Tag: #extremeweather

Nature study warns 2°C warming could still bring extreme drought, fires and floods

A new Nature study finds that even at 2°C warming, worst-case climate models show 4°C-level risks for crops, forests and cities.

#climatechange, #globalwarming, #extremeweather, #drought, #wildfires

NOAA Rates March 13–17 Blizzard ‘Extreme’ as Storm Iona Paralyzes Travel Across U.S. and Canada

NOAA assigns a rare Category 5 rating to the mid-March blizzard that dumped feet of snow, spawned 51 tornadoes and triggered mass outages and flight cancellations.

#winterstorm, #blizzard, #extremeweather, #travel, #poweroutages

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.

#blizzard, #uppermidwest, #noaa, #tornadoes, #extremeweather

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

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.

#libya, #spain, #medicane, #extremeweather, #mediterranean

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.

#extremeweather, #blizzard, #tornadoes, #poweroutages, #climatechange

From Floods to 90s: California’s Winter Whiplash Shows the New Extremes

In less than two weeks, California swung from flooding and a deadly Sierra avalanche to record February heat—an extreme pattern scientists link to warming.

#california, #extremeweather, #climatechange, #losangeles, #avalanche

U.N. weather agency warns January 2026 was a ‘month of extremes’ as heat, floods and cold hit worldwide

WMO says January 2026 brought global weather extremes—from Mozambique floods to Chile fires and Australia heat—against record warmth.

#climatechange, #extremeweather, #wmo, #flooding, #heatwave

Storm Kristin Batters Portugal With Record Winds, Leaving Central Regions Devastated

A rapidly intensifying Atlantic cyclone blasted Portugal with possibly record gusts, widespread damage and outages before sweeping across Europe.

#portugal, #stormkristin, #extremeweather, #poweroutages, #europe

Winter Storm Fern killed 119 across North America despite days of warnings

A forecast storm still killed 119, cut power to 1 million and exposed Southern grid and housing vulnerabilities as ice crippled communities.

#winterstorm, #poweroutages, #extremeweather, #publicsafety, #infrastructure

2025 Ranks Among Hottest Years on Record, Even as La Niña Offered Little Relief

New datasets show 2025 among the three warmest years globally and the fourth-warmest in the U.S., with oceans, ice and extremes reflecting sustained warming.

#climatechange, #globalwarming, #lanina, #extremeweather, #noaa

Hurricane Erin's Transatlantic Destruction: A Wake-Up Call for Global Preparedness

Hurricane Erin's rare path from Cape Verde to Europe sparks global climate discussions on evolving hurricane behaviors.

#hurricaneerin, #climatechange, #extremeweather, #europeimpact, #preparedness

Hurricane Erin's Rapid Escalation Highlights Climate Change's Impact on Extreme Weather

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified to Category 5, underscoring climate change's growing influence on hurricane patterns.

#hurricaneerin, #climatechange, #extremeweather, #hurricaneseason

Record Heat, Rising Seas: AMS Report Highlights Escalating Climate Crisis in 2024

AMS highlights alarming climate records in 2024 with soaring CO₂ levels, record global temperatures, and increased extreme weather events.

#climatechange, #amsreport, #extremeweather, #sea_levels, #globalwarming

Record Rainfall in Hong Kong Sparks Disruptions as City Faces Climate Challenges

Hong Kong records heaviest August rainfall since 1884, causing widespread flooding and raising climate change concerns.

#hongkong, #extremeweather, #climatechange, #flooding