Extreme Weather

Dark storm clouds looming over a rural landscape with strong winds visibly bending trees

October 4, 2025

Record-Breaking Storm Amy Leaves 1 Dead, 200,000+ Without Power

Storm Amy swept across Northern Europe this weekend, killing one person and leaving hundreds of thousands without power as hurricane-force winds and heavy rain battered the region. A man in his 40s,

Wildfire smoke drifting over a Mediterranean coastal town with hills and sea under hazy skies, southern Europe, August 2025.

Climate·Disaster·Europe·News·Weather

Europe Battles 409,000+ Hectare Inferno: Heat, Drought and 70km/h Winds Create “Perfect Storm”

The air across southern Europe hangs heavy with smoke this summer as wildfires torch hundreds of thousands of hectares. A combination of extreme heat, bone-dry vegetation, and strong winds has created what fire experts call a “perfect storm” – conditions

August 13, 2025

Mid-March Polar Vortex Collapse Threatens Severe Cold in North America

News·USA

A second polar vortex collapse is expected to occur in mid-March, potentially bringing severe winter weather across the United States and Canada. This follows

WASP-121b: 96,480 km/h Winds, Vaporized Metals, and Escaping Hydrogen in 3D Atmospheric Map

Space

Picture a world where metal turns to vapor and winds blow at unprecedented speeds in space. Scientists have found exactly that on a distant

Smoggy cityscape with industrial pollution.

Energy·News·USA

New York Targets Big Polluters With $3 Billion Annual Fund for Climate Crisis, Public Health, and Extreme Weather

The Governor of the State of New York, Kathy Hochul, approved a law on December 26th, 2024 that requires companies that significantly contributed to greenhouse gas emissions to invest in projects to

Sunita Somvanshi

January 19, 2025

Dr. Rick Spinrad, NOAA administrator (left), and Dr. Everette Joseph, Director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, hold up an expanded Memorandum of Understanding on December 10, 2024 in Washington DC. The MOU will strengthen the partnership between NOAA and NCAR to advance and accelerate our understanding and application of Earth system science. (Photo Source: NOAA)

News·USA

NASA, NOAA Award $26.1M Contract to SwRI for Space Weather Instruments

NASA and NOAA are advancing their space weather monitoring capabilities through a $26.1 million contract awarded to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), while simultaneously expanding research partnerships for extreme weather prediction. Space Weather

Rahul Somvanshi

January 3, 2025

Climate·Europe

UK Wildlife in 2024: Grey Seals Thrive; Butterfly Numbers Hit 14-Year Low Amid Extreme Weather

The UK’s wildlife faced significant challenges in 2024 as extreme weather continued to reshape natural habitats. From thriving seal colonies to struggling butterfly populations, the year’s weather patterns created clear winners and

Govind Tekale

January 3, 2025

Second warmest September globally and in Europe.

Climate·News

September 2024 Climbs to Second-Hottest on Record, Highlighting Alarming Climate Trends

September 2024 was the second warmest September on record, continuing a trend that makes “it almost certain that 2024 will be the hottest year ever measured,” surpassing the 2023 record, the European

Rahul Somvanshi

October 10, 2024

Hot Heads, Broadway between Duane and Reade streets.( Photo Credit: Swerz,CC BY-NC 2.0 )

Climate·News·USA

NYC Heatwave Closure Alert: 43% of Cooling Centers Shut Down, Discover Open Locations Now

More than 200 cooling centers in New York City are closed today, Wednesday, due to the Juneteenth holiday, amidst the first heatwave of the year in the tri-state area expected to last

Tejal Somvanshi

June 19, 2024

Climate

Scientists Confirm: Last Summer’s Heat Was the Warmest in 2,000 Years, Spurring Mediterranean Wildfires

Climate Crisis made the crippling April heatwave in South Asia 30 times more likely, according to scientists . As per reports that the intense northern hemisphere summer heat, which drove wildfires across

Govind Tekale

May 17, 2024

Space

Think Earth is Wild? Discover the Planet Where It Literally Rains Glass!

HD189733b: A Mesmerizing Enigma in the Cosmos HD189733b, a mesmerizing exoplanet located 63 light-years away, challenges our understanding of the cosmos with its Earth-like blue hue and extreme weather phenomena. Orbiting the

Govind Tekale

August 21, 2023