Nearly every corner of the US is susceptible to some type of flooding. As climate change continues to intensify, sea levels rise, and weather events get more extreme, flooding is expected to increase, so it’s important to know the difference between the three primary types of flooding: fluvial, pluvial, and coastal.

Hot temperatures tend to make people cranky, but heat’s impact on our mental health goes much deeper than that. In this, the 3rd article from our Extreme Heat series, we delve into the impact of extreme heat on our mental health, including how preexisting mental illness, substance use disorder, and certain medications contribute to risk, and compound the impacts. Image credit: NOAA

Extreme heat is the number one cause of weather-related deaths in the United States - yet most of the time, heat-related illnesses and deaths can be prevented. Learn why the heat is so dangerous, who is most vulnerable to heat-related illnesses, and what you can do to keep yourself and others safe in extreme heat.

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100-year and 500-year floods have become more prevalent over the past few decades. Learn what these terms mean and find out how to keep your loved ones safe during a major flooding event.

Temperatures across the globe have been increasing, leading to more extreme weather events, higher daytime and nighttime temperatures, and more widespread and longer-lasting heat waves. Learn more about the dangers posed by rising temperatures and extreme heat in this article, the first in our upcoming series on extreme heat.

As hotter and drier weather from climate change increases the risk of wildfires and urban sprawl exposes more communities to potential fire disasters, all citizens should know the risks and understand the simple actions they can take to make themselves and their neighbors less vulnerable to wildfires.