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Extreme Weather

El Niño is forecast to suppress Atlantic hurricanes this summer — but could amplify Pacific storms and push 2027 global temperatures to records

By Everett Sloane

Power and Grids

California’s batteries discharged 12,000 megawatts at once — the equivalent of 12 nuclear power plants firing simultaneously

By Everett Sloane

Power and Grids

Commonwealth Fusion applied to connect to the U.S. power grid — a first for any fusion company in history — targeting electricity by the 2030s

By Everett Sloane

Nuclear

TerraPower’s Natrium reactor got its construction permit 9 months early — and Meta just signed on for several more reactors to power its data centers

By Everett Sloane

Nuclear

The U.S. government announced up to $80 billion in funding to build new nuclear reactors on American soil for the first time in decades

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

AccuWeather forecasts up to 80,000 wildfires in 2026 — potentially burning 8 million acres as drought grips 62% of the country

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Washington state declared a statewide drought emergency over a dismal snowpack that melted weeks ahead of schedule

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Severe storms confirmed 14 tornadoes across Mississippi last week including 2 long-track EF-3s — 500 homes damaged

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Extreme heat warnings hit Southern California’s desert as forecasters predict 112°F — residents told to stay inside for 60 straight hours

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

The worst spring drought in U.S. history has burned 1.85 million acres — double the 10-year average with peak fire season still ahead

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Super El Niño could shatter the 1877 record — European models show 100% probability and +4.5°C by November

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Mayon volcano blankets 160 villages in ash as 287,000 people shelter across the Philippines — lava flows stretch 4 km down three slopes

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Mother’s Day storms are bearing down on 40 million people from Oklahoma to North Texas — forecasters warn of EF-2+ tornadoes tonight

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Extreme heat warnings aren’t just outside — your phone throttles performance above 95°F and your EV loses range in triple-digit heat

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Wildfire season could burn up to 8 million acres this year after the worst spring drought in U.S. history — and summer hasn’t started

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Extreme heat warnings hit Southern California as forecasters predict 112°F in the desert — residents told to stay inside for 60 hours

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Mother’s Day severe storms threaten 40 million people across Oklahoma and North Texas with tornadoes, 60 mph winds, and baseball-sized hail

By Everett Sloane

Nuclear

India fires a nuclear missile that splits into multiple warheads mid-flight — each one hitting a separate target 5,000 km away

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Super El Niño is now 100% likely on European models and could shatter every temperature record since 1877

By Everett Sloane

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