Why Iguazú Falls can swell after the local rain stops
More rain is forecast over the Iguaçu basin through October 25, while soil, tributaries and reservoirs shape when that water reaches the falls.
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Hurricane Simon nears Mexico’s coast, where small track shifts matter
An offshore eye can still bring danger ashore, while a small shift toward Mexico’s mountains could accelerate the hurricane’s weakening.
Continue reading →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.
Continue reading →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.
Continue reading →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.
Continue reading →Why a sea-temperature map can miss a marine heatwave
A Mediterranean and Black Sea study compares surface temperatures with heat through 40 metres, revealing what each view misses about marine habitats.
Continue reading →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.
Continue reading →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.
Continue reading →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.
Continue reading →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.
Continue reading →The heatwave season is stretching at both ends
A global study finds an earlier first heatwave and a later last one, but its longer “season” is a span between events, not continuous heat.
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