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Jonathan Rinderknecht’s attorneys say he’s being used as scapegoat for Los Angeles fire department’s failure to fully extinguish earlier blaze Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades fire in Los Angeles was upset over a failed relationship and his lack of plans for New Year’s Eve – and he ranted about being ang…

A pair of satellite photos reveals the drastic transformation of Canada's Lake Rouge, which was fully drained after the sudden collapse of one of its banks. A multitude of factors led to the demise of the shocked-emoji-like lake, experts say.

The new ELI today is an extension of one we published many years ago, 'See how they run; investigate why some lavas flow further and more quickly than others'. This activity involves an investigation into some of the factors which can affect the viscosity of lavas. The two activities included involve varying the temperature and composition of the 'lava' using treacle and honey. Other related acti…

Firefighters continued to battle the Hazen fire burning near Buckeye, Arizona, on Monday. The fire began on Saturday afternoon and, as of Sunday evening, was estimated to have covered about 400 hectares (1,000 acres) and was '0% contained'. Local media reported that no evacuations had taken place and there were no reports of damage to homes Continue reading...

Many of the nation's overgrown forests are at high risk of burning. Under the Trump administration, work to reduce flammable vegetation fell by more than a million acres compared to previous years.

Louisiana’s cultural hotspot could be surrounded by Gulf of Mexico before end of this century, authors say The process of relocating people from New Orleans should start immediately as the city has reached a “point of no return” that will see it surrounded by the ocean within decades due to the climate crisis , a stark new study has concluded. Ongoing sea level rise and the rampant erosion of wet…

Nature Communications, Published online: 04 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-72555-w Using twenty-first-century climate model projections, this study shows that a weakening of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation will increase the frequency of atmospheric rivers in the mid-latitudes, especially along North America’s west coast, leading to significant increase of atmospheric river–drive…

A powerful tsunami seen from space is overturning what scientists thought they knew about how these waves travel. A satellite designed to measure ocean surface height delivered a remarkable result when a powerful earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula unleashed a tsunami that spread across the Pacific in late July. Scientists report in The Seismic Record [...]

Fire risk is evolving – faster, more complex, and increasingly interconnected with broader organisational and environmental challenges. From industrial incidents to escalating wildfire seasons, organisations today face a new reality where fire risk can no longer be treated as a standalone compliance issue. Instead, it must be understood as a strategic risk with direct implications […]

Heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Maila triggered a deadly landslide in the mountains of East New Britain. The post Cyclone Rains Spur Papua New Guinea Landslides appeared first on NASA Science .

Nature, Published online: 30 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01345-7 A new research centre could help to reassure the public that the region is safe.

After wildfires, storms can lead to higher peak streamflow, increasing flooding risk for nearby communities. Credit: Haley Canham, CC-BY-NC

The Iran war has nearly doubled jet fuel prices in the United States. That means the bill for firefighting aircraft operations this summer will likely rise by tens of millions of dollars.

Exclusive: 839,000 homes in urban areas face threat of surface-water flooding, with social housing tenants most vulnerable to costs Eight in 10 of the homes that are at high risk of flooding in England are now in towns and cities, according to analysis by the National Housing Federation (NHF), which said social housing tenants are disproportionately vulnerable to the financial cost. Research foun…

Scientists find annual sea surface temperatures across Europe reached highest levels recorded, while deadly wildfires set large parts of continent ablaze The Nordic heatwave that pushed temperatures above 30C (86F) in the Arctic Circle in July was part of a record-breaking year that saw abnormal heat sear more than 95% of Europe, a report has found. Parts of Scandinavia were scorched last summer …

This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters October 28, 2025, was a very bad day to be in Jamaica. That morning, Category 5 Hurricane Melissa intensified into the strongest hurricane ever observed in the Atlantic: 190 mph (305 km/h) winds, a tie with Hurricane Allen of 1980. That afternoon Melissa powered ashore in Jamaica, causing a catastrophic $8.8 billion in damage, equiva…

Pineland Road fire and Highway 82 fire have destroyed over 100 homes, and are part of large number of wildfires this spring in the US south Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Heavy rain slowed the progress of two sprawling southern Georgia wildfires over the weekend, allowing crews to make some progress in containing the blazes that have destroyed more t…

Wildfires are often thought to be a problem for western North America, but climate change and other factors are making fires nastier in the East, especially this year.

At least two people have died from a severe tornado-producing storm that hit northern Texas, and at least 20 families have been displaced, with many homes sustaining major damage.

Extreme weather likely to continue after devastating homes and endangering millions in US south and midwest At least one person was killed after a very powerful tornado struck northern Texas on Saturday night, as extreme weather continued to devastate homes and put millions across the south and midwestern US at risk, with wildfires also raging on in parts of Georgia . Officials from Wise county i…