Tag: #climate

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.

#wildfire, #nebraska, #extremeweather, #ranching, #climate

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.

#ethiopia, #landslides, #flooding, #disasterresponse, #climate

Weather Whiplash: Blizzard Conditions, Record Heat and Flood Threats Strike the U.S. at Once

A warped jet stream brings blizzards to the Upper Midwest, summerlike heat to the Southwest, and flooding rains from the Pacific Northwest to Hawaii.

#weather, #blizzard, #heatwave, #atmosphericriver, #climate

NOAA: Winter 2025-26 Set Record for Warm Daytime Highs Across the Lower 48, Despite Blizzards and Cold Snaps

NOAA finds the warmest winter daytime highs on record in the Lower 48, alongside sharp cold waves, major snowstorms, and widespread drought-fueled fires.

#climate, #winter, #drought, #wildfires, #noaa

India bakes in early March as IMD warns of longer, harsher heat season

Temperatures across India have surged well above normal in early March, with Delhi hitting 35.7C as the IMD warns of more heatwave days through May.

#india, #heatwave, #imd, #climate, #weather

Mumbai Sees First Heatwave of 2026 in Early March as Temperatures Hit 38.9°C

Mumbai’s first heatwave of 2026 arrived unusually early, with Santacruz topping 38.9°C. Forecasters warn the hot season is shifting forward.

#mumbai, #heatwave, #imd, #climate, #publichealth

Blizzard of 2026 Shatters Snow Records, Knocks Out Power Across the Northeast

A bomb-cyclone nor’easter dumped up to three feet of snow, grounded travel, cut power to 600,000 and left at least 13 dead across five states.

#blizzard, #noreaster, #poweroutages, #northeast, #climate

EPA Delays 2025 Greenhouse Gas Reporting Deadline to October 2026 as It Weighs Rollback

EPA moved the 2025 greenhouse-gas reporting deadline to Oct. 30, 2026, affecting 8,000 facilities as the agency considers scaling back the program.

#epa, #climate, #emissions, #reporting, #ghgrp

Study: Warming Mars Could Trigger Decades of Cloud-Driven Swings and Shifting Polar Ice

New Mars climate simulations find that modest artificial warming could spike water vapor, cool some regions, and rearrange polar ice for decades.

#mars, #terraforming, #climate, #aerosols, #planetaryscience

DOE Emergency Order Let Homestead, Florida, Run Power Plants Past Permit Limits During Winter Storm Fern

A rare federal grid emergency order let a small Florida utility exceed air-permit limits to avoid outages, spotlighting a broader reliability shift.

#florida, #powergrid, #energyemergency, #airquality, #climate

Chile ‘megafire’ razes coastal communities in Biobío and Ñuble, testing government transition

Fast-moving wildfires killed at least 21, forced 50,000 to flee and destroyed thousands of homes in south-central Chile, as leaders clash over causes.

#chile, #wildfires, #biobio, #reconstruction, #climate

Cyclone Fytia Floods Madagascar’s Northwest, Killing at Least Three and Displacing Thousands

Rapidly intensifying Cyclone Fytia swamped Mahajanga and Antananarivo, leaving deaths, widespread flooding and renewed questions about resilience.

#madagascar, #cyclone, #flooding, #climate, #disasterresponse

Mozambique Floods Swamp Gaza Province, Forcing Mass Displacement and Raising Disease Fears

Weeks of heavy rain have displaced more than 300,000 people in Mozambique, wrecking homes and roads and heightening cholera and hunger risks.

#mozambique, #flooding, #humanitarian, #climate, #cholera

Nvidia opens ‘Earth-2’ AI weather models, promising faster forecasts on smaller GPU clusters

Unveiled at the AMS meeting in Houston, Nvidia’s open Earth-2 models aim to speed forecasting and cut costs—raising new reliance questions.

#weather, #ai, #nvidia, #forecasting, #climate

Chile Declares State of Catastrophe as Wildfires Ravage Biobío and Ñuble, Leaving Lirquén in Ruins

Deadly wildfires in central–southern Chile have killed at least 21, burned over 45,000 hectares and destroyed thousands of homes, with Lirquén hardest hit.

#chile, #wildfires, #biobio, #nubile, #climate