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A tropical storm continues to batter the West — including Utah
28+ min ago (507+ words) Post-tropical storm Rachel brought heavy rainfall, forceful winds and coastal flooding to California over the weekend. Now, the storm is moving inland and threatening dangerous conditions across the Great Basin, with flash flooding possible all the way from Southern California…...
Flash-flood risk lingers across the Southwest after Rachel’s remnants swamped Nevada
59+ min ago (371+ words) By JAIMIE DING and JULIE WALKER Forecasters issued flood watches Monday and warned more rain and isolated thunderstorms could hit the Southwest after the remnants of tropical storm Rachel caused severe flooding in Las Vegas over the weekend. Las Vegas…...
First Alert Weather: ‘Hot-tober’ brings record-setting heat before a big cooldown in Middle Tennessee
19+ min ago (224+ words) WSMV NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - “Hot-tober” is back! We set a new record high temperature Monday, with stifling humidity along with it. More record-setting heat is expected this week, with highs near 90 through Thursday. Download the WSMV 4 First Alert Weather app…...
THE BREAKDOWN: October 2026 El Niño Update
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (398+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The three-month period between July and September 2026 saw the Niño 3.4 region average 1.7 degrees Celsius, or 3.06 degrees Fahrenheit above what is typical. This means we are now in a strong El Niño, 0.3 degrees Celsius shy of the threshold…...
After being rescued from wildfires, these endangered orangutans return to the wild
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (15+ words) The Washington Post...
Pacific hurricane region sets record for big, long-lasting storms thanks to El Niño
48+ min ago (722+ words) Waves from post-tropical cyclone Rachel crash into beachfront homes in Long Beach, Calif., Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. Credit: AP/Jae C. Hong The drumbeat of monster hurricanes in the Pacific has broken a record for nasty long-lasting storms east of the international date…...
Eight Confirmed Tornadoes in the CSRA on Saturday, October 10th
30+ min ago (235+ words) The National Weather Service in Charleston and Columbia have both finished their damage surveys from the CSRA tornado outbreak on Saturday, October 10th. There were eight tornadoes total that impacted Screven, Allendale, Barnwell, Aiken & Burke Counties from 2:42PM-6:04PM. Seven of them were…...
Type One stellarator attracts major funding
5+ hour, 20+ min ago (506+ words) The capital will support Project Infinity in Tennessee, including development of the Infinity One stellarator prototype, targeted for commissioning in 2029, and design work on Infinity Two, a planned 400 MWe commercial fusion power plant intended for 2034. US-based Type One Energy Group…...
Xcimer lands fresh fusion funding
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (273+ words) The additional funding will support development of its gas-laser inertial fusion technology as the company targets grid electricity by 2035. US-based laser start-up Xcimer Energy has finalised an agreement for an additional $30.5m in federal funding through the US Department of Energy’s…...
Does a strong El Niño lead to more storms along the Gulf Coast?
38+ min ago (392+ words) NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As several communities along the Gulf Coast recover from Hurricane Isaias, a climatologist said he’ll examine the possibility of more storms striking the Gulf region during times when El Niño is influencing storm hurricane season. Hurricane Isaias…...