Remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel caused significant coastal damage in Southern California, with unsafe homes in Long Beach and a local emergency in Newport Beach, as El Niño raises threats for a severe winter.
Hurricane Isaias, the first U.S. hurricane landfall in two years, has killed at least four people and caused widespread damage across Florida and Alabama.
A historic October heat wave shattered daily temperature records across the central U.S. on October 13, 2026, with readings up to 13.3°C above normal, following the warmest September on record for the contiguous states.
Hurricane Isaias struck the northern Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm, causing one death and over 900,000 power outages.
Hurricane Simon intensified to 155 mph winds just off Mexico's Pacific coast, threatening life-threatening rain and flooding.
A long-held winter forecasting theory linking rapid Siberian snow cover in October to harsh winters in North America and Europe shows a weakening signal over recent decades. Meanwhile, UK insurers report a surge in weather damage claims, prompting expert advice on storm-proofing homes.
Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida Friday night with 105 mph winds, causing widespread power outages, flight cancellations, and triggering a major emergency response.
The ongoing El Niño event is among the strongest ever recorded and is still growing. While it can disrupt the polar vortex and increase UK snow chances late in winter, forecasts currently suggest milder, wetter conditions are more likely for the coming months.
Hurricane Isaias, the first hurricane of the 2026 season, is forecast to strengthen and make landfall on the northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday, bringing life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, and heavy rain.
Tropical Storm Isaias is rapidly strengthening over record-warm Gulf waters and is forecast to become the season's first hurricane by early Thursday.
Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to become the Atlantic's first hurricane of 2026, threatening Gulf Coast landfall as a Category 1 or 2 storm by late Friday with flooding rains and dangerous surge.
The coldest night of autumn so far is expected by midweek, bringing the first frost of the season and up to 30mm of rain to drought-stricken areas.
A 102-year-old woman died and around 90 people were rescued after a catastrophic flash flood inundated Madrigueras, Spain, on October 2, 2026.
The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is on track to be the first in the satellite era without a single hurricane.
A massive underwater Kelvin wave, amplified by a strengthening El Niño, is pushing sea levels up along the California coast.
The Prince of Wales visited flood-hit communities in Monmouthshire, where he heard how extreme flooding is now an annual event.
Heavy rain triggered deadly landslides and flooding in Nepal, killing about 30 people and affecting thousands.
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