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

By Everett Sloane

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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

By Everett Sloane

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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

By Everett Sloane

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El Niño is forecast to arrive by summer with a 100% probability of reaching ‘Super’ strength — and it could break every temperature record

By Everett Sloane

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Mayon’s pyroclastic flow traveled 4 km down the southwest flank — the longest run this eruption — as 91,000 people shelter in place

By Everett Sloane

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Severe storms are already knocking out power across the South as the system pushes from Texas to the Carolinas overnight

By Everett Sloane

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Michigan logs its 15th tornado of 2026 — in a state that averages 15 for the entire year — and it’s only May

By Everett Sloane

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The Storm Prediction Center warns strong tornadoes are possible from the lower Mississippi Valley into Alabama as 850-mb flow doubles

By Everett Sloane

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Tornado watches cover Alabama, northwest Georgia, and Mississippi with EF2+ tornadoes, 80 mph winds, and 4-inch hail possible tonight

By Everett Sloane

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62% of the United States is now in drought — the worst spring on record — and 1.75 million acres have already burned

By Everett Sloane

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El Niño is now 100% likely to arrive this summer and forecasters say it could be the strongest ever recorded

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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Drought covers 62% of the US and is expected to persist through July as wildfire risk surges nationwide

By Everett Sloane

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AccuWeather forecasts 65,000 to 80,000 wildfires will ignite across the US in 2026 — well above the historical average

By Everett Sloane

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Hawaii issues ashfall advisory through tonight as Kilauea’s north vent shoots lava higher than a 60-story building

By Everett Sloane

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Guatemala’s Santa Maria volcano hurls ash 100 km downwind as Fuego fires off explosions nearby

By Everett Sloane

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Nearly 1.75 million acres already burned in the US this year — 200% of the 10-year average

By Everett Sloane

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Severe storms target Arkansas and western Tennessee Tuesday with 60-knot shear supporting strong tornadoes

By Everett Sloane

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62% of the United States now sits in drought as 2026 wildfire season is forecast to burn 5.5 to 8 million acres

By Everett Sloane

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Georgia’s Pineland Road Fire hits 32,575 acres at 50% containment — state’s worst wildfire season on record

By Everett Sloane

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