Where temperatures will be highest during next week’s brutal heat wave
Record-breaking heat could affect millions across the Ohio Valley and East Coast with heat indexes over 100 reaching as far north as Canada’s Hudson Bay.
By Matthew Cappucci
Record rains hit South Florida, causing disastrous flooding
It was the wettest summer day on record in Fort Lauderdale, where bookkeeping dates back to 1912.
By Matthew Cappucci
Clearing the air on turbulence and climate change: What you need to know
Turbulence is getting worse as the planet warms, research shows, but that doesn’t necessarily mean fliers will experience more bumpy flights.
By Rachel Pannett
El Niño has ended. Here’s what that means for a streak of record heat.
A La Niña pattern is expected next, which might slow global heating but supercharge Atlantic hurricane season.
By Scott Dance
Heavy flooding hits parts of South Florida after severe rains
A dire flash flood emergency was issued for areas between Fort Lauderdale and Miami.
By Nicolás Rivero, Matthew Cappucci, Amudalat Ajasa and María Luisa Paúl
Serious heat wave to scorch the East next week. Maps show areas at risk.
The heat wave could produce dangerously high temperatures over a large area for an extended period.
By Ian Livingston
A punishing heat dome will test Phoenix’s strategy to reduce heat-related deaths
After last year’s crisis, officials have outlined plans to try to reduce the toll, including launching a new extreme-heat preparedness plan and adding more cooling centers.
By Amudalat Ajasa
Marylanders rattled by historic tornadoes but avoid major catastrophe
Montgomery County officials said the region was fortunate to have avoided serious injuries after multiple tornadoes barreled across Maryland on Wednesday.
By Joe Heim, Katie Shepherd, Jason Samenow, Rachel Pannett and Jessica Koscielniak
Are tornadoes rare in the D.C. area? Here’s what to do when one hits.
Tornadoes in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia region aren’t unheard of, but the severity of storms like Wednesday’s is rare. Here’s how to protect yourself.
By Scott Dance and Ian Livingston
A year of record global heat has pushed Earth closer to dangerous threshold
Temperatures surpassed the 1.5-degree Celsius warming threshold over the past year, and scientists warn they will again soon.
By Scott Dance
Massive hailstorms keep hitting the U.S. Here’s why.
Hailstorms are to be expected at this time of year, when spring warmth fuels severe weather, but experts warn there are some factors making them more damaging than ever.
By Scott Dance
Deaths mount and water rationed as India faces record heat
Reports of heat-related illnesses and deaths have surged across the country as daytime highs continue to hover around 120 degrees and nights remain over 90.
By Gerry Shih
Why this tornado season has been so unusual — and it’s not even halfway over
Tornadoes touched down on all but two days between April 25 and May 27 — that’s 94 percent of days.
By Matthew Cappucci and Ian Livingston
In photos: The scene in the southern Plains after storms killed over a dozen people
Severe weather battered areas from the southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic, while tornadoes proved deadly in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kentucky.
By Washington Post staff
Weekend storms kill 22 as severe weather heads toward East Coast
Severe weather battered areas from the southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic, while tornadoes proved deadly in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kentucky.
By Matthew Cappucci and Niha Masih
May’s northern lights were the space spectacle of a lifetime, scientists say
Space scientists are saying the solar storm was the most impressive in decades and, by some measures, even centuries.
By Kasha Patel
This hurricane season could be among the worst in decades, NOAA warns
The NOAA outlook predicts 17 to 25 tropical storms, eight to 13 hurricanes and four to seven “major” hurricanes, and is the most aggressive May prediction the agency has made.
By Scott Dance
After deadly Iowa tornadoes, Greenfield surveys storm damage and destruction
At least five people were killed across the state.
By Jason Samenow, Amudalat Ajasa, Matthew Cappucci and Kelsey Ables
In photos: Deadly tornadoes devastate southwest Iowa
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) declared a disaster after tornadoes killed multiple people, including in the hard-hit town of Greenfield.
By Jintak Han
The surprising reasons thunderstorms are more destructive than ever
A significant influence on the rising storm damage trend has little to do with the weather.
By Scott Dance