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2026 Oregon wildfires
The 2026 Oregon wildfires were the state's most extensive wildfire season on record, burning over 2.6 million acres by August 19, 2026, after a warm, dry winter with record-low snowpack.
2026 Southeast Asian haze
The 2026 Southeast Asian haze is an ongoing air pollution episode caused by Indonesian forest and peatland fires that spread smoke across the region from August 2026.
2026 Spain wildfires
The 2026 Spain wildfires burned 275,209 hectares of forest land, 151 percent above the decade average, killed 21 people, and triggered Spain's first wildfire national emergency.
2026 United Kingdom heatwaves
The 2026 United Kingdom heatwaves were a series of at least five heatwave episodes during summer 2026, including a record 37-day spell and the UK's hottest summer on record.
2026 United Kingdom wildfires
The 2026 United Kingdom wildfires burned across the UK during its hottest summer on record, charring 28,299 hectares by September, the second-highest burned area on record.
2026 United States wildfires
The 2026 United States wildfires are an ongoing wildfire season running well above the 10-year average, with more than 63,000 fires and 9 million acres burned by October.
2026 Washington wildfires
The 2026 Washington wildfires were a series of fires that burned over 900,000 acres in Washington State from June 14 into October 2026, the state's third-worst fire season in 20 years.
2026–27 European windstorm season
The 2026–27 European windstorm season runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, using 21 names agreed by the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands.
August 2020 Midwest derecho
The August 2020 Midwest derecho was a severe thunderstorm complex that crossed the central United States on August 10, 2020, causing $11 billion in damage, the costliest thunderstorm event in modern U.S. history.
Avalanche
An avalanche, or snow avalanche, is a rapid flow of snow down a slope. It occurs in mountain areas worldwide and kills about 25 people per winter in the US.
Bald Range fire
The Bald Range fire was a 2026 wildfire near Summerland, British Columbia that burned about 25,000 hectares, destroyed roughly 150 structures, and killed one person.
Black Friday bushfires
The Black Friday bushfires were a series of fires in Victoria, Australia, that culminated on 13 January 1939, killing 71 people and prompting the landmark Stretton Royal Commission.
Black ice
Black ice, also known as glare ice or Glatteis, is a thin, transparent coating of glaze ice on roads that is hard to see because the dark pavement shows through it.
Black Sunday (storm)
Black Sunday was the severe dust storm of April 14, 1935, that turned midday dark across the Great Plains and gave the Dust Bowl its name.
Blizzard
A blizzard is a severe winter weather condition in which strong winds combine with falling or blowing snow to reduce visibility for at least 3 hours, regardless of how much snow falls.
Blizzard warning
A blizzard warning is an alert issued by a national weather service when strong winds and falling or blowing snow create dangerously low visibility for 3 hours or more.
Braer Storm
The Braer Storm was an extratropical cyclone over the North Atlantic, named for the tanker MV Braer, that reached a record low pressure of 914 mb on 10 January 1993.
Burns' Day Storm
The Burns' Day Storm, also known as Cyclone Daria, was a European windstorm that struck the British Isles and northwest Europe on 25 January 1990, killing 47 people.
Bushfires in Australia
Bushfires in Australia, also called Australian wildfires, are unplanned vegetation fires driven by hot, dry winds and flammable eucalypts; the deadly Black Summer of 2019–20 burned about 104,000 km².
Camp Fire (2018)
The Camp Fire was a November 2018 wildfire in Butte County, California, and the deadliest and most destructive in state history, killing 85 people and destroying most of Paradise.
Carl Young (storm chaser)
Carl Young, full name Carl Richard Young, was an American meteorologist and storm chaser with the TWISTEX team, killed by the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado in 2013.
Carr Fire tornado
The Carr Fire tornado, or Carr Fire whirl, was a tornado-strength fire vortex that formed near Redding, California, on July 26, 2018, with 143 mph winds.
Civil defense siren
A civil defense siren, also called an air raid siren or tornado siren, is a fixed outdoor siren governments use to warn the public of attack or natural hazards.
Cloudburst
A cloudburst is a sudden, torrential fall of rain over a small area, almost always from a convective shower or thunderstorm, commonly defined as 100 mm of rain per hour or more.
Cold front
A cold front is the boundary at the leading edge of an advancing cold air mass, displacing warmer air and often bringing showers, thunderstorms, and a sharp temperature drop.
Cold wave
A cold wave, also called a cold snap, is a period of unusually cold weather with a sharp temperature drop over a large area lasting at least two days.
Columbus Day Storm of 1962
The Columbus Day Storm of 1962, also known as Typhoon Freda or the Big Blow, was an extratropical windstorm that struck the Pacific Northwest on October 12, 1962.
Cultural significance of tornadoes
The cultural significance of tornadoes covers how societies explain the storm: Indigenous spirits like the Kiowa's Man-ka-ih, religious questions, The Wizard of Oz, and storm-chasing tourism.
Cyclone Gudrun
Cyclone Gudrun, also named Erwin, was an extratropical cyclone that struck Denmark and southern Sweden in January 2005, felling 75 million cubic meters of forest.
Cyclone Ianos
Cyclone Ianos (Ιανός) was an intense Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone, or medicane, that struck Greece on 18 September 2020 with hurricane-force winds, record rainfall, and floods that killed four people.