Climate change may shift hailstorms toward Earth's poles—new study

Everyone has a storm story—whether it's that time you just escaped a downpour, or the hailstorm that wrote off your car. Even though hailstorms are relatively rare, they cause significant damage. Two new studies shed light on how hail might change as the world warms.

Europe’s Hail Problem Gets Bigger, Not Better

Europe’s Hail Problem Gets Bigger, Not Better

Europe’s Hail Problem Gets Bigger, Not Better

Giant hail threat increases for Australian cities as climate warms

The frequency of "giant" hail and the number of hail days in a season could increase substantially for multiple Australian cities as the climate warms, a new study has found.

Scientists drive into hailstorms to research severe weather damage

A team of scientists is driving into severe storms to study hail. It's one of the nation’s costliest but least-appreciated weather dangers. Hail is rarely deadly, but it causes about $10 billion in damage each year in the U.S. To understand the weather phenomenon better, scientists from several universities are observing storms from the inside and seeing how the hail forms. The study is called Project ICECHIP. It has already collected and dissected hail the size of small cantaloupes. A team of journalists from The Associated Press is joining the scientists in the field to produce video, photos and written articles on the effort.

Do tornadoes or hailstorms do more damage?

Both tornadoes and hail have claims to being the most destructive climate events in the US.