Weird Weather

2026-03-07 Southwest Michigan experienced unusually early and destructive tornadoes amid broader increases in extreme weather and rising insurance costs.

https://www.weather.gov/iwx/03062026_LowerMichiganTornadoes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_March_5%E2%80%937,_2026

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/03/10/tornado-tornadoes-union-city-three-rivers-weather/89071350007/

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://www.worldweatherattribution.org/record-shattering-march-temperatures-in-western-north-america-virtually-impossible-without-climate-change/

https://weather.com/forecast/regional/news/2026-03-18-historic-march-heat-wave-west-plains-california-arizona

https://apnews.com/article/severe-weather-storm-snow-east-coast-a8bbd037aba99aaf0cc930e91fdb72ca

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2026-03-20/early-southwest-heat-is-latest-in-parade-of-weather-extremes-as-earth-warms

https://www.heraldandnews.com/ap_news/winds-blizzards-and-triple-digit-heat-put-over-half-of-the-u-s-in-the/article_85ae9822-c501-55eb-a3ed-3a9793c0b269.html

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.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/03/20/flooding-damage-reported-across-oahu-heavy-rain-overwhelms-already-saturated-ground/

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://apnews.com/article/hawaii-flooding-heavy-rain-oahu-north-shore-e4b4f3642491b3e5de4a5ad7b82e9f39

https://www.dw.com/en/us-hawaii-hit-by-historic-flooding-more-rain-coming/a-76466168

2026 April

2026-04-02 The Artemis crew took a photo of earth and posted a side-by-side comparison to 1972, showing a now less-vibrant one.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/04/artemis-ii-photo-earth-space-blue-marble/89465526007/

2026-04-18 A fifth tornado touched down in Southeast Minnesota with a peak windspeed of 130mph.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdszYzyBhtg&list=WL&index=6

2026-04-18 Guam was hit by a category 5 super typhoon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bAiwWjtCqY&list=WL&index=5

2026-04-20 Japan experienced a 7.4 earthquake followed by massive tsunamis.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c07jpy3vxxvt

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/strong-74-magnitude-quake-hits-off-japan-tsunami-warning-issued-2026-04-20/

https://apnews.com/article/japan-earthquake-tsunami-0746aebae49fc6cc37e20836ca37d570

2026-04-28 The National Drought Mitigation Center reported the highest level of drought since they started recording 25+ years ago. The Palmer drought severity index (by NOAA) showed that from 1895 to current, 2026 holds the worst March on record, and the third worst drought since the 1934 Dust Bowl.

https://drought.unl.edu/

https://drought.unl.edu/Publications/AnnualReports.aspx

https://www.drought.gov/about/partners/national-drought-mitigation-center-ndmc

https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/

https://fortune.com/2026/04/18/record-us-drought-rainfall-snowpack-wildfire-risk-southeast-west/

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/historical-palmers/

2026 May

2026-05-19 California battled the Sandy Fire while tornadoes struck the Midwest, freeze advisories affected North Dakota, and heat advisories were issued in New York – all in the same week.

https://abc7.com/live-updates/sandy-fire-simi-valley-several-structures-burned-184-acres-scorched/19125501/entry/19130618/

https://weather.com/2026/05/18/storms/tornado/multiple-tornadoes-devastate-nebraska-iowa-communities

https://www.valleynewslive.com/2026/05/20/freeze-warning-wednesday-morning-followed-by-warm-up/

https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/us-news/nyc-air-quality-alert-as-temperatures-soar-into-the-90s/

2026 June

2026-06-01 The drought crisis forced farmers to navigate water shortages.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twRvurz-Hhk&list=WL&index=6

2026-06-03 Experts warned that the 2026 El Nino will be the strongest on record.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWkOD_ukuE0&list=WL&index=2

2026-06-22 Mamdani signed an Executive Order protecting workers from extreme heat.

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/23/headlines/nyc_mayor_mamdani_orders_protections_for_outdoor_workers_facing_extreme_heat

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/mayor-mamdani-signs-executive-order-protecting-workers-from-extr

2026-06-23 Europe experienced record heat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmc0AfiLtRs&list=WL&index=5

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/weather/live-news/europe-heatwave-temperatures-news

2026-06-23 San Carlos Lake in Arizona has been shut down after drought has caused its entire fish population to die.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccu46R_9gQc&list=WL&index=3

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260618041458.htm

https://people.com/san-carlos-lake-closes-indefinitely-after-massive-fish-kill-in-arizona-11994813

2026-06-25 Twin earthquakes devastated Venezuela.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KENftuhiU8s&list=WL&index=1

https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/25/venezuela-struggles-to-respond-to-devastating-twin-earthquakes

2026-06-26 A judge declared a mistrial in the Palisades fire arson case against Jonathan Rinderkecht. The DOJ said they will continue to pursue.

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/palisades-fire-jonathan-rinderknecht-mistrial/

https://www.newsweek.com/why-the-palisades-fire-trial-verdict-is-about-more-than-just-blame-12125264

2026 July

2026-07-01 The European Union Marine Environment Monitor report showed this is the ocean’s hottest June in history.

https://marine.copernicus.eu/press/press-releases/persistent-ocean-warmth-and-expanding-marine-heatwaves-mark-first-half-2026

https://www.euractiv.com/news/worlds-oceans-break-june-heat-record-eu-monitor/

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/climate-change/ocean-temperatures-hit-record-high-in-june-rcna352514

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/1/worlds-oceans-experience-hottest-june-ever-scientists-say-more-heat-ahead

2026-07-01 More than 1000 people in France, 1000 people in Spain, and 800 people in Germany died from heat exposure. These numbers are likely to triple by 2100 due to climate change.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/02/spain-france-new-heatwave-warning

https://people.com/france-reports-1000-excess-deaths-amid-heat-wave-12010213

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/france-records-1000-excess-deaths-during-record-breaking-heatwave-2026-06-28/

https://www.ehn.org/heat-related-deaths-in-europe-could-triple-by-2100-due-to-climate-change

2026-07-05 A super typhoon in Guam hit 180mph winds.

https://weather.com/2026/07/07/storms/hurricane/super-typhoon-bavi-northern-marianas-guam-taiwan-china-forecast

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/very-dangerous-super-typhoon-nears-044638817.html

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/05/g-s1-132052/guam-pacific-islands-brace-super-typhoon-bavi

2026-07-05 Fires ravaged Portugal, Spain, Greece and the Balkans.

https://www.dw.com/en/wildfires-rage-in-portugal-greece-france-and-spain/a-77839526

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/wildfires-rage-portugal-greece-spain-greek-authorities-warn-toxic-smok-rcna353030

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hundreds-firefighters-wildfires-in-portugal-and-greece-9.7259083