Snow, tornadoes, record-breaking heat, a dust storm — and that’s just last weekend. Here’s how to understand what’s going on, and the role climate change is playing in all of it.

Millions face dangerous heat in California, Arizona and Nevada as record March temps blamed on climate change sweep the nation.

An area that has seen floods in the past when the spring was unusually rainy or tropical storms were unusually fierce, is likely to see them again if the same conditions recur. Ditto the likelihood of severe storms when the atmosphere is holding a lot of moisture and the oceans are atypically warm.

The U.S. is bracing for extreme weather events, including record heat in the Southwest, severe cold from the polar vortex, and significant snowfall in northern regions.

Diseases historically absent from the United States have been showing up in Florida, Texas, California and other U.S. states in recent years.

Extreme weather is raising food inflation in India. It disrupts farming and supply chains. At the same time, it is pushing investment in better storage, technology, and stronger systems

The prolonged heat wave is expected to peak on Tuesday and remain until Friday for most areas across the region.

While the extreme weather alert is gone, Dominion Energy says they always stay ready when potential threats arise.