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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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Super El Niño could shatter the 1877 record — European models now show 100% probability and 3°C above average by fall

By Everett Sloane

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Baseball-sized hail pounded Montgomery, Alabama, and forced the state Capitol to evacuate during a special session

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

By Everett Sloane

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The worst spring drought in U.S. history has burned 1.6 million acres already — double the 10-year average with summer still ahead

By Everett Sloane

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Mayon volcano hurls pyroclastic flows 4 km downhill as 200,000 are affected and ashfall buries 87 villages in the Philippines

By Everett Sloane

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14 nighttime tornadoes ripped through Mississippi, damaging 500 homes and injuring 17 — NWS confirms two long-track EF3s

By Everett Sloane

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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

By Everett Sloane

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Oregon’s governor declares the state faces an early, prolonged wildfire season lasting into October due to severe drought and record-low snowpack

By Everett Sloane

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Over 90% of the western US is in drought as AccuWeather forecasts 5.5 to 8 million acres will burn in 2026

By Everett Sloane

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The first three months of 2026 were the driest on record for the lower 48 states — with only 70% of average precipitation

By Everett Sloane

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Mayon volcano’s pyroclastic flows have traveled 4 km as ash blankets 100+ villages in total darkness — 5,000 people are in evacuation centers

By Everett Sloane

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Michigan has already logged 15 tornadoes in 2026 — matching its full-year average by early May

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

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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

By Everett Sloane

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

By Everett Sloane

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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

By Everett Sloane

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

By Everett Sloane

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

By Everett Sloane

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

By Everett Sloane

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