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51% of the United States now sits in moderate drought or worse — and the season’s worst fire months are still ahead

By Everett Sloane

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Wildfires have burned 1.88 million acres in 2026 — more than any year in the last decade by mid-May — and peak season hasn’t started

By Everett Sloane

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El Niño is developing faster than expected — European models show it could reach +3 degrees C above average by late fall

By Everett Sloane

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NOAA raises El Niño’s probability to 82% through winter and warns a Super El Niño could match or exceed the strongest on record

By Everett Sloane

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A multi-day severe weather outbreak starts Saturday across the Plains — Sunday could bring the most widespread tornado risk of the season

By Everett Sloane

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Severe thunderstorms with large hail and tornadoes target the central Plains Friday night as a dryline fires up supercells across Nebraska and Kansas

By Everett Sloane

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Super El Niño could shatter every temperature record since 1877 — and it’s now outpacing both the 1997 and 2015 events at the same developmental stage

By Everett Sloane

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El Niño now has an 82% chance of becoming a monster — NOAA says it could rival the strongest event in recorded history

By Everett Sloane

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Severe storms target the central Plains and upper Midwest this weekend with a multi-day tornado outbreak starting Saturday

By Everett Sloane

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Scattered supercells are possible Saturday across the central plains — with large hail and a few tornadoes near a dryline

By Everett Sloane

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1.88 million acres burned across 25,500 fires in 2026 — nearly double the 10-year average before summer begins

By Everett Sloane

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The 2026 fire season has already produced more fires than any of the last 10 years — and it’s only mid-May

By Everett Sloane

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Severe thunderstorm outbreak possible Monday from Texas to Michigan with tornadoes, 80 mph winds, and flooding rain

By Everett Sloane

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Super El Niño’s odds just doubled to 50% — NOAA says peak heat could arrive by November and break every record

By Everett Sloane

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El Niño is now outpacing both the 1997 and 2015 super events at the same point in their development

By Everett Sloane

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Saturday’s central plains supercells could deliver large hail, strong winds, and a few tornadoes as a dryline fires up

By Everett Sloane

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Minnesota expects 12 to 16 days of significant wildfire smoke this summer as drought grips 60% of the country

By Everett Sloane

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New Mexico’s Six Mile fire reaches 24% containment as structures are threatened in the Magdalena Mountains

By Everett Sloane

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Severe storms target 40 million people from Texas to Michigan Monday — forecasters warn of tornadoes, damaging winds, and flooding rain

By Everett Sloane

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Super El Niño could shatter every temperature record since 1877 — NOAA says it’s now outpacing the 1997 and 2015 events

By Everett Sloane

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