Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ attitudes toward and experiences with extreme weather. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,085 U.S. adults from April 28 to May 4, 2025.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is no longer being updated. Please see our latest coverage of the storms here. Hurricane Humberto rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm Friday and Saturday over the ...
The Trump administration cut a NOAA program that had tracked weather events that caused at least $1 billion in damage. A ...
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Throughout America, a quiet but long-reaching shift is remaking the lives of millions. Middle-class families, long centered by hope for homeownership or even affordability in good towns, are being ...
Forest fires are on the rise globally. An increase in severe fire weather is largely responsible. By Rebecca Dzombak In 2023 and 2024, the hottest years on record, more than 78 million acres of ...