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Nuclear

ITER’s central solenoid — a 59-foot stack of six superconducting modules wound from 36 km of cable — is one module away from completion

By Everett Sloane

Energy & Climate

The Strait of Hormuz crisis has stranded hundreds of ships in what the IEA calls the largest oil supply disruption in history

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

Extreme Weather

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

Extreme Weather

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

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

Nuclear

ITER’s 59-foot central solenoid magnet is nearly complete after 15 years — the most powerful pulsed superconducting magnet ever built for fusion

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

Extreme Weather

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

Extreme Weather

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

Extreme Weather

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

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Energy & Climate

China’s EAST fusion reactor crossed a plasma density limit scientists said was unbreakable — bringing ignition closer than ever

By Everett Sloane

Power and Grids

California’s batteries just discharged 12,000 megawatts at once — the equivalent of 12 nuclear power plants running at full capacity

By Everett Sloane

Nuclear

Israeli fusion startup nT-Tao partners with the country’s national water company to power desalination with compact fusion reactors

By Everett Sloane

Nuclear

Zap Energy pivots to fission alongside fusion, becoming the first company to pursue both nuclear technologies commercially

By Everett Sloane

Nuclear

ITER stacks five of six central solenoid modules — each wound from 6 km of superconducting cable — with the final piece arriving this year

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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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