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#el-nino
fromMail Online
3 weeks ago
Environment

Brace for a SUPER El Nino that could push temperatures to record highs

A 62% probability exists for El Niño development between June and August 2024, with 15% chance of a super El Niño by November, potentially pushing 2027 global temperatures to record highs.
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago
Environment

Will there be a super El Nino later this year? Here's what that would mean.

A strong or super El Niño event expected later this year could rival historical records and significantly impact global weather patterns, potentially pushing temperatures to record levels by 2027.
Environment
fromJezebel
3 days ago

Our Burning Planet Isn't Ready for Another "Super El Nino"

A powerful 'super El Niño' is expected in 2026, potentially causing significant global climate impacts.
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

California could get a 'super' El Nino. Here's what that means for the state

A potentially historic super El Niño may develop, bringing a wet winter to Southern California with increased risks of flooding and coastal erosion.
Environment
fromMail Online
3 weeks ago

Brace for a SUPER El Nino that could push temperatures to record highs

A 62% probability exists for El Niño development between June and August 2024, with 15% chance of a super El Niño by November, potentially pushing 2027 global temperatures to record highs.
Environment
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

Will there be a super El Nino later this year? Here's what that would mean.

A strong or super El Niño event expected later this year could rival historical records and significantly impact global weather patterns, potentially pushing temperatures to record levels by 2027.
US politics
fromEsquire
10 hours ago

I'm More Than a Bit Worried About the Typhoon That's About to Hit a Group of U.S. Islands

The Northern Marianas Islands remain a controversial territory with a history of labor exploitation and political corruption.
#super-typhoon
fromsfist.com
1 day ago

Sunday Links: California Hit With Thunder, 30,000 Lightning Strikes Over the Weekend

After 21 hours of talks, US and Iran did not reach a deal to end the war, as Vice President JD Vance said talks stalled after the US made a final offer pushing for stronger guarantees that Iran won't develop nuclear weapons.
US news
#bay-area
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 day ago
California

Rain upends trees, causes flooding in Bay Area: Here's a recap of Level 2 storm impact

Strong winds and heavy rain caused flooding and downed trees across the Bay Area, impacting events and prompting safety warnings.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago
California

For some in Bay Area, rain may be mixed with occasional thunder, lightning

A slow-moving low-pressure system brought scattered rain, isolated thunder, and heavier totals in the Santa Cruz Mountains, with additional storms expected later in the week.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 day ago

Rain upends trees, causes flooding in Bay Area: Here's a recap of Level 2 storm impact

Strong winds and heavy rain caused flooding and downed trees across the Bay Area, impacting events and prompting safety warnings.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 days ago

Rain - and maybe thunderstorms - are expected in Los Angeles this weekend

Parts of Los Angeles will probably see rain after 11 p.m. Saturday, with scattered showers anticipated on Sunday afternoon before 2, and a potential for thunderstorms in some parts of the city.
Los Angeles
#weather
Europe news
fromIrish Independent
2 days ago

Met Eireann issues status yellow thunderstorm, rain and wind warnings for seven counties

A status yellow thunderstorm warning is in effect for Cork, Kerry, and Waterford until 7pm, with additional warnings for wind and rain.
East Bay (California)
fromKqed
4 days ago

Storms Sweeping Bay Area This Week to Bring Rain and Thunderstorms | KQED

Northern California is expected to experience storms with rain, thunderstorms, and potential snowfall in the Sierra Nevada this week.
Environment
fromIrish Independent
3 days ago

Status Yellow rain and wind warnings come into force for eight counties

Severe weather warnings for rain, wind, and hail are issued for various regions over the weekend.
Europe news
fromIrish Independent
2 days ago

Met Eireann issues status yellow thunderstorm, rain and wind warnings for seven counties

A status yellow thunderstorm warning is in effect for Cork, Kerry, and Waterford until 7pm, with additional warnings for wind and rain.
East Bay (California)
fromKqed
4 days ago

Storms Sweeping Bay Area This Week to Bring Rain and Thunderstorms | KQED

Northern California is expected to experience storms with rain, thunderstorms, and potential snowfall in the Sierra Nevada this week.
Environment
fromIrish Independent
3 days ago

Status Yellow rain and wind warnings come into force for eight counties

Severe weather warnings for rain, wind, and hail are issued for various regions over the weekend.
Snowboarding
fromSnowBrains
2 days ago

Who Got Winter 2025-26 Right? SnowBrains Synthesizes the Season's Big Forecasts - SnowBrains

Winter 2025-26 saw a split in conditions, with the West facing warmth and rain while the Midwest and Northeast enjoyed colder, more reliable skiing.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Weather tracker: Cyclone Maila batters Solomon Islands with 115mph winds

Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila has been recorded as the strongest cyclone in the Solomon Sea, with peak sustained winds of 115mph and gusts reaching 160mph, causing extensive damage across the Solomon Islands.
World news
#weather-forecasting
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 days ago

Environment Canada to use AI in new weather forecasting model | CBC News

Environment and Climate Change Canada will enhance weather forecasts using a hybrid model that combines AI and traditional forecasting methods.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 days ago

Environment Canada to use AI in new weather forecasting model | CBC News

Environment and Climate Change Canada will enhance weather forecasts using a hybrid model that combines AI and traditional forecasting methods.
#climate-change
Skiing
fromiRunFar
4 days ago

Every Rain Drop

Winter seems to have been skipped entirely, leading to concerns about drought and its impact on local economies.
Europe news
fromwww.dw.com
3 days ago

El Nino forecast as ocean temperatures approach record highs

Global sea surface temperatures are near record highs, indicating a likely shift towards El Nino conditions this year.
fromFortune
5 days ago
US news

The U.S. just had its hottest March in 132 years. Scientists say to buckle up for the rest of the year | Fortune

fromFortune
2 months ago
Environment

Climate change mans Southern Africa got a year's worth of rain in just 10 days, killing over 100 people | Fortune

Skiing
fromiRunFar
4 days ago

Every Rain Drop

Winter seems to have been skipped entirely, leading to concerns about drought and its impact on local economies.
Europe news
fromwww.dw.com
3 days ago

El Nino forecast as ocean temperatures approach record highs

Global sea surface temperatures are near record highs, indicating a likely shift towards El Nino conditions this year.
fromFortune
5 days ago
US news

The U.S. just had its hottest March in 132 years. Scientists say to buckle up for the rest of the year | Fortune

fromFortune
2 months ago
Environment

Climate change mans Southern Africa got a year's worth of rain in just 10 days, killing over 100 people | Fortune

#southern-california
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

SoCal in for a windy, rainy weekend, with possible dust storms at Coachella

Widespread rainstorms and cool temperatures are forecasted for Southern California this weekend, with potential hazardous conditions in the Coachella Valley.
Environment
fromSFGATE
2 days ago

Hawaii's 'unstable' storms are getting worse and lasting longer

Hawaii experienced unprecedented rainfall from back-to-back kona low storms, causing significant flooding and damage estimated at over $1 billion.
Environment
fromFuturism
1 day ago

Heat Waves Are Getting So Brutal That They Just Kill You, Full Stop

Wet bulb temperature is a critical measure of heat and humidity affecting human survivability, revealing a lower threshold for mass heat death than previously thought.
#bomb-cyclone
Chicago
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Hazardous weather alert for 200 million as megastorm barrels across US

A powerful megastorm will sweep across the central US from Sunday to Monday, potentially becoming a bomb cyclone with blizzard conditions, severe thunderstorms, and widespread travel disruptions across major cities.
Chicago
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Hazardous weather alert for 200 million as megastorm barrels across US

A powerful megastorm will sweep across the central US from Sunday to Monday, potentially becoming a bomb cyclone with blizzard conditions, severe thunderstorms, and widespread travel disruptions across major cities.
#heat-wave
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago
California

Southern Cailfornia's winter ends with a record-breaking heat wave

A historic late-winter heat wave across Southern California is breaking numerous daily and all-time March temperature records, with inland areas reaching triple digits while coastal regions experience 80s and 90s temperatures.
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago
Environment

Get Ready for a Year of Chaotic Weather in the US

The American West faces a record-breaking heat wave this week, with strong El Niño conditions expected later in 2025, potentially creating extended periods of extreme and unpredictable weather.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Southern Cailfornia's winter ends with a record-breaking heat wave

A historic late-winter heat wave across Southern California is breaking numerous daily and all-time March temperature records, with inland areas reaching triple digits while coastal regions experience 80s and 90s temperatures.
Environment
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

Get Ready for a Year of Chaotic Weather in the US

The American West faces a record-breaking heat wave this week, with strong El Niño conditions expected later in 2025, potentially creating extended periods of extreme and unpredictable weather.
Miami food
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Severe storm outbreak threatens millions from Texas to Pennsylvania

A severe weather outbreak threatens millions across the US with tornadoes, giant hail, and destructive winds, potentially becoming the most widespread severe weather event of the year.
New York City
fromGothamist
4 weeks ago

Heavy rain, strong storms expected in NYC Monday as cold front moves through

New York City expects heavy rainfall, strong winds up to 55 mph, and thunderstorms Monday, with localized flooding possible in low-lying areas.
Environment
fromMail Online
4 days ago

Hurricane prediction reveals deadly threats facing America's coast

Hurricane activity in 2026 may be below average, but there's a significant chance of impactful storms hitting the US.
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Southern California's heat wave hasn't peaked yet and it's already breaking records

During this heat wave, "not only are daily temperature records likely to be broken across the region, but even the high temperature records for any day in the entire month of March," the National Weather Service said in a Tuesday morning forecast.
Los Angeles
#severe-weather
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Triple-threat megastorm' to scatter snow, high winds and thunder across US

A major March megastorm will impact nearly 200 million Americans with severe snow, damaging winds, tornadoes, and flooding, ranking among the most impactful US weather events of the year.
US news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

US: Tornadoes kill several people in Michigan, Oklahoma

Severe storm systems across central United States killed eight people, with four deaths each in Oklahoma and Michigan, including multiple tornadoes that devastated southern Michigan communities.
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Triple-threat megastorm' to scatter snow, high winds and thunder across US

A major March megastorm will impact nearly 200 million Americans with severe snow, damaging winds, tornadoes, and flooding, ranking among the most impactful US weather events of the year.
US news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

US: Tornadoes kill several people in Michigan, Oklahoma

Severe storm systems across central United States killed eight people, with four deaths each in Oklahoma and Michigan, including multiple tornadoes that devastated southern Michigan communities.
Chicago
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Tornadoes hit Illinois, Indiana and Texas as severe storms sweep US

A series of tornadoes struck Texas, Illinois, and Indiana, killing at least two people in Indiana, with severe weather and flooding threats continuing through Wednesday across multiple states.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Non-survivable': heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds

When scientists applied a new model of human survivability that takes into account the body's ability to function and stay cool depending on age, they found all six events had seen non-survivable periods for older people who could not find shade.
Environment
Chicago
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Two killed as tornadoes sweep across US Midwest in latest extreme weather

Supercell thunderstorms struck Illinois and Indiana, producing at least four tornadoes that killed two people and injured nine others, with extensive infrastructure damage across the region.
East Bay (California)
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Millions brace as hurricane-force winds and tornadoes target 8 states

A dangerous storm system will sweep across eight states Friday with hurricane-force winds up to 80 mph, tornadoes, and large hail, posing severe threats to major population centers.
#extreme-weather
fromFortune
1 month ago
US news

The weather sampler platter will wallop the U.S. this week: extreme heat in the south, downpours and snow in the east-with a side of the polar vortex | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
US news

The weather sampler platter will wallop the U.S. this week: extreme heat in the south, downpours and snow in the east-with a side of the polar vortex | Fortune

Environment
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Weather whiplash to sweep U.S. with simultaneous blizzard, polar vortex, and heat dome

Extreme weather is affecting nearly all U.S. regions simultaneously, including record heat in the Southwest, snow in the Great Lakes, Arctic cold in the Midwest and East, and heavy rain in Hawaii.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Weather extremes gripping US bear climate crisis fingerprint', experts say

The US is experiencing extreme weather patterns this March, raising concerns about the climate crisis and its impact on seasonal transitions.
#winter-storm
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

Storm Chandra: Heavy rain and strong winds forecast, as weather warnings in place for more than a dozen counties

Met Éireann has issued weather warnings for 13 counties, saying bands of rain from Storm Chandra will be "heavy and persistent". The Status Yellow rain warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow and Waterford are due to end at 11pm on Tuesday. Forecasters also issued a Status Yellow wind warning for Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Dublin, Louth, Wexford, Kilkenny, Wicklow, Carlow, Meath, Kildare, Monaghan and Cavan. The warnings will also be in effect until 11pm on Tuesday.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

Winter's next wallop includes a bomb cyclone and Florida freezing

Intensely cold air is scouring the central and eastern U.S. again and will send temperatures plummeting all the way to the tip of Florida. Along with this new Arctic incursion, a major bomb cyclone storm is strengthening off the coast of the Carolinas, potentially bringing rare blizzard conditions to the region. Some areas haven't seen this amount of accumulating snow in over 30 years, wrote the National Weather Service's office in Wilmington, N.C., on Facebook.
Science
Environment
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 weeks ago

Why is all the weather happening this week?

March's transitional weather patterns create collisions between cold northern and warm southern air masses, producing extreme conditions across the U.S. simultaneously.
#bay-area-weather
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Hawaii braces for powerful kona storm bringing heavy rain and strong winds

Hawaii prepares for a powerful kona storm expected to bring heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms, gusty winds, and potential flooding across multiple islands starting Tuesday.
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Weather tracker: Severe storms grip US as snow, ice and deep freeze spread

Severe winter storms and extreme cold are striking much of the US, causing heavy snow, freezing rain, widespread disruptions, power outages, deaths, and exploding-tree hazards.
Environment
fromFortune
1 month ago

The last 3 years were the hottest ever recorded. Here's why we may look back at them as some of the coolest we remember | Fortune

2025 was the third-hottest year on record despite cooling factors like La Niña, reduced solar activity, and fewer wildfires, indicating hidden warming influences are masking expected temperature decreases.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Extreme rainfall inundates South Africa and Mozambique

Persistent cut-off low brings exceptional rainfall across north-eastern South Africa and Mozambique, causing severe flooding, infrastructure damage, evacuations, and major disruptions to agriculture and wildlife.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

As teeth chatter across the U.S., Southern California is a hot spot: What to expect this week

While cold-stunned iguanas fall from trees in Florida and videos circulate of frozen "exploding" trees in the Northeast, Southern California is working up a sweat. A midwinter heat wave has descended on much of the state and is expected to spike temperatures as much as 20 degrees above normal in the coming week. The summer-like heat is thanks to a ridge of high pressure lingering high in the atmosphere that extends through the San Francisco Bay Area and into the Pacific Northwest.
Environment
Environment
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture, lack of sea ice for dangerous winter blast

Warm Arctic waters and cold land are elongating the polar vortex, bringing subzero temperatures, heavy snow, and crippling ice across much of the United States.
fromABC7 San Francisco
7 years ago

The ABC7 Exclusive Storm Impact Scale explained

LIVE RADAR: Track storms as they move through the Bay Area with Live Doppler 7 Take a look at the chart above -- we will give each storm a number with 1 being the lightest type of storm and 5 being the most severe. This way you'll know what to expect. Number 1 means a light storm with 1/2 an inch of rain or less and likely lasting a few hours or less. Number 2 is a moderate storm with 1/2 an inch to one inch of rain forecast and could include scattered power outages.
Environment
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