Latest news →Find published stories by month and topic.
CHICAGO: Meteorologists forecast scattered to potentially strong thunderstorms across Chicagoland tonight and into the weekend, citing slight to marginal severe risk in western and southwestern counties and parts of nort…
The National Weather Service has issued an active severe weather outlook from the Central Plains through the Northeast United States, in effect through June 8, 2026. Upper-level energy interacting with Gulf of Mexico moi…
MISSOURI – Rivers across parts of Missouri have reached or surpassed flood stage, prompting the National Weather Service to issue urgent flood warnings for several river systems, including the Grand River near Sumner and…
Los Angeles County, California, reported a new wildfire, designated LAC-196626, early on the morning of June 6, 2026, after it was first discovered at 3:31 a.m. on private land. Officials have not yet determined the caus…
A peer-reviewed study published in Science on June 4, 2026, finds that wildfire smoke has reversed roughly a decade of air-quality gains across the continental United States. Using high-resolution grid modeling, Universi…
San Diego County fire officials report that the Border 6 Fire in Marron Valley reached 50% containment on the morning of June 4, 2026. The wildfire, discovered on June 1 at about 1:54 p.m. near the Tijuana River, has bur…
A fast-moving brush fire dubbed the Gorgonio Fire has burned more than 3,400 acres in Riverside County, California, prompting mandatory evacuations for about 2,200 residents near the city of Banning. The blaze ignited in…
Florida environmental authorities are responding to a major acidic wastewater leak at a closed phosphate processing facility in Polk County, where a structural tear in a synthetic liner allowed roughly 4.2 million gallon…
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), based in Geneva, has warned that there is an 80% probability El Niño conditions will develop before September, potentially acting as a “supercharger” for global weather extrem…
Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island entered a new, intense eruptive phase early Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Episode 48 of the Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 4:40 a.m. HST after a series of ove…
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report that electrochemical treatment of textile industry wastewater can generate hazardous levels of toxic byproducts. In a study published today, the team found th…
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, California – A newly reported wildfire, designated LAC-187617, was detected on private land in Los Angeles County at 6:05 a.m. local time on May 30, 2026. Emergency response teams have been notified a…
Sacramento. On Friday the California Air Resources Board approved an overhaul of the state's cap-and-trade program, voting to allow up to roughly $3.5 billion in free pollution allowances for manufacturers and oil refine…
Camden, New Jersey officials confirmed that European Metal Recycling has suspended operations at its scrap metal shredder in the city’s Waterfront South neighborhood after a significant two-alarm fire on the morning of F…
LONGVIEW, Washington – A catastrophic industrial accident at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill on May 26, 2026, occurred when a 3.4 million-liter chemical storage tank ruptured, releasing a massive volume…
Authorities in Longview, Washington, have shifted from rescue to recovery operations after a 900,000-gallon chemical tank ruptured Tuesday at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill. Officials confirmed two dea…
Washington. The World Meteorological Organization and the UK Met Office released projections this week showing a 75% chance that average global temperatures between 2026 and 2030 will exceed 1.5°C above pre‑industrial le…
Atlanta — Federal forecasters predicted a quieter 2026 Atlantic hurricane season on Wednesday, estimating eight to fourteen named storms and attributing the reduced outlook to a high probability of El Niño developing thi…
PETAL, Mississippi — A 36-year-old woman, identified as Rachel Floyd of Oak Grove, Mississippi, died on Monday, May 25, 2026, after flash floodwaters swept her white SUV across a shopping center parking lot and submerged…
United States: Local meteorologists issued Flood Watches and storm forecasts across multiple regions this week as scattered thunderstorms and heavy rain were expected Wednesday through the weekend. WBRC in Birmingham, WW…
Charlotte: The Carolinas experienced soaking over Memorial Day weekend and meteorologists warn that showers will persist this week, with widespread thunderstorms expected to develop Tuesday afternoon and again when a col…
Dayton, Ohio: Local meteorologists and regional weather teams reported increasing clouds Tuesday with showers becoming possible late Tuesday and more numerous Wednesday as a warm front lifts north; scattered showers and …
Charlotte, N.C. — On May 21, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a forecast projecting a below-average 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, estimating 8–14 named storms, 3–6 hurricanes and 1–3 major hur…
MISSISSIPPI – A powerful storm system has caused catastrophic flash flooding across southern Mississippi, prompting a rare Flash Flood Emergency for the city of Petal and parts of Forrest County, along with additional Fl…
On May 25, 2026, a volatile convective system interacting with deep Gulf moisture produced a widespread severe weather outbreak across Texas, according to the National Weather Service. By midday, a rapidly consolidating …