WeatherSeptember 25, 2026
Why Hawaii is facing an unprecedented hurricane season
Hawaii has never had three hurricanes come within 50 miles in the same year
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El NiñoSeptember 22, 2026
This year’s El Niño just broke another sobering record
“This is probably going to be the superlative El Niño event of our lives so far,” a climate scientist says
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WeatherSeptember 11, 2026
The Atlantic hurricane season just quietly broke a new weather record
The Atlantic Ocean has never seen a year without a hurricane since reliable records began
El NiñoSeptember 10, 2026
El Niño fuels wildfires in Indonesia, sickening some 100,000 people
The fires are burning peatlands, which can release more particulate matter into the air than other wildfires
WeatherSeptember 10, 2026
The Pacific is being beset by hurricane after hurricane—why is the Atlantic so quiet?
The Pacific Ocean has seen an especially active hurricane season so far, while the Atlantic has had barely a whimper of a storm. Experts explain why
El NiñoSeptember 2, 2026
How the super El Niño could turbocharge warming in the Himalayas
After one of the worst natural disasters in the region’s history, attention is turning to the looming super El Niño
El NiñoAugust 27, 2026
Climate change is supercharging El Niños, coral records show
Fossilized Galápagos corals show clear evidence that today’s El Niños are much stronger than those in the past