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October 9, 2026
climate
Isaias nears Gulf Coast: why the surge warning reaches farther
The storm’s coastal flooding warning covers a wider coastline than its hurricane warning, a distinction that matters for evacuation decisions.
October 2, 2026
climate
Europe’s record heat stress: what the thermometer misses
Western Europe’s warmest summer and a record heat-stress footprint show why air temperature alone cannot describe the burden on a body outdoors.
October 1, 2026
climate
Swiss glaciers lost more than 5% of their ice volume after a snow-poor winter
Winter snow can replenish a glacier and shield its older ice, shaping how much of the frozen water reserve survives summer.
climate
Why Polo’s flood danger outlasted the storm
Rincon’s evacuation order ended with hazards still on the ground, while tropical moisture and a larger weather system sustained heavy rain farther east.
September 26, 2026
climate
Nolo’s flood forecast overlaps Hurricane Lala’s repair zone on Hawaiʻi Island
The documented carryover is damaged infrastructure and altered drainage—not proof that every watershed remained saturated six weeks after Lala.
September 25, 2026
climate
Hurricane Nolo’s cone is not a map of Hawaii’s danger
The center may remain offshore while rain, terrain-amplified wind and damaging waves reach well beyond its forecast path.
September 24, 2026
climate
A very strong El Niño is forecast. Its local effects still need a map.
Pacific measurements can warn of shifting weather months ahead, but reservoir levels, regional outlooks and local vulnerability determine what communities should do next.