Missouri rivers crest above flood stage, roads closed

 

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 the 102 River at Rosendale. As of early Saturday, the Grand River at Sumner measured 28.1...

Los Angeles County wildfire sparks major emergency response

 

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 cause of the fire and have opened an investigation into how it started, while the...

Strong storms possible tonight; heat returns midweek ahead

 

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 northwest Indiana. Forecasters reported highs near 80 today and noted increased humidity with dew points in the upper 60s creating muggy...

United States wildfires drive record ozone pollution

 

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, University of Iowa researchers show that surface ozone levels have risen over the past ten years as carbon monoxide...

San Diego County wildfire reaches 50 percent containment

 

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 burned approximately 2,617 acres. About 130 personnel are working the incident,...

Screwworm Detection Prompts Quarantine, Response Across Texas Ranchers

 

La Pryor, Texas. On June 3, 2026 the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed a New World screwworm infestation in a three-week-old calf in Zavala County, prompting immediate identification of larvae and notification of state and federal animal-health authorities; investigators documented the umbilical-area infestation and sampled the animal for confirmation. This week...

California brush fire triggers mass Riverside County evacuations

 

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 the afternoon north of Interstate 10 and, as of today, remains at zero percent containment, according...

Florida phosphate plant leak releases millions of gallons

 

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 gallons of industrial process water to escape over a 24‑hour period. Detected by automated monitoring equipment, the leak...

Geneva agency warns of intensifying El Niño risk

 

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 extremes. Climate models indicate at least a moderate event, with some projections suggesting one of the strongest El Niño...

Hawaii volcano Kīlauea enters intense eruptive phase

 

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 overflow events over the weekend. Lava fountains at the summit have exceeded 650 feet,...