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14 tornadoes ripped through southern Mississippi this week including two long-track EF3s that damaged 500 homes and injured 17

By Everett Sloane

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Severe thunderstorms roll into central Oklahoma tonight with EF-2+ tornadoes possible — Mother’s Day morning storms follow

By Everett Sloane

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Mayon volcano has displaced 200,000 people across the Philippines as lava flows reach 3.8 km and ash blankets 87 villages in total darkness

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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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Severe storms threaten 10 million across Oklahoma and North Texas this weekend with EF-2+ tornadoes, golf-ball hail, and 70 mph winds

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Super El Niño is now 100% likely on European models and could shatter the 1877 record — forecasters warn of a ‘code red’ atmosphere

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

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14 tornadoes ripped through Mississippi in a single night — two long-track EF3s injured 13 and damaged 500 homes

By Everett Sloane

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Fires in 2026 have already burned 1.6 million acres by early April — more than double the 10-year average before summer begins

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A March heat wave made worse by climate change further depleted an already dismal snowpack across the entire western U.S.

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Oregon’s governor declares an early and prolonged wildfire season from June through October as drought enters its worst phase

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El Niño is likely to emerge by July and persist through 2026 — setting up 2027 for potentially record-shattering global temperatures

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The first 3 months of 2026 were the driest on record for the lower 48 — receiving only 70% of average precipitation

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Mayon volcano fires pyroclastic flows down three gullies as 200,000 residents and 87 villages are buried under ash

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Michigan has already logged its 15th tornado of 2026 — matching the full-year average by early May

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Mount Dukono in Indonesia erupts with a 10 km ash column and kills 3 hikers who entered a restricted zone

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Colorado’s snowpack just hit the worst year in recorded history — and Oregon declares early wildfire season through October

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May could be the most active month of the 2026 severe weather season as the focus shifts to Tornado Alley

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AccuWeather forecasts 5.5 to 8 million acres will burn this year as the drought pushes the West into an early fire season

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The worst spring drought in 131 years of records has 62% of the U.S. in drought with wildfires already double the average

By Everett Sloane

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