Satellite view of #smoke from wildfires in northeast British Columbia drifting eastward across Canada. Towns are being evacuated around the fires and widespread phone and internet outages are occurring in Yukon and Northwest Territories.

#BCstorm #fire #wildfire #weather #BCfire

#NorthernLights view from my dad’s house in Warroad, Minnesota (EN28it).

#aurora #SpaceWeather #weather #mnwx

WARNING...WARNING 🚨🚨

Weather forecasters issued dire warnings Monday for a significant tornado outbreak that's expected in the central U.S. on Monday that could impact millions of people from Texas to the Dakotas!

STAY TUNED to your local weather source if in the affected areas!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GlobalWarming #climatecrisis #climatechange #weather #BreakingNews #Breaking

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rare-high-risk-warning-issued-175221153.html

#Death Toll From #Rain, Flooding In Southern #Brazil Rises To 13

Source: https://www.barrons.com/news/death-toll-from-rain-flooding-in-southern-brazil-rises-to-13-bc96d822

Entire communities in #RioGrande do Sul have been completely cut off as persistent rains have destroyed bridges and blocked roads, and left towns without even telephone or internet services.

#weather #climate #news #disaster #energency

Death Toll From Rain, Flooding In Southern Brazil Rises To 13

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited the country's south Thursday, where the death toll from floods caused by torrential rains has risen to 13.

^Barrons

A powerful storm system produced dozens of devastating tornadoes over three days that tore apart homes in the US states of Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa.

Thankfully, meteorologists are getting better at predicting the influence of #ElNiño on creating tornado conditions, and this continues to help save lives.

https://theconversation.com/midwest-tornadoes-what-a-decaying-el-nino-has-to-do-with-violent-storms-in-the-central-us-228872 #News #Weather

Midwest tornadoes: What a decaying El Niño has to do with violent storms in the central US

A powerful storm system produced dozens of destructive tornadoes over three days that tore apart homes in Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa. A meteorologist explains the conditions that fueled them.

^{The Conversation}

Because unlike a lot of gringo fuckbagels, insurance companies do believe in and understand the idea of #ClimateChange.

>Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners After Natural Disasters https://jacobin.com/2024/04/insurance-natural-disasters-louisiana-regulation/

#BadEconomy #weather

Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners After Natural Disasters

As increasingly severe natural disasters ravage the South, insurance companies are abandoning clients, increasing premiums, and fighting regulation measures — forcing homeowners to fend for themselves in the wake of destruction.

^jacobin.com

Utility-related fires are wreaking havoc across the United States. Since 2017, fires related to electricity transmission have burned at least 3 million acres.

New today: A closer look at the #Texas Panhandle fire, and why it's a grim preview of our near future. From our friends at Sierra Club magazine ... https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-panhandle-fire-climate-environment/

#wildfire #ClimateChange #environment #news #politics #USpol #weather #fire #drought #energy

The Epic Texas Panhandle Fire Is Just a Preview

Texas officials go to bat for oil and gas while the climate-fueled Smokehouse Creek Fire still rages.

^{Christopher Collins (The Texas Observer)}