Weather

Storm Ingrid heads for Britain, raising flood fears in Scotland, Wales and southwest England

Slow-moving Storm Ingrid brings heavy rain and 60mph gusts. Amber warning in eastern Scotland as saturated ground heightens flood risk.

Heat dome to push southeastern Australia toward record temperatures, raising bushfire risk

Forecast highs near 48C across SA, Victoria and NSW as a slow-moving heat dome fuels extreme heatwave conditions and elevated fire danger.

Arctic Blast and Gulf Moisture Set Stage for Massive U.S. Winter Storm, Threatening Ice, Snow and Power Outages

A sprawling storm could spread snow and damaging ice across 2,000 miles this weekend, bringing dangerous cold and renewed grid worries in the South.

Oceans Set New Heat Record in 2025, Study Finds, Even as Surface Temperatures Ease

A study finds ocean heat hit a record in 2025, adding vast energy to the upper 2,000 meters—fueling sea-level rise, storms and coral stress.

2025 Ranks Among Hottest Years on Record, Even as La Niña Offered Little Relief

New datasets show 2025 among the three warmest years globally and the fourth-warmest in the U.S., with oceans, ice and extremes reflecting sustained warming.

Arctic Blast Set to End Record Warm Spell, Bringing Dangerous Cold to Much of U.S.

Forecasters warn polar-vortex-driven Arctic air will plunge temperatures well below normal across the central and eastern U.S. from mid-January.

Ex–Cyclone Koji Floods Queensland Towns, Rekindling Debate Over Warning Systems

Record rain from ex–Cyclone Koji swamped parts of Queensland, forcing rescues and isolating towns as leaders clash over flood warnings and infrastructure.

Victoria bushfires raze towns after rare ‘catastrophic’ alert; state of disaster declared

Extreme heat, winds and dry lightning drove fast-moving fires across Victoria, burning up to 395,000 hectares and destroying hundreds of structures.

Blizzard, then bitter cold: Western Alaska’s winter swings upend life in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

A Jan. 4–5 blizzard shut down travel across Alaska’s Y-K Delta, part of a string of storms and temperature swings linked to a warming Bering Sea.

Storm Goretti lashes Channel coast with 200 kph gusts, snow and widespread power cuts

Explosively deepening Storm Goretti batters northern France and Britain with record gusts, heavy snow, outages and travel chaos; few casualties reported.

Greenland’s Prudhoe Dome Was Ice-Free 7,100 Years Ago, Study Finds, Raising New Warnings on Future Melt

Sediments drilled from beneath northwest Greenland show Prudhoe Dome vanished in the early Holocene, implying modest warming could spur major ice loss.

Multi-Day Winter Storm Pattern to Spread Snow, Flooding Rains and Severe Weather Across More Than 30 States

A sprawling Jan. 6–10 storm pattern brings feet of mountain snow in the West, flooding rain and tornado risk in the South, and weekend snow near the Great Lakes.

Cyclones Hayley and Jenna batter remote Australia in unusually intense season start

Two storms in days hit WA’s Dampier Peninsula and the Cocos Islands, underscoring an early surge in intense cyclones and strain on remote services.

Met Office Finds Winter Warmth Bringing More Flowers to Britain and Ireland

A decade of New Year Plant Hunt records shows each 1°C rise in Nov–Dec temperatures brings about 2.5 more wild plant species into bloom.

Back-to-Back Cyclones Batter Remote Australian Communities, Raising Fears of a Fierce Season

Cyclones Hayley and Jenna strike Western Australia’s Dampier Peninsula and the Cocos Islands, testing infrastructure and highlighting rapid intensification risks.