• Nor’easter exits after days of heavy rain and coastal flooding across U.S. Northeast

    ByRishav Kothari

    A slow-moving nor’easter weakened off New England on September 28, 2026, after producing an NWS-listed gust of 130 km/h (81 mph) at Montauk Point, nearly 160 mm (6.3 inches) of rain in southeastern Massachusetts and measured coastal inundation above 0.8 m (2.6 feet) in New York City. PSEG Long Island recorded more than 128 000 cumulative outages across Long Island and the Rockaways, with power restored to more than 99% of affected customers by late September 28.

  • Hurricane Polo makes landfall south of Las Barrancas, Baja California Sur, Mexico

    ByRishav Kothari

    Hurricane Polo made landfall on the west coast of Baja California Sur just south of Las Barrancas at approximately 23:00 MST on September 28 (06:00 UTC on September 29), with maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h (110 mph), according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC). Life-threatening winds and flash flooding were ongoing, and Polo was forecast to cross the peninsula before making a second landfall in southern Sonora as a hurricane on Tuesday morning.

  • Hurricane Polo forecast to make two landfalls in Baja California Sur and Sonora, Mexico

    ByRishav Kothari

    Category 3 Hurricane Polo was approaching Baja California Sur on September 28, 2026, as Hurricane Warnings covered sections of both coasts of the peninsula and mainland Sonora. At 05:00 MST (12:00 UTC), the National Hurricane Center placed Polo 175 km (110 miles) southwest of Cabo San Lázaro with maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 mph), and forecast landfall in Baja California Sur late that afternoon or early evening before the cyclone reached southern Sonora as a hurricane late that night or early September 29.

  • Floods kill at least 16 in Thailand and Myanmar, nearly 2.5 million affected

    ByRishav Kothari

    Flooding in Thailand has killed eight people since September 16, 2026 and left 1.7 million people affected across 27 provinces outside Bangkok as of September 28. Bangkok remained flooded for a fourth consecutive day. Meanwhile a local volunteer rescue group in southern Myanmar reported recovering eight bodies and searching for 20–30 missing people in Launglon Township.

  • One dead, tens of thousands without power as nor’easter impacts U.S. Northeast

    ByRishav Kothari

    A long-duration nor’easter continued producing coastal flooding, heavy rain and strong winds from Virginia to New England on September 27, 2026, leaving tens of thousands of utility customers without power. Coastal Flood Warnings remained in effect along parts of the U.S. East Coast, while a 56-year-old man was killed and four people were injured in separate falling-tree incidents in Brooklyn, New York, on September 26.

  • Baja California Sur prepares for Hurricane Polo ahead of Monday landfall, Mexico

    ByRishav Kothari

    Hurricane warnings covered portions of both coasts of Baja California Sur on September 27, 2026, as Major Hurricane Polo moved north-northwest toward the peninsula, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). At 02:00 MST (09:00 UTC), the Category 3 hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 195 km/h (120 mph) and was forecast to approach the western coast on Monday, cross the peninsula Monday night and approach northwestern mainland Mexico early Tuesday.

  • Strong and shallow M6.6 earthquake hits Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia at 21:23 UTC on September 25, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. According to the NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), there is no tsunami threat from this earthquake.

  • High Wind and Coastal flood alerts issued as nor’easter brings coastal flooding to Virginia

    ByRishav Kothari

    A strengthening nor’easter was producing coastal flooding in southeastern Virginia on September 25, 2026, while high winds, heavy rain, high surf and additional tidal flooding were forecast from New York to New England through the weekend. High Wind Warnings covered coastal Massachusetts and most of Rhode Island, with gusts of 70–95 km/h (45–60 mph) expected.E

  • Long-duration nor’easter brings coastal flooding to Virginia, threatens Northeast US with damaging winds and heavy rain

    ByRishav Kothari

    A long-duration nor’easter is forecast to bring coastal gusts of 70–95 km/h (45–60 mph) and periods of heavy rain to southern New England from September 25, 2026 through the weekend. High Wind Warnings are in effect for coastal and southeastern Massachusetts and most of Rhode Island. Coastal Flood Warnings remain in effect across southeastern Virginia, where the National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts 0.6–0.9 m (2–3 feet) of inundation.

  • Tropical Storm Nolo strengthens south of Hawaii, up to 890 mm (35 inches) of rain forecast

    ByRishav Kothari

    Tropical Storm Nolo strengthened south of Hawaii on September 24, 2026, as forecasters warned of potentially life-threatening flooding across Hawaii Island. At 05:00 HST (15:00 UTC), the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) reported maximum sustained winds of 95 km/h (60 mph) and placed Nolo approximately 460 km (285 miles) south of South Point. The CPHC forecast 380–510 mm (15–20 inches) of rain across Hawaii Island, with localized totals near 890 mm (35 inches).