Tropical Atlantic quiet for now, but hurricane season peak ahead

In the Atlantic basin, conditions remain quiet at a time storm activity is usually picking up.

Impact of climate change may be equivalent to 3.3 million years of transformations in tropical vegetation

The tropics cover less than one-third of Earth's surface but are home to more than half of all known species. Forests, ...
CNN

Extreme heat is threatening tropical birds, even in untouched forests, scientists warn

“Climate change is so pervasive that it will affect those areas as well,” he said. Maurer said he has noticed how climate change is affecting birds in his tropical home of north Queensland, Australia, ...

Rare mix of tropical weather and extreme heat headed to New Orleans

Tropical Storm Bertha is bringing wind, coastal flooding and rain to New Orleans as extreme heat pushes heat indices above 110 degrees.
Forbes

Brazil’s Bold Climate Finance Plan Could End Tropical Deforestation

Tropical rainforests represent one of our planet’s most critical natural assets in the fight against climate change, storing approximately 25% of all terrestrial carbon despite covering just 6% of ...

Tropical insects may be running out of room as temperatures rise

New research from Costa Rica's Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) suggests that tropical insects may be vulnerable to ...
CNN

Tropical Storm Rafael forms in the Caribbean and could threaten the US Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Rafael formed in the Caribbean Sea Monday afternoon and could bring a rare November threat to the United States this weekend after tearing through parts of the western Caribbean. Rafael ...
Climate Central

Climate change intensified Hurricane Katrina; could have been a stronger storm in today's climate

We issues alerts in many instances when the Climate Shift Index identifies a notable extreme weather event around the world that was made more likely by human-caused climate change. Climate Shift ...