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October 23, 2026 • 12:00 AM
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Reporting on severe storms, wildfires and flooding. NPR tracks live emergency response alongside expert analysis of atmospheric trends and weather science.

Extreme Weather

Floodwaters surround trailers at the Fun Valley Family Resort campground and RV part in South Fork, Colo., early Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. South Fork Fire Rescue/AP hide caption

October 23, 2026 • Intense rainfall slammed the Four Corners region late this week. As rivers flooded, towns declared evacuations and emergencies and made rescues.

FILE - Faithful wait for the start of Pope Leo XIV Angelus prayer St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Aug. 2, 2026. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption

October 23, 2026 • Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.

Workers place sandbags outside a restaurant as Hurricane Simon approaches Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. Fernando Llano/AP hide caption

October 11, 2026 • Hurricane Simon pounded Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm on Sunday, as its most powerful winds and rain slammed people living between the Sierra Madre and the ocean.

A driver look at his overturned truck in a flooded parking lot on Saturday morning in Tiger Point, Fla., close to where Hurricane Isaias made landfall Friday night. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

October 10, 2026 • Hurricane Isaias is linked to at least four deaths, after the storm made landfall on the Florida coast and ran through Alabama. More than 390,000 people were without power as of Sunday morning.

Vehicles pass a utility pole brought down by the effects of Isaias on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in East Milton, Fla. Octavio Jones/AP hide caption

October 9, 2026 • Hurricane Isaias landed Friday night on the Florida Gulf Coast. The storm was expected to bring life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, flooding and the possibility of tornados.

Hurricane Isaias is heading toward the northern Gulf Coast, as seen in this satellite image captured at sunrise Thursday morning. Forecasters say the storm could make landfall late Friday or early Saturday. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Oceanic and Atmospheric hide caption

October 8, 2026 • Tropical Storm Isaias is now the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 — and it's spinning toward the southeastern U.S.

A man carries items through floodwater past downed electric lines after the passing of Hurricane Polo in Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur state, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. Eduardo Verdugo/AP hide caption

September 30, 2026 • The storm's remnants battered the U.S. Southwest, flooding roadways and forcing residents in small New Mexico towns to evacuate over concerns about a dam failing.

Fire Captain Lui Sales of the Hawaii Fire Department looks for residents to help as rainwater from nearby Hurricane Nolo flood a section of Mamalahoa highway Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, near Naalehu, Hawaii. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption

September 28, 2026 • Hurricane Nolo edged further away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday as major Hurricane Polo bore down on Mexico's Baja California peninsula with a threat of storm surge, high winds and heavy rains.

A tip from a Nantucket resident led to the discovery of ship remains that may trace back to 1884. Jason Graziadei/The Nantucket Current hide caption

September 27, 2026 • The local newspaper in Nantucket got a tip: 'I found what I believe to be a shipwreck uncovered by the storm.'

John Garrisi, left, and Gaige Graf move an outdoor table away from the shorefront during the early stages of a nor'easter storm on Friday. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption

September 26, 2026 • Northeast states saw rising tides and widespread power outages on Saturday as the storm ripped through the region. Forecasters expect significant winds and rain throughout the weekend.

Hurricane Nolo is seen approaching Hawaii's islands, in this satellite image captured Friday. Nolo is expected to avoid making landfall as it strengthens, but forecasters warn it will bring dangerous flooding rains. NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/GOES-West hide caption

September 25, 2026 • Nolo will slow down as it nears Hawaii's Big Island and is expected to become a major hurricane this weekend, bringing torrential rain to areas that have been flooded by big storms this summer.

This photo provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Polo strengthening in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. NOAA via AP hide caption

September 23, 2026 • Southwestern Mexico braced for heavy rain and mudslides after Polo became a major hurricane. Forecasters warned another system headed for Hawaii could cause catastrophic flooding later in the week.

This photo provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Polo intensifying in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. NOAA via AP hide caption

September 23, 2026 • Hurricane Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades, and it was expected to skirt Mexico's southwestern coast as a Category 5 storm.

A crew of volunteer excavators and archaeologists searches the soil for artifacts at the Nunalleq dig site near the coastal village of Quinhagak, Alaska, on June 8. MaryCait Dolan/KYUK hide caption

September 19, 2026 • Last year, remnants of a typhoon damaged homes, infrastructure and an archaeological dig site. Now, archaeologists are trying to get as many objects out as possible before the next storm.

September 17, 2026 • Waterfront homes are collapsing along the coast. Homeowners generally have plenty of warning before their house buckles. So why aren't most houses removed, or at least emptied, before they fall?

Workers from True Cut Tree Care of Farmington, Michigan remove a tree from the front of a home after it was toppled during a recent storm on Aug. 20, 2026 in Gary, Indiana. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

August 23, 2026 • A round of storms impacted the region on Aug. 11

This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, shows Tropical Storm Moke advancing towards Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. NOAA/AP hide caption

August 23, 2026 • More than a foot of rain could fall across Big Island of Hawaii, according to NOAA.

A person prays before receiving a free boxed lunch at City Life Center in Gary, Ind., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, more than a week after a deadly storm passed through the area. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption

August 21, 2026 • Tens of thousands of people in Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines. Schools remain closed and businesses have been unable to reopen.

Residents paddle through a flooded neighborhood in a kayak in Indianapolis, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. Obed Lamy/AP hide caption

August 16, 2026 • Some parts of Indiana received more than 11 inches of rainfall over three days, beginning Aug. 11, causing record floods. Several suburbs of Indianapolis also underwater.

A view of the rising water levels at the Wainaku Street Bridge in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. Taylor Cozloff/AP/Civil Beat hide caption

August 16, 2026 • Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it wasn't done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts.

This aerial photo provided by the Indianapolis Fire Department shows flooding in northern Indianapolis, Ind., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. Indianapolis Fire Department via AP/Indianapolis Fire Department hide caption

August 15, 2026 • Indiana, Illinois and surrounding states are preparing for another stretch of flooding through this weekend.

A man rides his bike along a flooded road near Chiba metro station in Chiba, Japan, on Aug. 13, 2026, as heavy rain swept through the area. Torrential rain pummeled eastern Japan, triggering landslides and power outages, and prompting the weather authority to issue its highest-level heavy rain warning for the region for the first time. PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

August 14, 2026 • At least eight people died in Japan as heavy rains flooded roads and disrupted traffic while firefighters from Britain to France and Croatia struggled to contain blazes in Europe's fifth heatwave this summer

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