Extreme Weather

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February 12, 2026

How MISO Is—And Isn’t—Preparing for Extreme Weather in a Climate-Changed Future

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

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January 27, 2026

How Climate Superfund Bills Use Science to Make Polluters Pay

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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January 8, 2026

What a Decade of Outages Teaches Us About Where Resilience Must Begin

Sital Sathia
Energy Justice Research Associate

An old air conditioning unit in a window of a blue house.

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October 23, 2025

How to Protect Residents of Affordable Housing from Climate-Driven Extreme Heat

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience

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August 28, 2025

What New Orleans Taught Me About Climate, Justice, and the Future

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

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July 31, 2025

What We’re Watching: Endangered in Danger Season

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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July 29, 2025

Why More Frequent Wildfires and Extreme Rainfall Are a Particularly Perilous Combo

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

A tourist catches her breath after climbing the steps at the Lincoln Memorial during a heatwave.

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July 24, 2025

What We’re Watching: Climate and Political Whiplash

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

Vehicles sit submerged in floodwater as a search and rescue worker looks through debris for any survivors of the flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, in July 2025.

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July 22, 2025

“Hydroclimate Whiplash”: How Extreme Rainfall and Drought Are Linked

Marc Alessi
Science Fellow

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March 24, 2025

With Fewer Weather Balloons, People in US Heartland Will Be Less Prepared for Tornado Season

Marc Alessi
Science Fellow

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February 12, 2025

A Day Without NOAA, a Day Without the National Weather Service?

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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January 29, 2025

As Extreme Weather Intensifies, FEMA Needs Competent Leadership and Funding

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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January 27, 2025

The Perils of Ignoring Racial Equity in Disaster Relief and Recovery Are Costly

Melissa L. Finucane
Former Staff

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November 1, 2024

Climate-Fueled Extreme Weather Events Are Worsening. We Need Action at COP29.

Marc Alessi
Science Fellow

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September 23, 2024

Energy Efficiency Home Retrofits Can Protect You During Extreme Temperature Events

Guest Commentary

An electrical transformer, power lines and a tree rest in the yard of a house.

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September 19, 2024

The Electricity Distribution System Can Stay Resilient in Extreme Weather

Guest Commentary

Woman opening empty refrigerator after Hurricane Beryl knocks out power to region.

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August 2, 2024

Hurricane Beryl’s Towering Texas Grid Impacts and Price Tag Highlight Massive Injustices

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

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July 31, 2024

Don’t Get It Twisted: “Twisters” Movie Misses Scarier Risks

Sital Sathia
Energy Justice Research Associate

Pike Electric service trucks line up after a snow storm on February 16, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas.

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May 15, 2024

FERC and NERC Review of Winter Storm Gas Failures Lacks Transparency and Key Details

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

photo of rows of wilted savoy cabbage in a farm field affected by drought

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January 24, 2024

The USDA’s Climate Hubs Could Help Farmers Adapt to Extreme Weather

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

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January 10, 2024

Reliance on Gas Power Plants Fuels Inequity

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

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December 14, 2023

How Gas Plants Fail and Lead to Power Outages in Extreme Winter Weather

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

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November 2, 2023

Who Are the Major Players in Electric Grid Reliability?

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

Gas plant in California with pipeline in foreground

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September 13, 2023

Extreme Summer Weather Threatens Gas Power Plants. Here’s How.

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst