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Category: Coastal Storms | Extreme Weather

Hurricane Lala cuts power to thousands in Hawaii — rural outages could last months – the San Francisco Chronicle

Damage from Hurricane Lala, August 2026 (by World Central Kitchen CC BY 4.0 via Flickr).

Hurricane Lala unleashed destructive flash flooding in Hawaii over the weekend as several feet of rain swept homes off their foundations and strong winds left hundreds of thousands of customers without electricity, outages that the islands’ primary utility provider warned could last for months in some rural areas…

What will El Niño bring where you live? Maps show its wide-reaching impacts – the Washington Post

United States Seasonal Outlooks: August - October 2026, from "ENSO: Recent Evolution, Current Status and Predictions" presentation, 10 August 2026, prepared by Climate Prediction Center | NCEP (via NOAA website, public domain).

Global weather patterns are starting to change. These forecasts will be updated regularly….

A ‘super typhoon’ just devastated the Mariana Islands, months before peak storm season – Grist

Super Typhoon Sinlaku spins over the North Pacific Ocean in this image acquired on April 13, 2026, with the VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) on the Suomi NPP satellite. (courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory | Michala Garrison, public domain).

The storm exposes the U.S. commonwealth’s climate risks, economic fragility, and federal strain…

Dozens Rescued in Remote Alaskan Villages in Storm That Swept Away Homes – the New York Times

Impact of Typhoon Halong on Kipnuk, Alaska, October 12, 2025 (courtesy of U.S.Coast Guard Arctic, public domain via USCG website).

The Coast Guard and the Alaska National Guard were conducting search-and-rescue operations in two villages along the Bering Sea on Sunday….

They survived Hurricane Helene. Here’s how they’re doing a year later – Grist

Aerial photo showing the damage to a coastal community caused by Hurricane Helene (by Florida Fish and Wildlife CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr).

The powerful storm caught many people off guard as it drove through six states. As devastating as it was, did Helene truly change anything?…

Disaster 101 – Grist

Natural Disaster SOS (by upklyak via Freepik).

Your guide to extreme weather preparation, relief, and recovery..

Scientists predict a brutal hurricane season while Trump takes aim at NOAA’s budget – Grist

In early October 2024, three hurricanes simultaneously spun over the North Atlantic Ocean. This image shows the three storms—Milton, Kirk, and Leslie—at about 12 p.m. Central Time (17:00 Universal Time) on October 6, 2024. It was captured as Milton was developing in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, about an hour before it became a hurricane (courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory, image by Michala Garrison, using data from DSCOVR EPIC CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr).

Extra-hot oceans could spawn monster storms. Researchers worry that cuts at the agency will interrupt the flow of data for forecasts…

Earth roasts through its second consecutive hottest year on record – Yale Climate Connections

Selected Significant Climate Anamolies and Events in 2024 (courtesy of NOAA, public domain).

This storm was off the charts. The bomb cyclone emerged from the middle of the Pacific Ocean and swirled with such intensity off Washington’s coast that it ravaged the region Tuesday night, ripping down trees, toppling power lines and killing at least two…

How a powerful bomb cyclone ravaged the Northwest (USA) – the Seattle Times

View of the sun setting on a powerful mid-latitude cyclone on November 19, 2024 (GOES-18 GeoColor imagery courtesy SCU/CIRA and NOAA)

This storm was off the charts. The bomb cyclone emerged from the middle of the Pacific Ocean and swirled with such intensity off Washington’s coast that it ravaged the region Tuesday night, ripping down trees, toppling power lines and killing at least two…

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