1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (515+ words) Red Heavy Rain Warnings were issued for Wellington and Wairarapa on Monday, April 20, 2026, as flooding, swollen rivers, and landslides cut through infrastructure across the region, prompting the declaration of a state of emergency. Further heavy rain is forecast through Tuesday,…...

18+ hour, 42+ min ago  (611+ words) EF-3 tornado near Cream, Wisconsin on April 17, 2026. Credit: Bri Rotering A significant tornado outbreak affected the Upper Midwest on Friday, April 17, as thunderstorms developed around 13: 00 LT along a cold front in southeast Minnesota and a warm front in western Wisconsin....

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (232+ words) New activity/unrest was reported for 3 volcanoes from April 9 to 15, 2026. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 17 volcanoes. Image credit: The Watchers 38. 47 N, 28. 4 W; summit elev. 2351 m 21. 244 S, 55. 708 E; summit elev. 2632 m 10. 2 N, 84. 233 W; summit elev. 2697 m 31. 5772 N,…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (493+ words) The Storm Prediction Center issued a Tornado Watch for a multi-state region of the Upper Midwest at 17: 40 UTC (12: 40 CDT) on April 17, 2026, citing a highly unstable environment ahead of an advancing cold front. Severe storms are expected to develop through the…...

16+ hour, 50+ min ago  (660+ words) A pair of studies published in April 2026 in Science Advances report a consistent decline in observed western-boundary overturning transport across the North Atlantic and suggest that future weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could be stronger than standard…...

10+ hour, 16+ min ago  (383+ words) Image credit: Pradeep Bisht The evidence comes from an unlikely archive: microscopic mineral grains locked in ancient lake sediments. Fossil fish assemblages recovered from the upper Bidahochi Formation provide additional constraints. Specimens reaching lengths of up to 75 cm (30 inches) display…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (374+ words) Mount Pico seen from Graciosa island, Portugal. Credit: Dreamsdestroyer Low-magnitude seismic activity has been recorded since April 1, in the Faial'Pico channel, Azores, Portugal, within a NE'SW oriented structural zone extending from west of Madalena to north of Lagido. The activity…...

19+ hour, 40+ min ago  (373+ words) M2. 5+ earthquakes in San Ramon, California form April 19, 2025 to April 19, 2026. Credit: USGS/The Watchers The temporal pattern of failures shows a delay between the seismic activity and the onset or detection of leaks. This delay is consistent with known infrastructure response…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (187+ words) A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6. 0 hit south of the Kermadec Islands at 13: 30 UTC on April 16, 2026 (01: 30 LT on April 17). The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6. 2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth....

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (485+ words) A severe convective system moved across the Midwest on April 17, producing multiple tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds as it interacted with a warm, moist air mass ahead of an advancing cold front. The environment supported supercell thunderstorm development, allowing…...