he’s even heard of them.

By Adam K. Raymond

vision 2020 Mar. 11, 2019

Democrats Aim at Midwest With Choice of Milwaukee for 2020 ConventionDemocrats hope to tilt Wisconsin, and perhaps the entire region, but parties don’t always get a bump in the state where they hold their convention.

By Ed Kilgore

talking about the weather Jan. 30, 2019

The Midwest Is FrozenChicago is currently Chiberia thanks to a polar vortex.

By Adam K. Raymond

extreme weather Oct. 10, 2018

Hurricane Michael Decimates Florida PanhandleOne person is dead after the historically strong storm ripped through the Gulf Coast.

By Adam K. Raymond

2018 midterms Oct. 8, 2018

Hurricane Michael Threatens to Upend Florida ElectionsEven if Republicans don’t want to acknowledge that climate change is real, they have to deal with the political reality of more intense autumn storms.

By Ed Kilgore

hurricane florence Sept. 16, 2018

Florence: Already-Catastrophic Floods Are Going to Get Even WorseWaterways throughout the Carolinas are being overwhelmed by the storm’s record rainfall, 17 people are dead, and more water is coming.

By Margaret Hartmann, Benjamin Hart, and Chas Danner

hurricane florence Sept. 11, 2018

Evacuations Begin As Hurricane Florence Bears Down on CarolinasMore than a million people were ordered to leave ahead of the storm, which is forecast to arrive on Friday morning.

By Margaret Hartmann and Benjamin Hart

talking about the weather Aug. 23, 2018

As Hurricane Lane Approaches Hawaii, the Flooding BeginsHawaii hasn’t seen a storm like this in decades.

By Adam K. Raymond

June 6, 2018

Trump and Pence Praise FEMA, Ignore Puerto RicoDespite the thousands of people who died during and after Hurricane Maria, Trump and Pence are proud of FEMA.

By Adam K. Raymond

May 17, 2018

Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Erupts, But It Wasn’t the ‘Big One’After weeks of activity, it shot an ash plume 30,000 feet into the air early Thursday morning, prompting safety warnings and school closures.

By Adam K. Raymond

extreme weather Dec. 31, 2017

New Year’s Eve Revelers Face Brutal TemperaturesThe ball isn’t the only thing dropping in Times Square on Sunday night.

By Chas Danner

Sept. 14, 2017

Why Are All These Reporters Standing Outside in the Middle of Hurricanes?Is it worth the ratings?

By Brittany Stephanis

hurricane irma Sept. 7, 2017

Hurricane Irma Continues Devastating March Across CaribbeanThe Category 5 storm is moving past the Dominican Republic. Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas are bracing for the hurricane’s next blow.

By Jen Kirby

Sept. 6, 2017

Category 5 Irma Bears Down on Puerto RicoThe storm has killed at least two in the Caribbean so far, and “decimated” the housing stock in Barbuda.

By Jen Kirby

climate change July 14, 2017

The Uninhabitable Earth, Annotated EditionThe facts, research, and science behind the climate-change article that explored our planet’s worst-case scenarios.

By David Wallace-Wells

climate change July 9, 2017

When Will the Planet Be Too Hot for Humans? Much, Much Sooner Than You Imagine.Plague, famine, heat no human can survive. This is not science fiction but what scientists, when they’re not being cautious, fear could be our future.

By David Wallace-Wells

weather Oct. 17, 2016

Last Month Was the Hottest September Since We Started Keeping RecordsTechnically, it’s in a statistical tie with September 2014.

By Charley Lanyon

weather Oct. 17, 2016

A Week Later, Hurricane Matthew Death Toll Continues to RiseIn North Carolina whole towns remain underwater.

By Charley Lanyon

weather Sept. 4, 2016

Northeast Mostly Spared As Hermine Heads Out to SeaThough coastal areas should still watch out for storm surges, we will avoid most of the storm’s destructive forces.

By Chas Danner

Sept. 2, 2016

How Is Tropical Storm Hermine Going to Affect NYC?This storm might do a lot worse than just ruin your Labor Day weekend.

By Jen Kirby

June 27, 2016

This Little Transparent Box Mimics the Weather OutsideA box of rain.

By Eva Hill and Cait Munro

Apr. 28, 2016

It Turns Out January’s Blizzard Was Actually the City’s Biggest EverSorry, blizzard of ’06.

By Joe DeLessio

weather Apr. 5, 2016

It’s Opening Day at Yankee Stadium and There’s Ice on the FieldThe unseasonably cold weather is going to sticking around for a while.

By Jen Kirby

Feb. 8, 2016

A Snowstorm Threatens to Chill Turnout at New Hampshire’s PrimarySome predict a snowy primary would be bad for Rubio.

By Eric Levitz

blizzard of 2016 Jan. 25, 2016

New York and East Coast Still Trying to Dig Out From BlizzardThe storm almost set a new record for snowfall in New York.

By Chas Danner, Margaret Hartmann, and Jaime Fuller

ask an expert Jan. 20, 2016

So How Much Snow Is New York Going to Get?A meteorologist weighs in.

By Jen Kirby

weather report Dec. 28, 2015

Crazy Weather Declares War on HumansIn Texas, dozens have died after a relentless fusillade of tornadoes and blizzards.

By Jaime Fuller

talking about the weather Dec. 23, 2015

Why This May Be the Warmest Christmas of Your LifetimeThanks to several weird weather events, New York may see temperatures in the low 70s this week.

By Margaret Hartmann

the weather outside is not frightful Dec. 18, 2015

It’s Supposed to Be Super Warm Again Next WeekWe could see the high 60s on Christmas Eve.

By Jaime Fuller

winter isn’t coming Nov. 13, 2015

It’s Official: The Strongest El Niño in 18 Years Will Keep You Warm This WinterLet El Niño’s big, gentle atmospheric arms wrap around you …

By Eric Levitz

weather report Nov. 4, 2015

Winter Is (Not Really) ComingAt least for now, New York will remain unseasonably warm.

By Jaime Fuller

natural disasters Oct. 5, 2015

South Carolina Floods Kill at Least 9“This flood disaster has been like nothing South Carolina has ever seen.”

By Jaime Fuller

hurricane watch Oct. 2, 2015

Hurricane Joaquin Not That Into the East CoastThe latest projections have the big storm veering away from the U.S.

By Jaime Fuller

talking about the weather Oct. 1, 2015

Hurricane Joaquin Upgraded to Category 4, But Don’t Panic Just YetThere’s a good chance the storm won’t hit the East Coast.

By Caroline Bankoff

weather Sept. 30, 2015

Hurricane Joaquin Is Heading for the East Coast — and Maybe New YorkMeteorologists still aren’t sure whether the storm will pummel the East Coast quite yet, but it’s not looking good.

By Jaime Fuller

weather Sept. 29, 2015