Experts say climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and severe, but that our attitudes and actions haven't kept up.

Americans see a troubling pattern in extreme weather - both in hindsight and on the horizon, according to new polling. In the latest Ipsos/USA Today survey, most respondents said they foresee extreme weather events becoming more frequent in the years ahead.

From Florida to Texas, discover the US states where extreme weather – floods, droughts and high temperatures – is wreaking havoc

Climate change is likely to make extreme weather events like those experienced in Texas occur more intensely and more frequently, scientists are warning.

Unfounded rumors linking an extreme weather event to human attempts at weather modification are again spreading on social media. It is not plausible that available weather modification techniques caused or influenced the July 4 flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas.

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Three Democratic lawmakers have proposed legislation to classify extreme heat as a disaster, which would allow federal funding for extreme heat.

In an effort to shrink the federal government, President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have taken steps that are diluting the country’s ability to anticipate, prepare for and respond to catastrophic flooding and other extreme weather events.

As a climate scientist who calls Texas home, I can tell you that the Hill Country of Texas is no stranger to flooding. Meteorologists often refer to it as “Flash Flood Alley” because of its steep terrain, shallow soils, and its history of sudden and intense rainfall.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has cut a $3 million grant from the Exploitation of Mesonets for Emergency Preparedness and Response in Weather Extremes (EMPOWER) project at the New York State Mesonet housed at the University at Albany.

Still, claims of weather-control technology, once confined to relatively fringe circles, have gained some traction in the Republican Party. In some states, conservative politicians have passed laws that allude to fringe ideas and seek to ban geoengineering, which is used to counteract the effects of climate change.