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Bob Henson @bhensonweather.bsky.social · 3h
Hurricane remnents + Gulf inflow are slamming the I-35 corridor from E Neb to SW TX. Lincoln NE had its wettest day in 139 years of recordkeeping on Wed. The soggy scoop from @irenesans.bsky.social, @drjeffmasters.bsky.social and myself: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/trop...
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Tropical moisture, stalled front fueling flood threat across the Central Plains » Yale Climate Connections
A pipeline of tropical moisture is feeding a slow-moving storm system, unleashing repeated downpours from Texas to the Central Plains.
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Shel Winkley @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What'cha doing around 1pm EDT? Join @climatecentral.org & @coveringclimatenow.org as we chat through the latest on this big ol' El Niño • What is El Niño doing? • More importantly, what are the impacts of climate change & NOT just El Niño • How can you tell these stories through winter?
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nolo continues to be impressive; luckily, it stayed a bit farther south of HI. Polo will be the big talk; its remnants will bring life-threatening floods to parts of the US. Here is a piece by @weatherprof.bsky.social @bhensonweather.bsky.social & 🙋‍♀️ yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/hurr...
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Hurricane Nolo takes another turn, Polo to bring deep tropical moisture to Southwest desert » Yale Climate Connections
Polo aims for Baja California, Nolo flirts with Category 5 strength, and Rachel intensifies as the Pacific’s relentless late-September storm train rolls on. Meanwhile, Hanna is born in the Atlantic.
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Bob Henson @bhensonweather.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Among named systems, #Polo is the big story this week. On Monday, Polo could become the strongest hurricane on record to strike Baja California. Moisture from Polo + #Odalys will fuel a swath of heavy rain from NW MX and SW US into the central states. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/hurr...
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Hurricane Polo approaches Mexico as coastal storm grips Northeast, New England » Yale Climate Connections
With the former Category 5 hurricane on track to strike Baja California on Monday, its moisture will fuel widespread, beneficial rains while also boosting the risk of dangerous flash flooding.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Look east! The moon is gorgeous. 🌕
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 26/09/2026
Are we getting in our own way? Adam Met from @planetreimagined.bsky.social and I discuss climate hushing, infighting over words and framing, and how a constant focus on what's going wrong can distract us from the solutions already moving forward. Watch: www.talkingclimate.ca/p/are-we-get...
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Are we getting in our own way?
AJR’s Adam Met on climate optimism, infighting, and why the way we talk about climate matters.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tres poderosos huracanes en el Pacífico: uno de ellos, Nolo, traerá inundaciones, oleaje fuerte y vientos intensos a Hawái. Dos tormentas en el Atlántico serán de corta duración, mientras que en el noreste de EE.UU. se enfrenta a un intenso nor’easter. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/nolo...
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Bob Henson @bhensonweather.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
From #Nolo to #Polo to #Gonzalo – all to affect land areas – plus #Odalys, #Fay, and a wicked weekend nor'easter, the superheated E Pacific and N Atlantic are boiling with activity. Latest from @irenesans.bsky.social, @drjeffmasters.bsky.social and me: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/nolo...
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Nolo to bring flood, surf, and wind to Hawaii; Gonzalo develops in the Atlantic » Yale Climate Connections
Atlantic storms will be short-lived, while powerful Pacific hurricanes persist and the Northeast battles a potent nor’easter.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Nolo, Odalys y Polo❗️ Nolo traerá inundaciones, oleaje fuerte y vientos a Hawái; Gonzalo se forma en el Atlántico. Las tormentas del Atlántico serán de corta duración, hay 3 potentes huracanes del Pacífico y del noreste de EE.UU. se enfrenta a un nor’easter. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/nolo...
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Nolo traerá inundaciones, fuerte oleaje y vientos a Hawái; Gonzalo se forma en el Atlántico » Yale Climate Connections
Las tormentas del Atlántico serán de corta duración, mientras que los potentes huracanes del Pacífico persisten y el noreste de Estados Unidos se enfrenta a una intensa tormenta nor’easter.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Pacific is a factory working overtime! Polo, Nolo, Odalys, and two more areas... The Atlantic had a resurrection... Read more here: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/paci...
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Pacific's cyclone factory is working overtime as multiple hurricanes roar across the basin » Yale Climate Connections
Nolo threatens Hawaii with flooding rain and dangerous surf, while powerful Hurricane Polo could make another impact to México and more tropical systems take shape.
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Bob Henson @bhensonweather.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NoPac is cooking with tropical threats! — #Polo could strike Baja Calif by Mon. — TD 15-E (soon #Nolo) may bring Hawaii 10"-35" rain + major floods as a Cat 3 just S of Big Island. Latest from @irenesans.bsky.social, @drjeffmasters.bsky.social and me: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/powe...
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Powerful Hurricane Polo threatens Mexico with torrential rain as Pacific tropics erupt » Yale Climate Connections
Polo churns off Mexico with up to eight inches of rain and 46-foot seas, while another strengthening tropical system threatens eastern Hawaii with dangerous surf and rainfall of 10 to 30-plus inches.
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hurricane #Polo exhibited Extreme Rapid Intensification - a term for strengthening more than 50 knots (58mph) in 24 hours. Polo increased 110mph in 24 hours, the 5th fastest rate of intensification in NOAA’s Global Satellite record. Extreme rapid intensification (ERI) is becoming much more common 1/
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Tues. 6 a.m CST Explosive Hurricane Polo. It reached Cat. 5, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, and it is expected to continue as a major hurricane through Sunday off the coast of México, with heavy rains along the coast from Guerrero to Colima.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🌀 ¡Polo ganando fuerza rápidamente frente a las costas del Pacífico mexicano! yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/un-h...
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Un huracán de categoría 5 podría azotar esta semana la costa del Pacífico de México » Yale Climate Connections
En una inusual muestra de confianza en el pronóstico, el NHC predijo que Polo alcanzaría la categoría 5 cuando aún era una tormenta tropical.
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Bob Henson @bhensonweather.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Tale of two oceans in a top-end El Niño: —TS #Fay fails to break Atlantic hurricane "drought." — #Polo forecast to be Cat 5 by Wed off MX Pacific coast. Future TBD after #Polo and #Odalys face off late this week. My latest w/ @drjeffmasters.bsky.social: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/a-ca...
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A Category 5 hurricane could be raging off Mexico’s Pacific coast this week » Yale Climate Connections
In a rare expression of forecast confidence, NHC predicted Polo would become a Cat 5 at a time when it was still a tropical storm.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
100 years ago yesterday, the 1926 Great Miami Hurricane caused profound destruction, plunging the city into a deep economic downturn. Four groups say a repeat would cost over $200 billion. Such a catastrophe, like the 1926 hurricane, would cleave Florida history into a “before” and an “after.”
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A repeat of Miami’s 1926 hurricane could cost over $280 billion. That's more than Hurricane Katrina. » Yale Climate Connections
A century of development, rising seas, and climate change have made South Florida far more vulnerable to a catastrophic storm.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
TD 6 will likely become Tropical Storm Fay but remain a "fish" storm with no threat to land, @irenesans.bsky.social reports today: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/atla...
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Atlantic remains hurricane-free as Tropical Depression Six forms near the Azores » Yale Climate Connections
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Bob Henson @bhensonweather.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The kind of U.S. trifecta we don't want: hottest August, hottest summer, and hottest year to date :-/. U.S. drought situation is pretty grim too, with Lakes Powell and Mead both near all-time lows. Looking to you, El Niño. @climateconnections.bsky.social yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/we-j...
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We just had the hottest August, hottest summer, and hottest year to date in U.S. history » Yale Climate Connections
NOAA data show unprecedented heat, as deepening drought, shrinking reservoirs, and a severe wildfire season underscore the growing impacts of a warming climate. Could El Niño bring some relief?
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Lowell also generated massive swells across the central Pacific. Offshore wave heights reached 30 to 50 feet, while a 1- to 4-foot storm surge, combined with pounding surf, produced coastal flooding, beach erosion, and wave overwash in low-lying areas. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/hurr...
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Hurricane Lowell slams Hawaii, triggering historic tornado watch and widespread flooding » Yale Climate Connections
Lowell never officially made landfall, but its widespread impacts made it one of Hawaii's most consequential tropical cyclones in decades.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Hurricane Lowell has been remarkable, now on a northward track the official forecast has shifted a bit more east which prompted a TS watch (later to become a warning) for Oahu. Heavy rainfall for the Hawaiian Islands into Tuesday. Read the latest here. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/anot...
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Another hurricane to bring torrential rains to Hawaii » Yale Climate Connections
Isolated rains of up to 14 inches from Lowell could produce flash floods.
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Bob Henson @bhensonweather.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Meanwhile, downtown LA has a shot at one of its wettest early-September days in 149 years of recordkeeping (and it wouldn't take much rain to make that happen). More at our link below ⬇️
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Lowell will make a sharp north turn, big waves for Hawaii are forecast. The three distinctly different billion-dollar weather disasters in Hawaii’s history @bhensonweather.bsky.social @drjeffmasters.bsky.social yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/09/how-...
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
In an average year, the U.S. sees 3 landfalling named storms (2 of them hurricanes). With the season ~1/2 over, we've already had 3 landfalls, after Edouard came ashore in Texas yesterday. Thankfully, this year has a real shot at having the latest first hurricane of the season since at least 1950.
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Edouard delivers an outsized flash-flood punch to eastern Texas » Yale Climate Connections
And next week, Hurricane Lowell could swing sharply toward Hawaii.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We've got Tropical Depression 5 off the coast of Louisiana as of 2 pm EDT, expected to hit near the TX/LA border as Tropical Storm Edouard on Tuesday. Also in this post, I detail the deadly flash flood in the Grand Canyon last Saturday. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/texa...
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Texas and Louisiana could get hit by a fast-spin-up tropical storm on Tuesday » Yale Climate Connections
The system looming over toasty water just offshore on Monday was small but potentially potent.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Short-lived Tropical Storm Dolly is here, and it figures to be more boon (beneficial rains) than bane for the Caribbean islands. @irenesans.bsky.social and @bhensonweather.bsky.social and I have the details: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/trop...
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Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic » Yale Climate Connections
Dolly is expected to weaken before reaching the northeastern Caribbean islands, bringing some much-needed rainfall but limited wind impacts.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Tropical Storm Iselle is absorbing Tropical Storm Julio in the Eastern Pacific. The Eastern Pacific has seen 2 hurricanes so far this year and 8 TS (including these two).
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We cover the 8 named storms and tropical disturbances currently being monitored by NHC. Fortunately, none of these appear poised to bring significant damaging impacts to any land areas. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/two-...
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Two Atlantic tropical disturbances to watch; Tropical Storm Moke brings rain to Hawaii » Yale Climate Connections
The Atlantic is waking up: Two tropical waves could develop this week, but neither poses an immediate U.S. threat.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Another one that didn’t make landfall…. But the impacts are big.
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Bob Henson @bhensonweather.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This weekend, TS #Lala could become the first landfalling hurricane ever observed on Hawaii's BIg Island – and only the third in the state's history. More from @irenesans.bsky.social and @drjeffmasters.bsky.social at @climateconnections.bsky.social: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/hawa...
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Hawaiian Islands brace for Lala this weekend » Yale Climate Connections
The system could become the first hurricane on record to strike Hawaii's Big Island, where up to 25 inches of rain are possible.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
We officially have Cristobal in the Atlantic, but moving over the northern (and cooler) Atlantic, away from the U.S. It will be short-lived. Meanwhile, Hawaii could be impacted by PTC One-C (future Hernan). Read more here: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/ptc-...
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PTC One-C heads toward Hawaii; life-threatening floods possible » Yale Climate Connections
Plus: Cristobal forms as the Atlantic awakens, with two tropical waves heading toward the Caribbean.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
July was the hottest month in Earth's recorded history; also hottest on record for the U.S., North America, Africa, and Asia. At least 17 nations/territories have set their all-time heat records this year. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/july...
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July 2026 ties with July 2024 as Earth's hottest month on record » Yale Climate Connections
North America, Africa, and Asia all experienced their hottest month on record.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Es agosto y, como suele ocurrir a medida que nos acercamos al pico de la temporada de huracanes, empezamos a observar más ondas tropicales. También en la nota de abajo le hablamos sobre lo que ocurre en el Pacífico, que ando MUY activo. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/vigi...
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Vigilando el Atlántico: ¿Podrán las ondas tropicales que salen de África superar la cizalladura del viento? » Yale Climate Connections
Comienza el maratón de vigilancia de las ondas tropicales: las ondas africanas pueden tardar hasta dos semanas en llegar a Estados Unidos continental, pero varios obstáculos pueden impedir que lleguen...
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The latest on the tropics from @irenesans.bsky.social. Invest 93C is a threat to Hawaii this weekend, but the 3 disturbances in the Atlantic pose little threat to land. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/watc...
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Watching the Atlantic: Could tropical waves exiting Africa make it past the wind shear? » Yale Climate Connections
The tropical wave-watching marathon begins: African waves can take up to two weeks to reach the continental U.S., but several obstacles can prevent them from making it that far.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Urban firestorms like the one that devastated Spokane Saturday have been growing more common because of increased development in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) and climate change. In this post, I document 9 such fires since 2016 in the U.S. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/urba...
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Urban firestorm devastates Spokane as dense smoke envelops the Northwest » Yale Climate Connections
Climate change, combined with development in high-risk areas, is making urban wildfires more likely.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
While the Atlantic is calm, Genevieve also loses strength... but in the Western Pacific, Super Typhoon Dolphin travels over very warm waters with very low wind shear. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/hist... (✍️ @bhensonweather.bsky.social & @drjeffmasters.bsky.social )
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Historic Super Typhoon Dolphin hits Category 5 strength in the Northwest Pacific » Yale Climate Connections
Dolphin is the fifth Category 5 of 2026, putting 2026 ahead of the pace from the all-time record of 1997, when 12 Cat 5s occurred globally.
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Bob Henson @bhensonweather.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Blink and you might have missed it, but #Genevieve briefly hit Cat 5 strength off Mexico's Pacific coast. It's still a Cat 4 powerhouse set to slowly spin down offshore. Meanwhile, a weakening #Fausto will push big swells and gusty winds toward Hawaii. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/gene...
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Genevieve becomes the first Category 5 hurricane of 2026 » Yale Climate Connections
As it feasts on near-record oceanic warmth, Genevieve will stay safely out to sea.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Bertha has not produced much rain on land, but there are plenty of heat alerts up! (not how it usually goes with tropical systems) Here's why, also a look at the rest of the Atlantic and the Eastern Pacific. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/the-...
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The latest on Tropical Storm Bertha » Yale Climate Connections
The wind shear-battered storm has kept the highest rainfall away from land, but also triggered dangerous heat across the South.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
There is a Bertha! Here's the update yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/trop...
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Tropical Storm Bertha is born, still crawling in the Gulf, with strong wind shear impacting it » Yale Climate Connections
The tropical system is forecast to spread heavy rain and storm surge threats as its wind field expands.
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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Wildfire smoke drapes across North America and the North Atlantic. Wow.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
To Bertha or not the Bertha.... For now, still TD2. But this take is unlikely to change, even if it officially becomes Bertha on Monday. Once it gets moving, there could be some slight variations. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/trop...
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Tropical Depression 2 crawls in the Gulf, trying to organize » Yale Climate Connections
The tropical system is forecast to spread heavy rain and storm surge threats as its wind field expands.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I’m thrilled to announce that a generous Eye on the Storm reader has agreed to match your contribution dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000. That means that if you donate by August 1, every dollar you contribute will become $2. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/you-...
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You can save lives this hurricane season » Yale Climate Connections
Your contribution today will be doubled.
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Bob Henson @bhensonweather.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Newborn, slow-moving Tropical Depression 2 in the NE Gulf is predicted to become a tropical storm by Monday, perhaps reaching SE LA by Wed. Similar to TS Arthur, #TD2 could dump heavy rains from the Gulf Coast well to its northeast as the week unfolds. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/td-2...
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TD 2 predicted to strengthen near upper Gulf Coast » Yale Climate Connections
Forecast to become Tropical Storm Bertha, this sprawling system could drop pockets of torrential rain over the Gulf Coast and Southeast.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Se forma la Depresión Tropical 2, el próximo nombre en la lista es Bertha y es posible que sea nombrada tan pronto como esta noche de domingo o el lunes en la mañana. 1/3
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The current wildfire smoke event extending from the Great Lakes to the Northeast U.S. represents yet another dead canary in our collective coal mine. We're getting an impressive and exponentially increasing collection of dead canaries! yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/dang...
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Dangerous and historic wildfire smoke pollution event engulfs the U.S. and Canada » Yale Climate Connections
Most of the fires grew out of control under extreme heat conditions made up to five times more likely by climate change.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
While the Pacific is slightly ahead of season as far as TS formation, the Atlantic´s alarm went off... but likely snoozed soon, again.. Also, these areas have more meat to them as far as future development. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/the-...
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The Eastern Pacific is a tropical storm factory, and the Atlantic Basin shows signs of life » Yale Climate Connections
The Eastern Pacific is roaring ahead. Now the Atlantic is waking up—and the season's peak could pack a bigger punch closer to land.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
@bhensonweather.bsky.social does a great explainer on the potential record-strength El Niňo event that is currently building:
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Tropical Storm Risk predicts the 2026 NW Pacific typhoon season to be one of the most active on record: 28 named storms, 19 typhoons, 12 intense typhoons and an ACE index of 436, 8th-highest since 1950. Highest ACE on record was in strong El Niño year of 1997: 571. Bavi has an ACE of 47 so far.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Good summary of what’s important that’s going on with climate change. My favorite graphic:
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