A key driver of the whiplash, Swain says, is the “expanding atmospheric sponge”—the growing ability of the atmosphere to hold more water for every degree Celsius that the planet warms. A thirstier ...

He’s been called America’s first green president. Jimmy Carter, the 37th president, died last week at 100 years old and was praised for his work as a peacemaker in the Middle East, and for his efforts ...