Tornados have been spotted on every continent except Antarctica, but tornado alley has far more twisters than other spots on the globe. Connect Images/Jason Persoff Stormdoctor/Getty Images hide caption
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Punxsutawney Phil makes his annual winter forecast to Groundhog Club Inner Circle President Tom Dunkel, left, who looks on as the groundhog is held by A.J. Dereume on Feb. 2, 2024. The Inner Circle's members have "the Groundhog gene," Dereume says. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images hide caption
A roaster holds coffee beans ready to be ground. The cost of raw, or green, coffee has soared following a drought in top-grower Brazil. Pierre Andrieu/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption
Coffee prices hover near record highs on futures market
“I’m done raising my kids. They're both in college. And this was gonna be my little paradise,” Sharon Austin said. “It still will be.” Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption
A drone image shows a flooded street due to Hurricane Milton in Siesta Key, Florida, on Thursday. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A satellite image shows Hurricane Milton to the north of the Yucatan Peninsula as the sun rises over the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is forecast to start bringing dangerous conditions to Florida's western coast on Wednesday. NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES-East hide caption
A graphic shows the projected path of Tropical Storm Debby as it crosses Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. National Weather Service hide caption
A structure burns during the Oak Fire in Mariposa County in 2022. David Odisho/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Home insurance rates are rising due to climate change. What could break that cycle?
Sizzling summer temperatures are expected to drive electric bills higher this year. Nearly one in six families are already behind on their utility bills. Brendan Smialowski/AFP hide caption
Hurricane Lee crosses the Atlantic Ocean in 2023. The National Hurricane Center predicts at least 8 hurricanes are expected to form in the Atlantic this year. NOAA via Getty Images hide caption
Forecasters predict another sweltering summer. Are we ready?
An aerial view of Colombia's Regadera Reservoir in Usme, near Bogotá, April 16. Colombia's capital of Bogotá imposed water rations due to a severe drought aggravated by the El Niño. Raul Arboleda/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Storms moving across the United States will make it hard for eclipse chasers to get a clear view of totality — the moment when the moon fully blocks the sun, creating a brilliant crown-like effect. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption
Climate change makes intense floods, wildfires, hurricanes and heat waves more common. Recovering from a disaster can be expensive. Here, a flooded car after Hurricane Florence hit South Carolina in 2018. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
A few flurries fall at the stadium mostly-cleared of snow in Orchard Park, N.Y, ahead of the NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. John Wawrow/AP hide caption
Linda Rae uses a snowblower to clear her driveway during a snowstorm on Friday in Des Moines, Iowa. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
This 1:10 p.m. EDT Friday satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Hilary (right) off Mexico's Pacific coast. NOAA via AP hide caption
The National Weather Service issued warnings and advisories for a heat wave blanketing the Pacific Northwest this week. Screenshot by NPR/National Weather Service hide caption
A sign warning of extreme heat danger in Death Valley National Park on July 15, 2023 David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
A sign reading "Today's High: 115" is posted in Phoenix, Arizona on July 25. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
She is trying to get the U.S. to take extreme heat more seriously. Here's how
A homeless person adjusts a friend's tent to help increase shade cover in a section of The Zone, Phoenix's largest homeless encampment. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
A person jogs on the Las Vegas Strip during a heat advisory on Friday. Ty O'Neil/AP hide caption
More severe weather is forecast for much of the Midwest and southern United States just days after tornadoes left devastation in many of the same communities. NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center hide caption
The winter storm is expected to bring "a large swath of heavy snow from the West Coast to the Northeast" this week. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption