March Heat Dome Shatters Records in the West, Strains Water Supplies and Sends Hundreds to Medics
A rare March heat dome pushed temperatures past 100 in the West, triggered rapid snowmelt, heightened fire risk and sent hundreds for heat illness.
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Weather forcast. Coverage of significant weather events and climate developments, including storms, heatwaves, and wildfires.
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Deep 7.5 Quake Spurs Tsunami Sirens in Tonga, but Waves Never Come
A magnitude 7.5 deep-focus quake off Vavaʻu triggered nationwide tsunami warnings and evacuations in Tonga before officials lifted the alert.
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Morrill Fire Scorches 643,000 Acres, Becomes Nebraska’s Largest Wildfire on Record
Wind-driven March blaze raced 70 miles across five counties, killing one and burning 643,000 acres—signaling a new megafire era for the Plains.
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Cyclone Narelle batters northern Australia in rare triple landfall as record-hot seas fuel rapid intensification
Cyclone Narelle struck Cape York, the NT Top End and WA’s North West Cape in one week, testing emergency systems and the new reinsurance pool.
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Hawaiʻi Reels From Back-to-Back Kona Lows as Flood Losses Near $1 Billion and Wahiawā Dam Spurs State Takeover
Two March Kona lows brought Hawaiʻi’s worst flooding in decades, prompting mass rescues, near-failure at Wahiawā Dam and a state takeover.
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Eid flash floods kill six in Oman, exposing risks of a wetter future
A rare March deluge turned Oman’s wadis into torrents, killing at least six and stranding motorists—testing flood defenses and public warnings.
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Flash Floods Kill Dozens in Kenya as Nairobi’s Riverbank Settlements Bear the Brunt
A March downpour turned Nairobi roads into rivers, killing at least 88 nationwide and displacing 34,000, renewing scrutiny of warnings, drainage and riverbank housing.
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Category 5 March Blizzard Shuts Mackinac Bridge, Paralyzes Upper Midwest and Sparks Tornadoes in South
A sprawling March 2026 storm earned NOAA’s rare Category 5 rating after burying the Upper Midwest, closing highways, cutting power and spawning tornadoes.
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Nebraska’s Morrill Fire Scorches 643,000 Acres, Becomes State’s Largest Wildfire on Record
A wind-driven grassfire tore across western Nebraska, burning 643,000 acres, killing one person and straining volunteer crews as recovery begins.
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Storm Therese Floods Canary Islands, Triggers Evacuations and School Closures
A slow-moving Atlantic low drenched the Canaries with flash floods, four-meter seas and late snow on Teide, testing emergency plans after a record storm season.
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Rare March ‘Medicane’ Sweeps the Mediterranean, Killing Teen Rescuer in Tripoli
A late-winter Mediterranean cyclone brought 13-meter waves to Spain, then flooded Tripoli, where a teen rescuer died, raising warning questions.
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Near-Miss at Wahiawā Dam as Kona Low Triggers Hawaiʻi’s Worst Flooding in Decades
A predawn “imminent dam failure” alert sent North Shore residents scrambling as floodwaters surged. Wahiawā Dam held, but decades-old safety gaps remain.
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Nairobi Floods Kill Dozens as Extreme Rains Expose the Cost of Rapid Growth
Deadly March downpours left at least 60 dead and 50,000 homeless in Kenya, underscoring how poor drainage and riverbank building amplify risk.
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Landslides, Floods Kill at Least 80 in Ethiopia’s Gamo Highlands as Belg Rains Intensify
Days of unseasonal rain triggered deadly landslides in southern Ethiopia’s Gamo Zone, displacing thousands and reviving concerns over preparedness.
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Mid-March storm lashes U.S. with blizzards, ice, tornadoes and record heat
A sprawling March 13–17 storm brought blizzards and ice to the Midwest, tornadoes to the South and East, wildfire conditions on the Plains and unusual heat in the Southwest.
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California Town Ties Nation’s Hottest March Temperature as Early Heat Wave Shatters Records
North Shore hit 108°F on March 18, tying the U.S. record for hottest March day as an early heat dome pushes extreme temperatures across the West.
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Big Cypress wildfire shuts down Alligator Alley, becomes Florida’s largest blaze on record
A human-caused fire in Big Cypress burned 35,027 acres, closed I-75 in blinding smoke and underscored how drought is reshaping Florida wildfire risk.
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Morrill Fire Becomes Nebraska’s Largest Wildfire on Record, Scorching 570,000 Acres
Wind-driven grassfires have burned up to 700,000 acres across Nebraska, destroying ranchland and structures as the record Morrill Fire remains active.
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Climate change is measurably slowing Earth’s rotation, researchers find
A new geophysics study links ice melt and sea-level rise to a tiny but measurable lengthening of Earth’s day—at a pace unmatched in 3.6 million years.
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Heatwaves Arrive Early in India, Raising Fears That Spring Is Disappearing
Temperatures surged 4–10°C above normal across India in early March, prompting heatwave alerts and new concerns for health, power demand and crops.