What Is a Kelvin Wave? What California Homeowners Should Know This October
A Kelvin wave is not a tsunami. Scientists are watching for higher coastal water levels that could make October high tides and storms more disruptive....
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Atmospheric River Targets the Pacific Northwest This Weekend: What NorCal, Oregon, and Idaho Homeowners Should Do Before Saturday
The Weather Prediction Center is forecasting 1-3 inches of rain across the Pacific Northwest and northern California through Saturday morning, and Hurricane Marie (100 mph)...
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The Quietest Atlantic Hurricane Season in 60 Years Is Actually an El Nino Warning
The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has had zero hurricanes through Sept. 4 — the quietest start in 60 years. But the same El Nino strengthening...
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Thirteen Days From Peak, the Atlantic Has Zero Hurricanes. Here's What El Niño Is Actually Doing.
Tropical Storm Dolly collapsed into an open wave and the National Hurricane Center expects no Atlantic formation for seven days — with the season's statistical...
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Northeast Flash Flood Emergency: 28 Million Under Watches as Berkshires Brace for 7 Inches of Rain
A stalled summer storm is driving life-threatening flash flooding across eastern New York, southern Vermont, western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut this Wednesday. Here is what...
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North American Monsoon Roars Into California as Flash Flood Watches Spread Across the Southwest
The North American monsoon has arrived early and unusually far west, with the NWS issuing Flood Watches across most of Arizona and monsoonal moisture spreading...
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Tropical Storm Arthur Bears Down on Louisiana With 20-Inch Rainfall Threat
Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, formed off the Texas coast Wednesday and is forecast to dump 5-10...
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NOAA Declares El Nino as Central US Flood Siege Stretches Into Second Week
NOAA confirmed an official El Nino on June 11 as days of torrential rain drove flash flood emergencies from central Texas to northern Alabama. CSU...
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