• Record March heat accelerates peak of wildflower bloom in Death Valley National Park

    ByReet Kaur

    A record-breaking March heat wave across the southwestern United States accelerated the wildflower bloom cycle in Death Valley National Park, causing peak conditions to occur earlier than typical seasonal patterns. The National Park Service (NPS) reported that lower elevation flowers have already begun setting seed following intense heat and high winds, while the National Weather Service (NWS) reported that hundreds of daily temperature records were set or tied across parts of the region.

  • Strong North Pacific SST anomaly raises probability of colder winter 2025/26 in U.S. and Canada

    ByRishav Kothari

    A large sea surface temperature anomaly has developed in the North Pacific Ocean, extending toward the U.S. West Coast. Forecasts suggest the anomaly could help trigger colder-than-average conditions across central and eastern United States and Canada during the upcoming 2025/26 winter season, with a weak La Niña further reinforcing the setup.

  • U.S. braces for Arctic blast and major Northeast winter storm

    ByRishika Yadav

    The WPC has issued urgent 2 messages regarding an intense Arctic blast and an impending winter storm set to impact the U.S. this weekend. A powerful Arctic air mass will move southeast from the Rockies on January 17 by bringing extreme cold while a winter storm on January 19 to 20 is expected to produce heavy snowfall from West Virginia to southern New England.

  • Powerful nor’easter leaves 16 dead across the US Northeast

    ByTeo Blašković

    A major cleanup is underway after a powerful, late-season winter storm dumped heavy snow to much of the Northeast this week. Although anticipated snowfall in several major cities fell short of estimates, much of the region was left paralyzed. As of Wednesday, March…

  • California sea lion stranding crisis escalates to ‘epic proportions’

    ByNix

    The mass stranding of sea lions at Californian shores doesn’t seem stopping anytime soon and condition has deteriorated even more. The stranding(s) spiked in January and have intensified in recent weeks, the numbers have already surpassed total number of an average