🌀 On the first episode of #ExtremeWeatherExplained, @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social breaks down what you need to know about a potential "super" El Niño, the role of climate change, and how we help people understand these complex realities. Listen here: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica @climatecentral.org

Help audiences understand how climate change is impacting this year’s World Cup with a little help from @climatecentral.org. Browse data and story ideas for each stadium: www.climatecentral.org/world-cup-2026

Just wait until tomorrow when @climatecentral.org drops our hub for all things World Cup + Climate Change.

Could climate change slow down the 2026 #FIFAWorldCup? Join @climatecentral.org to explore how rising temps could impact player performance, health, and match strategy during the tournament. 📅Wednesday, June 3, 2026 ⏰12 PM ET / 9 AM PT Don't make me give you a 🟥 Register ➡️ lnkd.in/ekdj5tQg

🚨💧IT'S A PWAT POST💧🚨 (The Gulf air is JUICY...and climate change is making it just a little...more...t h i c k.) Grab a raincoat. Let's chat ⤵️

A mess of rain & thunderstorms is covering the Gulf of Mexico this morning. The environment is BIG-time sheared- so tropical development is NOT expected. BUT...the pattern over the US later this week is what makes it interesting for the Western Gulf Coast 🧵/1

TODAY is Day 2 of @wclivestream.bsky.social❗ ⏲️50 hours of weather & climate science from Monday, June 1st to Wednesday, June 3rd, brought to you by 100+ US meteorologists & climate scientists. 📺 www.youtube.com/@wclivestrea... Swing my & catch me on the stream at 1:20pm ET / 10:20am PT!

...and away we go. June 1 marks the first official day of the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season. El Niño has taken the top headline this year. But don't sleep on those warm ocean temps lurking under the surface Here's how our warming atmosphere could shape storms this season 👇

Spring 2026 was the 2nd warmest on record for the Contiguous U.S. (2012). A majority of locations had a top 5 warmest spring compared to all springs since 1895 and many places had their warmest. Only a small area of the northern Plains had a cool spring compared to the full period-of-record. 🔥

#Hurricane season starts today. 🌊The Gulf of Mexico is running as one of the warmest on record for this time of year. El Niño will shape the season's forecast, but don't overlook this early-season ocean warmth -- particularly in the Gulf & Caribbean.

75°F this morning at Easterwood Airport. 7th time we've started June 1st ~5° above average. The 5th warmest on record for #bcstx. Mornings like this? Our warming atmosphere has made it at least 4x more likely than it once was. This isn't a weird June morning anymore. It's now just... June

Reports of an explosion heard around Boston are believed to be a significant bolide/meteor entering the atmosphere, a very large flash was detected by GOES-19 satellite that does not correlate with active thunderstorms. https://t.co/MSDGX6ZnMA

GLM Lightning Mapper might point to a bolide (fireball) causing that very large boom over southern New England a little while ago.

⚽Gearing up for #WorldCup2026, join @climatecentral.org as we go from data to the pitch, covering: ⚽performance-impairing heat, which matches are most at risk ⚽what it feels like when heat is as much of an opponent as the other team 📅 June 3 | 12pm ET 🔗 climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Stretching into long-range territory here, so take this with a grain of salt — but mid-to-late next week is worth watching for rain & storm chances across Texas & the Central Plains. Moisture source: hotter-than-normal Caribbean/Gulf waters, made up to 40-70x more likely by climate change.

The new movie tells a story about how good meteorology can literally win wars. It also takes us back in time, to when the United States was at a disadvantage when it came to weather science. n.pr/43uRbEv

Another day of intense, record-smashing heat across the UK, France, Switzerland, Northern Italy, Spain, & Austria. Core of the heat where all-time May records tumbled: UK & France 🔴Excessive heat made 4-5x more likley by -- rare/virtually impossible without -- climate change.

This excessive late-spring heat is made at least 4 to 5 times -- top of the scale -- MORE likely due to our warming planet. Let me say that again... 🗣️All-time May heat like this would be RARE if not almost impossible without the influence of human-caused climate change

About 5 and a half inches in the tank so far this May at Easterwood Airport. Next chance at a drink of water comes rumbling into the Brazos Valley late this evening & overnight. Isolated wind gusts 40mph+ not ruled out with this round. Early Tuesday forecast for what radar could look like ⤵️

Found the big, billowy clouds that made @maxwx.bsky.social yell at me that a "heavy precipitation warning has been issued for my area" #bcstx

UK friends... You Ok?! 🥵♨️

A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines

♨️ A quick thread on the historic heat gripping Europe Monday, May 25th. Afternoon temperatures ran as much as 10.5°C (~20°F) above average for late May. By definition, it was "roasting" outside Next up: let's check the records... 🧵

Historic European heat broke both daily and all-time May records May 24th. Bonkers, excessive heat baking the UK, France, and Spain -- some of which would be rare to virtually impossible without human-caused heat-trapping pollution. CSI data via @climatecentral.org ⤵️

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🐦Did you know on some nights this month there were more than 🐦300 million BIRDS🐦‼️flying overhead while you were sleeping?! Birds head north to nest, following warmer spring temps. But as our springs get too warm, the birds’ GPS signal is rerouting! @climatecentral.org @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social

35+ more record highs already today (May 20) as the early-season heat wave steams the Eastern U.S. 🧠 Reminder: Spring has warmed by an average of 2.6°F across the U.S. Your grandparents' May and your May aren't the same.

May 19th: 35 record highs broken across the Northeast U.S. That dwarfs the TWO record cold temps inked in Wyoming yesterday. Record heat is outpacing record cold, and heat-trapping pollution is making unusual May warmth like this 1.5-2x more likely.

🗣️ Hey meteorologists & journalists! Just under an hour (1pm ET / 12pm CT / 10am PT)— @climatecentral.org & @coveringclimatenow.org are talking hurricanes & the 2026 season. 🌀 El Niño vs. 🌡️ a warming atmosphere Ahead of @noaa.gov's Thursday outlook -- Come grab the resources & info you need! 🔽

11:23pm Radar: Looks like a meso-low is forming on the north end of our storms tonight. That will help shove this line of storms into #bcstx. 50mph wind (currently) possible.

11:05pm Radar: That's a big, mean wind blowing across Lee County tonight. Damaging 70mph+ conditions huffing & puffing out of this complex as it continues to tumble off I-35 & just west of the Brazos Valley. "Considerable threat"/damage tag included in the severe warning

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania broke the all-time record high for the month of May today at 98°F (36.7°C)! Human-caused climate change is making these temperature at least twice as likely across the region. Explore the attribution data from @climatecentral.org at csi.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...

Forecast: @noaa.gov Weather Prediction Center (WPC) paints the opportunity of 5" to 6" of rain over the Brazos Valley between now (Sunday) and the start of Memorial Day Weekend. While helpful to continue erasing #drought across the area, localized flooding will be a concern at times. #bcstx #txwx

Wildfires continue burning near Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle Friday evening: two outflow boundaries monitored for a wind shift—at minimum, pushing smoke into the city Over the last 50+ yrs, this part of TX has seen ~38 more fire weather days annually, driven in part by heat-trapping pollution

It's not just the sun's rays; the wind is doing some big work, too. 💨Did you know, Texas LED the nation for wind generation in 2025 at 129,458 GWh? ❗That outpaced the #2 producing state, Iowa, by ~86k GWh ☀️Texas was #2 for solar generation at 64,073 GWh 📊 www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...

🔆 How important is solar power to Texas? For the first time, solar has surpassed coal as an electricity source for Texans. Per the U.S. Energy Information Administration: 40% of all U.S. solar capacity added this year is expected to be in Texas. The future is bright in the Lone Star State☀️

Wave (albeit light) of Saharan Dust could reach the Gulf of Mexico & then Southeast / Central Texas by late weekend / early next week. No air quality impacts anticipated -- although there might be a bit of a haze/slight milky look to our Brazos Valley & Houston skies #txwx

Just in from @zacklabe.com: April 2026 globally ranked as: 🌍 4th WARMEST across land & ocean combined 🌊 2nd WARMEST across the world's oceans 🏔️ 7th WARMEST across land areas /1

Let's talk ocean temperatures for a second... As of May 12th: 🌊 Globally: sea surface temps are running neck-and-neck with 2024's record levels 🌊 Gulf of Mexico: SSTs are currently HIGHER than 2023's record levels for this time of year

Heat records in May. @climatecentral.org's Climate Shift Index is maxed out... Quick chat about our recent record heat ⤵️

All-time/near-record heat expected across the Western U.S. today (Monday, May 11). 🌡️ Mid-80s to 110°F+—running 15-25°F above average for early May. 🔴 Per the Climate Shift Index, for a forecast 49.6M Americans, today's heat is made at least 2x more likely by heat-trapping pollution.

Between May 10 & 11, Bryan-College Station, Texas, officially soaked up 1.46" of rain at Easterwood Airport. That is the 12th WETTEST two-day rain total for these dates in 144 years of record keeping.

10:40pm Radar: Good ol' fashion Texas drought denter happenin' out there tonight, y'all. 🤠

ENHANCED (3 out of 5) Risk for strong/severe storms exists across much of Texas SUNDAY. Isolated West/Central Texas storms expected to develop by mid-afternoon, forming into a south-southeast bound line by evening/overnight. ⚠️Tornado/large hail threat greatest in the orange shading #txwx

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🏜️TEXAS #DROUGHT UPDATE: Last week's soaking rain chiseled away at drought conditions across much of the Lone Star State. ⬅️Last Week: 75% of the state in some sort of drought ➡️This Week: 69% Brazos Valley dropped a category from Severe(D2) to Moderate(D1) Drought #txwx

Through the end of April, the Lower 48 is easily in last place for season-to-date snowfall. 🥵

🐦Birds on the move! @birdcast.bsky.social forecasts 240M in flight tonight. Thursday could see 360M crossing the Central Plains in a window between stormy weather. Spring migration is in full swing. But as our atmosphere warms, it is ruffling these patterns... A quick 🧵

Hey Content Creators! "Super" El Niño is in the forecast. It's a story a lot of folks are scrolling to find answers about. Join TODAY (Wed, May 6) at 12pm ET / 5pm BST to understand what's coming and how to connect the impacts for your followers 🔗 climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Hey, #bcstx / Brazos Valley. Did April feel...not so...April-like to you? It wasn't just you. April 2026 officially ranked as the 10th warmest in 137 years of record keeping—ending 3.6°F above average. This follows 2025, which landed as the THIRD WARMEST April on record. /1