The possibility of snow in Tampa, Fla. Record heat and fires in Australia. Scientists say climate change is exacerbating weather extremes.

“Storms are a natural part of Earth's system and are not going away,” William Ripple, co-lead author of the 2025 State of the Climate report, told TIME in an email. “We are not losing storms; we are getting storms that are supercharged with extra water and energy.”

The first quarter of the 21st century was unusually warm by historical standards – mostly due to human-induced climate change – and so a prolonged cold spell this winter is unfamiliar to many people,

Climate deniers are quick to say ‘I told you so’ when the mercury drops. But a warmer planet impacts weather in ways that can seem counterintuitive. Record cold temperatures are once again expected to hit a swath of the country this weekend—even plunging Florida into its coldest stretch of the last 15 years,

A new study shows that, despite fires, floods and record heat, most Australians do not change their behavior or beliefs in response to climate change—except in a narrow window following a disaster. Lead author Dr.

Symptoms of climate change, like more frequent and intense extreme weather events, rising sea levels and warmer oceans, manifest as altered precipitation patterns, leading to more severe droughts, flooding and heatwaves, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Human-caused climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods that devastated parts of southern Africa, killing more than 100 people and displacing hundreds of thousands, researchers said Thursday.

Connecticut is already feeling the effects of climate change in the form of rising sea levels, more frequent heat waves and intensifying floods.