Asian summer monsoon's unusual role in 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave revealed

In recent years, as extreme weather events have occurred with increasing frequency, scientists have been searching within the ...

You might think frogs never get enough water. Turns out, they can fare worse in floods than bushfires

Floods can be more damaging to frogs than bushfires, new research shows. Floods wash away eggs and habitat, and could spread ...
KOIN 6

PNW saw ‘anomalously high’ temps, health issues during 2021 heat wave: Study

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – After a deadly, record-breaking heat wave blanketed the Pacific Northwest in 2021, researchers at Portland State University have found anomalies when it comes to the ...

Climate extremes seen harming unborn babies in Brazil's Amazon

A new study that links extreme rains with lower birth weights in Brazil's Amazon region underscores the long-term health ...
Reuters

Extreme weather raises hunger risk in Latin America, UN says

SANTIAGO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Climate variability and extreme weather events stalk at least 20 Latin American countries and increase the risk of hunger and malnutrition in the region, according to a ...