Weird Weather
2025 August
2025-08-31 Numerous reports surged about flash flooding, rip currents, heat waves and fires nationwide.
https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-heat-waves
https://wmo.int/media/news/devastating-floods-highlight-need-and-challenges-warnings
2026 January
2026-01-22 The U.S. experienced record-breaking cold in the south, and 12-hour rain and ice storms in the Northeast.
https://weather.com/news/weather/news/2026-02-02-winter-storm-gianna-bomb-cyclone-aftermath
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/15/weather/falling-iguanas-cold-weather
2026 February
2026-02-09 News agencies reported that Lake Eerie has a 100-mile crack due to increasing temperatures and can be seen from space.
2026 March
2026-03-07 A barrage of tornadoes hit southwest Michigan resulting in loss of life. It was the earliest recorded tornado of its size, meaning the earliest in the year. This coincides with a huge uptick in unusual weather. The impact of climate change also hits Americans wallets with rising costs in homeowners insurance and recovery.
https://www.weather.gov/iwx/03062026_LowerMichiganTornadoes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_March_5%E2%80%937,_2026
https://www.edf.org/climate/climate-change-and-extreme-weather
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/
2026-03-17 Half the country faced extreme threats while the other half sat under a heat-dome in triple digit weather.
https://apnews.com/article/severe-weather-storm-snow-east-coast-a8bbd037aba99aaf0cc930e91fdb72ca
https://www.telegraphherald.com/ap/national/article_7bff956b-cf4c-541c-9d9d-a6c97b6b085e.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCfntXy7AK0
2026-03-20 Hawaii faced the worst flooding in 20 years.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/hawaii-oahu-flash-floods
https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/storms/oahu-floods-dam-failure-risk-evactuations-rcna264509
https://www.dw.com/en/us-hawaii-hit-by-historic-flooding-more-rain-coming/a-76466168