Weather Underground

A US National Weather Service map shows precipitation levels across the southeastern US on October 4, 2015. White splotches in South Carolina indicate areas with more than 10 inches of rain.

The Carolinas’ ‘thousand-year’ flood follows a big rainfall trend across the US

Environment

The “thousand-year” flood that hit the Carolinas earlier this week is just the latest in a string of extraordinary rain events in the US and around the world. And while the details differ, they fit into a pattern directly linked to climate change.

Militant Islamist fighters from the self-named Islamic State take part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province.

How ISIS uses the tools of activism for its own violent goals

Global Politics

Final debate for presidential candidates

Global Politics
The World

Israel’s American weatherman

Lifestyle & Belief