Extreme weather news on the Climate desk

The latest extreme weather news

1. Oct 9 Bloomberg: “Hurricane Isaias Reaches Category 3 as It Nears Florida, Alabama” 2
2. Oct 1 William tells villagers holistic approach required to tackle flooding 3
3. Oct 1 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: “Earth’s driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now” 2
4. Oct 1 Wildfire burn area nearly doubles to 9.1% in watersheds serving 100K+ people 2
5. Sep 30 sandiegouniontribune.com: “As heat rises, inmates increasingly threatened by rising temperatures” 3
6. Sep 30 Nearly 40% of global population exposed to dangerous ozone pollution in 2026: report 3
7. Sep 27 Hurricane Nolo skirts Hawaii, but could still unleash winds and flash flooding 2
8. Sep 27 thewesterlysun.com: “A persistent noreaster batters US Northeast, causing coastal flooding, outages and at least 1 death” 2
9. Sep 25 Nepal seeks grants after 1,450 killed in glacier flood 2
10. Sep 22 China's MAZU AI early warning reaches 40+ countries 2
11. Sep 20 Tropical Storm Fay forms as Atlantic season has no hurricanes 2
12. Sep 21 journal-advocate.com: “Polo rapidly intensifies to a hurricane, is expected to impact Mexico” 3
13. Sep 12 15-ft surf cancels Ocean Way Festival; 31 Malibu homes evacuated 2
14. Sep 12 csmonitor.com: “Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino.” 3
15. Sep 11 Mont Blanc July temp hits 3.3°C, double 1994 level, as rockfalls surge 1
16. Sep 10 wdiy.org: “Scientists say August was Earth hottest month theyve measured” 5
17. Sep 8 SAR satellites detect mm-scale glacier shifts in Xizang 1
18. Sep 6 texasguardian.com (Big News Network): “Explainer: 5 key questions about mudslide on China - Nepal border” 5
19. Sep 6 Hurricane Lowell turns toward Hawaii as islands brace for impacts 3
20. Sep 5 nepalnational.com (Big News Network): “China - shared data aids Nepal disaster response, says Nepali FM” 1
21. Sep 4 Sikkim flags 40 glacial lakes; 16 at highest outburst flood risk 2
22. Aug 28 Thehawk: “320 Indian nationals remain out of contact after Nepal floods, 400 on Chinese side safe: MEA” 2
23. Aug 26 580M Children Already Face 20 Extra Heat-Stress Days a Year 2
24. Aug 24 mymixfm.com: “From Tokyo to London, heatwaves send men to work in shorts” 2
25. Aug 25 Indonesians pray for rain as wildfires burn forests and peatland 2
26. Aug 25 EU sends support to Serbia as wildfires intensify 2
27. Aug 25 Late-August heat wave puts over 80 million under extreme heat warnings; highs above 100°F 3
28. Aug 24 Reports: El Niño, king tides and sea level rise threaten California coast 1
29. Aug 21 nepalnational.com (Big News Network): “Binance Donates INR 3.3 Crore to Goonj Rahat Initiative for Assam Flood Relief” 2
30. Aug 22 record-bee.com: “Tropical Storm Moke forms on track to bring heavy rain and winds to Hawaii” 2

Who is named most?

1. El Niño 10
2. National Hurricane Center 7
3. Nepal 5
4. China 4
5. India 3
6. National Weather Service 3
7. European Union 2
8. Shell 2

Counted over the 40 events listed above. Source: GetYourBrief's record of the outlets' reports.