Climate is a description of the average weather conditions in a certain place for the past 30 or so years. Different areas of the world have different climates. We call these climate zones.

Torrential hurricanes, devastating droughts, crippling ice storms, and raging heat waves—all are extreme weather phenomena that can claim lives and cause untold damage. Climate change influences ...

Extreme fire seasons are looming — science can help us adapt Today, insurers have more realistic views of their customers’ exposure to weather- and climate-related risks and the scale of ...