Storms have raced across the Southwest this week, flooding roadways and setting off mudslides. The turbulent weather was expected to become stronger and more widespread Wednesday, with a flood watch in effect through the evening across most of Arizona and parts of New Mexico, Utah and Colorado.
Monsoon-Fueled Storms Soak the Southwestern US
Parts of Arizona and New Mexico were under flood watches through Wednesday night.
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Some are calling this year’s potentially record-breaking El Niño a “super” or even a “Godzilla” edition of the recurring climate phenomenon — but that’s not always a bad thing. Read about how it might affect you:
Heard About the Super Godzilla Monster El Niño? Here’s How It Could Actually Affect You.
Yes, El Niño is unusually powerful this time. But that’s not always a bad thing.
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Nearly four months into the Atlantic hurricane season, and with two more to go, not a single hurricane has formed. While the inactivity is unusual, meteorologists said it is explainable — and they warned against confusing a quiet start with a quiet finish.
Where Are All the Atlantic Hurricanes? Why This Year Is So Quiet.
There hasn’t been a single one yet.
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As global warming shoots past the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit in the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the vulnerable countries that fought for that target face a brutal new reality: rising sea levels and intensifying disasters, alongside new risks few could have imagined a decade ago.
Global Warming Will Breach the 1.5 Degree Celsius Limit. Now What?
As global temperature increase shoots past 1.5 degrees Celsius, the vulnerable countries that fought for that Paris Agreement target face a brutal new reality.
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The torrent of rain that turned a Grand Canyon creek into a raging river in less than an hour on Saturday was fueled in part by moisture that had been transported from as far away as the Pacific Ocean.
How Monsoon Season Supercharged the Deadly Grand Canyon Flooding
Floods are common across the Southwest this time of year, when even a little bit of rain can quickly become dangerous.
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Three storms spinning in the Pacific could all become powerful hurricanes by the weekend, and forecasters who were closely monitoring their progress were growing concerned that at least one could come uncomfortably close to land.
A Busy Hurricane Season Just Got Even Busier Between California and Hawaii
Three storms, spurred on by El Niño, are inching closer to Hawaii. Could one of them even affect California this weekend?
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The world has failed in its goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial times, the United Nations said on Wednesday, in a sober assessment that laid out a new goal for fighting climate change that would set the world on an uncertain path.
U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate Target
It proposed a new goal of limiting the “overshoot” of rising temperatures and eventually figuring out how to undo the temperature gains, a highly uncertain path.
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“I thought that even if the warning turned out to be wrong, the worst it would cost us was one day of study,” Rajendra Dawadi said. “But taking it lightly could mean the loss of hundreds of lives.”
A Principal Saved 900 Students Before His School Was Washed Away in Nepal
Rajendra Dawadi had less than 15 minutes to act on a warning of approaching floodwaters. His swift evacuation plan saved hundreds of lives.
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Two people were killed and a third was still missing after a downpour over the weekend sent torrents of water barreling through Grand Canyon National Park, officials said late Monday.
Death Toll Rises in Grand Canyon Flood as Search Continues
Officials announced a second death on Monday and said one person remained unaccounted for after heavy rain over the weekend.
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The moon will wander into Earth’s shadow and blush red during a lunar eclipse tonight into Friday morning.
Near-Total Lunar Eclipse Will Turn Moon Blood Red
People in the Americas, Africa and Europe will have a chance to see Earth’s shadow create a near-total blood moon.
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When a huge chunk of ice snapped off a glacier and fell into a river in the Himalayas on Wednesday, it unleashed a torrent of water, ice and mud that cut a devastating path through a valley on the border between Nepal and the Tibetan region of China.
Photos: A Deadly Flood Tears Through Nepal and Tibet
An ice avalanche that started high in the Himalayas tumbled thousands of feet, releasing vast amounts of energy that pulverized the ice into a significant volume of flood water.
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Warmer water off the coast has made things slightly swampy for residents used to a succession of splendid days.
Summer Weather in L.A. Was Perfect. Then Came Humidity and Mosquitoes.
Warmer water off the coast has made things slightly swampy for residents used to a succession of splendid days.
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Extreme heat waves this summer have set off an early grape harvest in Champagne and elsewhere in France.
‘We’ve Never Seen Anything Like It’: Early Harvest Rattles France’s Wine Industry
Extreme heat waves this summer have set off an early grape harvest in Champagne and elsewhere in France.
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Dolly is the next name on this year’s list of hurricanes, a decades-old rotation that repeats every six years.
The Next Tropical Storm Will Share Dolly Parton’s Name
Dolly Parton died on Tuesday. The next tropical storm in the Atlantic will, coincidentally, carry her name.
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The Trump administration is moving to make it harder for communities to weigh in on proposed data centers, even as a backlash against the behemoth projects grows across the country.
E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Air Pollution Permits for Data Centers
Under the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects.
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Richard Gadd’s gentle, thoughtful presence stands in sharp contrast with the far-out characters he has portrayed onscreen in “Half Man” and “Baby Reindeer.” In an interview with The New York Times, he discussed toxic couplings and the politics of male repression.
Richard Gadd Had Never Heard of the Manosphere
The creator and star of “Half Man” didn’t have a particular agenda for this dark tale of male repression. But “people think that it’s a political piece of work,” he said.
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A week of stifling heat in Europe this June was unusually deadly, mortality data shows, producing a historic increase in deaths in a continent where major heat waves are becoming more common.
In One Week During Europe’s Record Heat Wave, Deaths Increased by 16,000
Deaths spiked in northwest Europe in June, where countries were unprepared for extreme heat that hit much of the continent.
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In the wake of Hurricane Lala, residents of Ocean View on Hawaii's Big Island have banded together, turning a local gas station into an improvised relief center.
Residents on Hawaii’s Big Island Look to Help One Another After Hurricane Lala
In a remote region of the ravaged Big Island, there were community gas runs, donated turkey stuffing, a makeshift emergency broadcast and even a helicopter.
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In the hamlet of Naalehu on Hawaii's Big Island, flooding from Hurricane Lala washed through a small cemetery, leaving behind a macabre field of mud, cracked and crumbled headstones and violently disinterred coffins and caskets. One mother had to know whether her son was still at rest.
Hurricane Lala Destroyed a Hawaii Cemetery, Setting Off a Hunt for the Dead
In the hamlet of Naalehu, the floods of Hurricane Lala opened graves. One mother sought desperately for her son.
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Federal prosecutors are again trying to convict a 30-year-old man accused of starting one of the most destructive fires in California history, filing a new indictment against him after a mistrial in their previous attempt, when 10 of 12 jurors voted to find the man not guilty.
U.S. Will Try California Arson Suspect Again After Stunning Mistrial
The man accused of setting the blaze that later turned deadly in the Pacific Palisades is now readying for a new prosecution after a previous effort in June failed.
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The recurring climate phenomenon known as El Niño is back, and this year it’s already on track to be the strongest and most severe on record by far, wreaking havoc on weather across the world. Listen to "The Daily."
El Niño Is Back. And Worse Than Ever.
The recurring climate phenomenon is poised this year to enter a new phase known as a super El Niño, exacerbating the effects of climate change.
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Hurricane Lala, which was a Category 1 hurricane, did not make landfall but moved close enough to wash out highways, wreck properties and topple trees in Hawaii.
What We Know About Damages From Hurricane Lala in Hawaii
The storm narrowly missed land, but its outer bands left the Big Island with power outages, road closures and flooded homes.
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The city on the eastern side of the island of Hawaii flooded on Saturday night, and powerful winds toppled branches onto homes and power lines.
Hilo Is Accustomed to Rain. Hurricane Lala Was Different.
The city on the eastern side of the island of Hawaii flooded on Saturday night, and powerful winds toppled branches onto homes and power lines.
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Lower-level exposures to wildfire smoke over time, even in the “moderate” category on air quality indexes, add up, said Kai Chen, an associate professor at the Yale School of Public Health. There is no amount of smoke exposure that scientists can say confidently isn’t harmful.
How Wildfire Smoke Affects Your Health
Scientists have found that people are being exposed to more toxins than previously known.
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Lakes Powell and Mead, the nation’s largest reservoirs, are drying up, sending a Colorado River system that provides water and electricity for millions of people into a state of crisis with no end in sight.
Lake Powell Hits Lowest Level On Record As Water Crisis Continues
Levels in Lakes Mead and Powell have not been so low since 1957, underscoring a water crisis that plagues seven states that rely on the Colorado River.
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Parts of a major highway in the southeastern side of Hawaii’s Big Island collapsed after Hurricane Lala passed overnight, blocking road access to a town with the region’s only hospital, officials said on Sunday.
Hurricane Lala Cuts Off Hawaii Town With Region’s Only Hospital
Residents of Pahala were stranded after parts of a key highway collapsed under heavy rain. All roads leading to the town and its hospital, on the southern end of the Big Island, are now blocked.
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The Trump administration pushed out thousands of veteran U.S. Forest Service staff. An ‘extraordinary’ fire season is testing those who are left.
Federal Job Cuts Are Making Wildfires Harder to Fight
The Trump administration pushed out thousands of veteran U.S. Forest Service staff. An ‘extraordinary’ fire season is testing those who are left.
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