Jeff Berardelli

In today's Climate Classroom, we will be speaking to William S. Becker, a writer for The Hill, a Nexstar-owned property on climate inflation, better known by its new name "climateflation."

Tampa’s heat index soared to 118 degrees Fahrenheit Wednesday afternoon for about 10 to 15 minutes at Tampa International Airport. That ties for the third highest since 1940.

It has been over 100 years since the Tampa Bay Area has seen a direct hit from a major hurricane – Category 3 or higher. But if the models are right, our area may see an astonishing increase …

It has been the wettest on record in places like Tampa and Sarasota-Bradenton, as evidenced by all the flash flooding, and rainy season is not over. It typically continues through early October.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — By most measures, the summer of 2024 has been a lackluster hurricane season especially when you compare it to what was expected— a hyperactive season. But there are signs that things are about to pick up.

As autumn officially begins, we put summer in our rearview mirror. And for good reason! It was not only one of the wettest in Tampa history, it was also the most muggy.

When a hurricane makes landfall, we expect the typical impacts: damaging storm surge, destructive winds, and flooding rains. But Helene was different. It shocked and surprised people — from t…

After the Tampa Bay area’s most oppressive summer on record, and back-to-back major hurricanes, the area deserves a change.

When Hurricane Milton was over the record hot Gulf waters, it was one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin, with winds topping out at 180 mph.

Jeff Berardelli is WFLA's Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist It's nearly two weeks after Milton and people in the Tampa Bay area are still dealing with the ongoing impacts of the storm.