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Everett Sloane

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Extreme Weather

Severe storms with tornadoes sweep southeast Alabama, south Georgia, and the Florida Panhandle as a cold front pushes through the Gulf

May 8, 2026

Extreme Weather

Super El Niño forecasts are converging — sea-surface temps could hit 3°C above average, potentially making this the strongest El Niño in modern history

May 8, 2026

Nuclear

ITER’s 59-foot central solenoid magnet is nearly complete after 15 years — the most powerful pulsed superconducting magnet ever built for fusion

May 8, 2026

Extreme Weather

Oregon’s governor warns the 2026 wildfire season will start in June and last into October as record-low snowpack meets severe drought

May 8, 2026

Extreme Weather

62% of the US is in drought and 1.85 million acres have already burned — nearly double the 10-year average with wildfire season barely started

May 8, 2026

Extreme Weather

Mayon volcano’s lava flows reach 3.8 kilometers as 91,000 people are affected and the Philippines holds alert level 3

May 8, 2026

Extreme Weather

El Niño is now virtually certain to arrive this summer and multiple models say it could be the strongest in recorded history

May 8, 2026

Extreme Weather

Tornado outbreaks are catching forecasters by surprise after the National Weather Service lost 15% of its scientists

May 8, 2026

Energy & Climate

China’s EAST fusion reactor crossed a plasma density limit scientists said was unbreakable — bringing ignition closer than ever

May 7, 2026

Power and Grids

California’s batteries just discharged 12,000 megawatts at once — the equivalent of 12 nuclear power plants running at full capacity

May 7, 2026

Nuclear

Israeli fusion startup nT-Tao partners with the country’s national water company to power desalination with compact fusion reactors

May 7, 2026

Nuclear

Zap Energy pivots to fission alongside fusion, becoming the first company to pursue both nuclear technologies commercially

May 7, 2026

Nuclear

ITER stacks five of six central solenoid modules — each wound from 6 km of superconducting cable — with the final piece arriving this year

May 7, 2026

Extreme Weather

The 2026 fire season has already burned 1.85 million acres — nearly double the 10-year average — with summer months still ahead

May 7, 2026

Extreme Weather

The Southeast is a tinderbox: 97% of the region is in drought, Florida has burned 120,000 acres, and fire season could last until October

May 7, 2026

Extreme Weather

62% of the US is in drought after the driest January-to-March on record — and AccuWeather forecasts up to 8 million acres will burn this year

May 7, 2026

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