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Introducing a new meteorologist!

Help us welcome Irene Sans to the Eye on the Storm team.  The post Introducing a new meteorologist! appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

How strong can a hurricane get in a warming world?

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 t...

¡Presentamos a una nueva meteoróloga!

Ayúdennos a darle la bienvenida a Irene Sans al equipo de Eye on the Storm The post ¡Presentamos a una nueva meteoróloga! appeared first on Yale...

El Niño expected to help spur intense hurricane and typhoon seasons in the North Pacific 

NOAA is forecasting an active eastern Pacific hurricane season, and TSR is predicting an active northwest Pacific typhoon season. The post El Niño expected t...

Dangerous heavy rains are getting more likely and widespread 

Seven of the top 11 highest-volume precipitation events over the past 77 years have occurred just in the past 10 years. The post Dangerous heavy rains are getting more likely and w...

Masters weather forecast 2026

The Weather at the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club is usually The post Masters weather forecast 2026 appeared first on National Club Golfer.

Something startling is happening in the Gulf of Mexico

Its waters are heating up twice as fast as the global oceans, with huge implications for hurricane risk. The post

Global warming is making the strongest hurricanes stronger

Recent studies link human-caused warming to more powerful, more destructive storms worldwide. The post Global warming is making the strongest hurricanes stronger appeared first on...

Maps: Tracking Tropical Depression Jangmi

See the likely path and wind arrival times for Jangmi

The world just had its second-warmest March on record

Arctic sea ice had its lowest seasonal maximum and lowest March extent on record. The post The world just had its second-warmest March on record appeared first on Yale Climate Con...

April 2026: Earth’s fourth-warmest April on record

Global sea surface temperatures were the second-highest on record for April. The post April 2026: Earth’s fourth-war...

Category 4 Typhoon Sinlaku powers through the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands

Sinlaku is the 10th Category 4 or 5 tropical cyclone to hit a U.S. state or territory in the past 10 years — as many Cat 4 and Cat 5 landfalls as the U.S. suffered in the prior 57...

How strong can a hurricane get in a warming world?

In the Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean, hurricanes with 224 mph (100 m/s) winds are possible. Warming the oceans will increase this maximum potential intensity, with potential...

Cliff Mass: It’s too early to predict a ‘super El Niño’ this year

Cliff Mass weighs in on the warning that there is a growing chance of a super El Niño later this year from several climate scientists.

The next era of Atlantic hurricanes could be far more destructive 

Recent research suggests climate change could supercharge swings between quiet years and hyperactive seasons packed with dangerous storms. The post The next era of Atlantic hu...

Claim:  Michigan Tornadoes Linked to Climate ChangeRobert Vislocky, Ph.D.

No historical tornado data was presented and no climate scientists were interviewed. The post Claim:  Michigan Tornadoes Linked to Climate ChangeRobert Vislocky, Ph.D. appeared fir...

Climate change is supercharging hurricane rainfall, contributing to deadly floods

Freshwater flooding has caused over half of all direct hurricane deaths since 2013. The threat will increase as climate change makes hurricanes wetter and potentially slower-moving...

The emerging danger of post-hurricane heat waves

With global warming making people increasingly dependent on air conditioning, power failures from hurricanes followed by heat waves are creating increasingly hazardous risks to hea...

Houston’s Most Trusted Meteorologist Is Done With Texas Weather

Concerned about climate change and extreme hurricanes, Matt Lanza is moving to Connecticut. Should Houstonians be worried?

Columbia Climate School Mace Bearer Carries a Tradition Forward

This year, professors Kristina Guild Douglass and Michel Sadelain will both hold the ceremonial role.

Cat 5 Super Typhoon Sinlaku the 2nd-strongest typhoon so early in the year

The only typhoon this strong that occurred earlier in any calendar year was Super Typhoon Hester on Jan. 1, 1953. The post Cat 5 Super Typhoon Sinlaku the 2nd-strongest typhoon so...

A powerhouse El Niño event appears to be brewing for 2026-27

Triplet tropical cyclones astride the equator could help it develop. The post A powerhouse El Niño event appears to be brewing for 2026-27 appeared first on Yale Climate Connectio...

Why weather prediction got brilliant – but not climate predictions

Great video by Peter Ridd