Is It a Super El Niño Year? It Could Turn the World’s Weather Upside Down

Is It a Super El Niño Year? It Could Turn the World’s Weather Upside Down

The wait is finally over: El Niño has officially begun. On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared the semi-annual climate phenomenon has arrived. Congratulations if you took the pre-July 1 prediction on Kalshi. Prediction markets aren’t the only places with a lot riding on El Niño. The phenomenon—characterized by hotter-than-normal waters in the … Read more

Watch Duty Is Adding Flood Alerts to Its Wildfire App

Watch Duty Is Adding Flood Alerts to Its Wildfire App

Watch Duty, the wildfire alert app, is introducing flood alerts to its popular disaster-awareness service. This is the second disaster type to be broadly included, after wildfires; it’s available as a free update. If you have the app, allow it to track your location, and happen to be near a flood zone, Watch Duty will … Read more