The number of extreme rainstorms – deluges that dump 3 inches or more in a day – doubled in the U.S. Midwest over the last half-century, causing billions of dollars in flood damage in a trend climate advocates link to a rise in greenhouse gas emissions.

As the climate changes over the next century, the ranges of nearly 90 percent of mammal species will shrink- in many cases because animals won’t be able to get to areas where the climate is going to become suitable for them, says new research.

Unseasonable weather pushed last month to the fifth warmest April on record worldwide, federal weather statistics show.

Łagodna zima i wczesną wiosną w Stanach Zjednoczonych w tym roku doprowadziło do niektórych niesamowite zabytki: Magnolia drzew w pobliżu kwitnący w marcu na pełny miesiąc przed 2011, ptaki migrujące zwracanie znacznie wcześniej niż zwykle, i zginą z sun Midwesterners przełamywania koszulki i szorty w lutym. Ten dziwny pogoda ilustrowana, do ekstremalnych, jedną z najbardziej oczywiste skutki zmian klimatycznych zmienić: jak temperatura ciepłej, Spring podziały stron za pośrednictwem wcześniej, i te roczne shift okulary wraz z nią.

Early warm weather in March, followed by sudden flash freezes, has caused devastating losses to tender fruit and apple growers in a large part of southern Ontario, industry insiders said Wednesday. Dowiedz się więcej.

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The previous 12 months were the warmest in the U.S. since record keeping began in 1895, government scientists reported Tuesday, with the period averaging 55.7 degrees Fahrenheit — nearly three degrees warmer than the average May-April. Dowiedz się więcej.

Tom Rogers is usually $15,000 do $20,000 in a hole this time of year, having laid out that much cash to stock supplies for his oceanfront food court in New Jersey. But not this year. The unseasonably warm winter and spring thus far has boosted his business 30 percent over a normal year. And that puts him in excellent shape for the summer season. Dowiedz się więcej.

A rare tornado has ripped through the Japanese city of Tsukuba causing widespread damage and destruction. Dowiedz się więcej.

As we kick off May, the weather pattern over much of the central and eastern U.S. resembles June. Dowiedz się więcej.

Illinois climate experts say the state had a rare phenomenon this year: April’s weather was cooler than March. Dowiedz się więcej.