2026 continues to be an intense year for hurricanes in the eastern Pacific Ocean as Nolo became the 6th system in that basin to reach category 4 or greater during this year. Its ascent to major hurricane status was also quite fast; over the course of less than 24 hours... Read More

The GOES-18 (GOES West) Advanced Baseline Imager showed something interesting off of California’s Cape Mendocino on the morning of Saturday, 19 September 2026. This cape is the westernmost point in California and is characterized by significant terrain changes over a relatively short distance. The Pacific Ocean next to the coast... Read More

In the late afternoon of 25 August 2026, a series of strong thunderstorms formed in the south of France. The most destructive part of this was a tornado that hit the village of Pomas, located approximately 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Toulouse. Dozens of people were hurt and hundreds... Read More

Earlier this week we introduced you to Lala, a Pacific tropical cyclone. In our first post, Lala was a tropical storm that was setting its sights on Hawaii. Some interesting things have happened since then. First, Lala strengthened to hurricane intensity as it approached the big island of Hawaii. Here’s an animation of the... Read More