Tag: climate disasters

  • King Tides Surge in California: When Moon, Sun, and Storms Collide

    California is no stranger to meteorological drama, but this year’s turn of the calendar brought some of the most striking coastal flooding in decades — thanks to the phenomenon known as “king tides.” These astronomical high tides, when paired with the relentless parade of severe winter storms, have left communities along the Golden State’s coast…

  • Extreme Weather in Late 2025: A Costly Global Wake-Up Call

    As 2025 drew to a close, extreme weather battered communities across the globe, resulting in more than $120 billion in economic losses—a stark reminder of our collective vulnerability to intensifying climate and weather hazards[1][4]. Here in the United States, the aftermath of devastating wildfires in California quickly gave way to severe winter storms and brutal…