Extreme Weather

El Niño is a natural climate pattern during which sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean become significantly warmer than average. This drives hotter weather around the world. Since the world is already warming, El Niño only amplifies that warming. The El Niño of 2023 and 2024 resulted in the hottest years ever recorded. The strong El Niño currently taking place is shattering temperature records from Europe to Asia.

As much of the country prepares for intense heat, weather experts at UAlbany say New York residents should take warnings seriously.

The Trump administration decided this year to stop updating a federal database that tracked the cost of extreme weather, compiling an annual list of hurricanes, wildfires, and other disasters that caused at least $1 billion in damage. The government had maintained that database since the 1990s, with data going back to 1980. Evidently, this information was deemed to be unimportant, or at least inconvenient.

The flooding in central Texas caused by extreme precipitation last week has killed more than 100 people, and more than 160 people are still missing.

A three-day conference is underway at the University at Albany on how higher education can help in the preparation, response and recovery from events…

Experts at the State University of New York system are warning New Yorkers to stay safe as the mercury rises. SUNY is sharing tips for staying healthy…

A hint of spring that has descended on the Northeast has officials monitoring rivers, streams and flood-prone areas. With recent temperatures in the 50s…

New York will extend a program that provides mortgage assistance for state residents displaced by extreme weather.Governor Andrew Cuomo made the…

The dangerously high heat and humidity have prompted several agencies to implement emergency measures.The National Weather Service says the heat index has…

Communities in our region are bracing for another heatwave.With forecasts for another three days or more of temperatures above 90 degrees, Governor Andrew…