Stories by Kelly Levin

Temperatures hit an unseasonably warm 61˚F in Washington D.C. earlier this week.

Timeline: Extreme Weather Events in 2012

Over the past several months, extreme weather and climate events in the form of heat waves, droughts, fires, and flooding have seemed to bec

The Science Behind the U.S. Drought

Heat and drought continue to blanket the United States, leaving 54 percent of the nation’s pasture and rangeland, 38 percent of its corn crop, and 30 percent of soybeans in

This post is part of WRI’s “Extreme Weather Watch” series, which explains the link between climate change and extreme events.

While many Americans set up camp to watch fireworks on July 4th, those in the Western U.S. were not as lucky.

We are happy to announce the results of the project that we launched in May to assess how recent climate science discoveries can be mo

Last week we passed an unfortunate marker when it comes to clima

In early May, we invited participants to vote for their favorite video method for communicating recent climate science findings. The survey is now complete. More than 1,500 votes were…