Severe Thunderstorms Across US Midwest Trigger Flood Warnings August 11, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan The US Midwest and Ohio Valley, including Chicago and Cincinnati, face an enhanced, or level 3, risk of severe thunderstorms....
Global Wildfire Surge Hits US, Propelled by Rising Temperatures August 6, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan, Leslie Kaufman and Todd Woody The US is enduring one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, with blazes scorching millions of acres. It’s part...
Wildfires Mean Portland Edges Out Kinshasa for World’s Worst Air August 5, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan Wildfires burning across Washington and Oregon have left Portland with the worst air quality among major cities around the world,...
Washington Man Charged With Starting Devastating Spokane Fire August 4, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan and Emma Haidar A 37-year-old Washington State man has been arrested and charged with arson in connection with one of the wildfires that...
Wildfires Destroy Hundreds of Structures in Washington State August 3, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan and María Paula Mijares Torres Hundreds of structures have been destroyed and tens of thousands of people have been evacuated, as wildfires rip through eastern...
Los Angeles’ Rare Humidity Tied to Pacific Heat, Climate Change July 30, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan Los Angeles isn’t the first place people think of as sultry in summer. But an unusually warm Pacific Ocean is...
A Third of Americans Swelter as Summer Heat Tests Power Grid July 27, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan More than a third of Americans are facing a scorching heat that threatens to topple temperature records and stress power...
Tropical Storm Watches Posted Across Florida’s Panhandle Region July 20, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan A tropical storm watch has been issued for the Florida Panhandle as the Atlantic’s next event takes shape off shore....
New York, Northeast Will See Temperatures Soar This Week July 13, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan New York City and the Northeast will see temperatures surge this week as another wave of sultry weather shifts across...
El Niño Likely Strongest in 75 Years, US Forecasters Say July 10, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan The weather-roiling El Niño that emerged across the Pacific last month has continued to build and will likely be one...