Q:  How bad has this year’s tornado season been, relative to other years? A: Extraordinarily bad, even by historical standards. The death toll, now at more than 480, is the highest since 1953, when an outbreak of twisters across the Midwest and th...

Just before midnight, several city neighborhoods, including Twin Peaks, at some 900 feet, reported light snowfall, with the possibility of more on Saturday.

Buffeted by a cycle of dispiriting dry followed by overwhelming wet, farmers are experiencing a fate highlighting the vagaries of Australia’s extreme weather

California faces the risk of a catastrophic storm that could cause four to five times as much economic damage as a large quake, scientists and emergency planners warn.

In the Andes, long plagued by airplane crashes and climbing mishaps, the discoveries brought to light by warmer temperatures are helping to solve decades-old mysteries.

A flood reveals Australia’s stoicism.

Why is it so cold and snowy in Europe and the Eastern United States? Global warming is affecting the snow cover in Siberia.

Adding data gathering sensors to the Postal Service’s network of trucks could save the U.S. mail.

The trouble with something that’s gone missing is that it’s a problem with no solution. But sometimes things work out.