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Florida’s wildfire season has already burned 120,000 acres — the two largest fires are both in southern Georgia, covering 50,000 acres combined

By Everett Sloane

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Mount Semeru in Indonesia erupted on May 3 with an ash column 900 meters high — authorities raised the alert level

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Oregon officials warn of an early, prolonged 2026 wildfire season as low snowpack and record drought dry out forests weeks ahead of schedule

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Super El Nino could push global temperatures past every record set in the last 150 years — with the planet approaching levels not seen since the 1870s

By Everett Sloane

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The 2026 tornado season has already matched Michigan’s full-year average by early May — 15 tornadoes before peak season

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Mayon volcano forces flight cancellations across the Philippines as pyroclastic flows race 3.8 km down multiple gullies

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3 hikers killed after climbing a restricted Indonesian volcano to film content — 17 others rescued from a 10 km ash cloud

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Japan’s Sakurajima volcano launches volcanic bombs 1,300 meters from the crater as eruptive activity intensifies

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The NWS lost 15% of its scientists through buyouts and firings — and two spring tornado outbreaks caught forecasters completely off guard

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A final round of severe storms is expected to drench the Gulf Coast today after tornadoes and hail lashed the region all weekend

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62% of the U.S. sits in drought after the driest spring in decades — forecasters predict up to 80,000 wildfires burning 8 million acres this year

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The worst spring drought in U.S. history has burned 1.85 million acres already — double the 10-year average with summer still ahead

By Everett Sloane

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Super El Nino now shows 100% probability on European models — forecasters warn it could surpass the 1877 record and shatter every temperature mark

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Kilauea’s next lava fountain episode is forecast to erupt between Tuesday and Friday — the last one hit 900 feet

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360 earthquakes in 48 hours crack water lines and roads in Southern California as the Brawley fault zone lights up

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El Niño is forecast to suppress Atlantic hurricanes this summer — but could amplify Pacific storms and push 2027 global temperatures to records

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AccuWeather forecasts up to 80,000 wildfires in 2026 — potentially burning 8 million acres as drought grips 62% of the country

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Washington state declared a statewide drought emergency over a dismal snowpack that melted weeks ahead of schedule

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Severe storms confirmed 14 tornadoes across Mississippi last week including 2 long-track EF-3s — 500 homes damaged

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Extreme heat warnings hit Southern California’s desert as forecasters predict 112°F — residents told to stay inside for 60 straight hours

By Everett Sloane

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