The Arctic has entered a new era of extreme weather, study suggests

Extreme weather events have become significantly more common in the Arctic over recent decades, posing a threat to vital polar ecosystems, according to new research by an international team of ...

Frequent Arctic wildfires could cut snow cover by 18 days, impacting global climate and ecology

The correlation between Arctic wildfires and abnormal snow cover under global warming is of growing concern. A comprehensive ...

The western US is in a snow drought, and storms have been making it worse

A major atmospheric river brought record precipitation to the Pacific Northwest, yet the snow and water supply still suffered ...

The western US is in a snow drought – here’s how a storm made it worse

(THE CONVERSATION) Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a snow drought. That might sound surprising, given the record precipitation from atmospheric rivers hitting the region in ...

More ice and snow warnings in place after weather closes more than 1,000 UK schools

Sunday night was the coldest night of the season so far for England and Wales, with temperatures in Shap in Cumbria dipping ...