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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

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

Extreme Weather

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

Extreme Weather

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

Extreme Weather

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

Extreme Weather

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

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

Nuclear

Spain may rethink its nuclear phase-out as AI data center demand and grid constraints force policymakers to reconsider

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Energy & Climate

CO₂ cools the upper atmosphere 10 times faster than natural levels would — a ‘Goldilocks zone’ of infrared wavelengths drives the effect

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Nuclear

Trump’s nuclear-powered shipping initiative wants small modular reactors on commercial vessels to cut dependence on Strait of Hormuz fuel

By Everett Sloane

Energy & Climate

Heat waves are cutting solar panel output just when grids need it most — efficiency drops 0.5% for every degree above 25°C

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Energy & Climate

AI data center power demand hit 29.6 gigawatts — roughly what it takes to power the entire state of New York at peak

By Everett Sloane

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