The hottest summer in American history is no longer 1936; it is now officially 2026.
Why was Southern California so humid today?
Severe marine heatwave + strong heat dome overhead + remnant moisture from a tropical storm.
Today was one of the most humid days in Southern California's modern history.
The average dew point was ~70°F (21°C) at LAX. That is brutal humidity.
Energy is the bottleneck in America.
A few updates:
– A glacier broke/shifted along the Tibet/Nepal border
– The sudden shift released the equivalent of 950 tons of TNT detonating
– That allowed a glacial lake to essentially drain into the Triushuli River
– River swelled 50-100+ feet in height and 5X in width
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Footage emerging from Nepal’s Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts in the wake of the massive flash flood is some of the most apocalyptic I have ever seen. The scale of the devastation is hard to fathom, with hundreds feared dead.
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The videos of flash flooding in Nepal/Tibet are some of the most terrifying natural disaster footage I have ever seen. Hoping and praying for the best for everyone impacted.
SoCal has been very humid this summer, and much of that has to do with how warm the Pacific is. Ocean temperatures off the San Diego County coast were just exceptionally warm today:
La Jolla: 78.4°F
Del Mar: 78.1°F
Encinitas: 78.3°F
Torrey Pines: 78.8°F
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Norway's rapid adoption of EV's has been nothing short of extraordinary.
August 2026 will be the hottest August in recorded history on Earth. Thus begins the next 12+ month streak of each new month being the hottest on record, driven by El Niño + climate change. August 2027 will likely be hotter than 2026. During the last El Niño in 2023–24, we went 13 straight months setting a new all-time record warm month. This year's El Niño is forecast to be nearly twice as strong. Buckle up.
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August 2026 is on track to be the clear warmest August on record in the ERA5 dataset, which will be the first record setting month so far this year (but definitely not the last given the monster El Nino developing!).
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China now has 1.2 terawatts (TW) of solar capacity and built more solar in 2025 than the US has built in its entire history.
The US needs to build more solar, and fast.
Perhaps one of the greatest modern miracles of society is how safe flying has become.
The cities with the nicest weather in the United States are almost always the most expensive.
Temperatures hit as high as 43°C (109°F) in France today as the fifth major heatwave of the year has arrived in Europe. Hundreds of cities and towns across the continent experienced their hottest August temperatures ever recorded.
This is getting ludicrous.
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Five of the 10 driest major cities in the United States rely on the Colorado River for at least 40% of their water, even as the river system faces severe water crisis. Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the two largest reservoirs in the United States, store Colorado River water for millions of people, with their combined water level falling to its lowest point ever this summer.
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🏜️ Top 10 driest major US cities
(300,000+ people) by average annual rainfall:
1. Henderson, NV — 5.1 in
2. Las Vegas, NV — 5.7 in
3. Bakersfield, CA — 7.1 in
4. Phoenix, AZ — 7.9 in
5. Riverside, CA — 7.9 in
6. Mesa, AZ — 8.3 in
7. Albuquerque, NM — 9.0 in
8. El Paso, TX — 9.2 in
9. Fresno, CA — 9.9 in
10. San Diego, CA — 10.7 in
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Las Vegas, the driest metro area in the United States and home to more than 2 million people, gets 90% of its water from the dwindling Colorado River.
🏜️ Top 10 driest major US cities
(300,000+ people) by average annual rainfall:
1. Henderson, NV — 5.1 in
2. Las Vegas, NV — 5.7 in
3. Bakersfield, CA — 7.1 in
4. Phoenix, AZ — 7.9 in
5. Riverside, CA — 7.9 in
6. Mesa, AZ — 8.3 in
7. Albuquerque, NM — 9.0 in
8. El Paso, TX — 9.2 in
9. Fresno, CA — 9.9 in
10. San Diego, CA — 10.7 in
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🏜️ Top 10 driest major US cities
(300,000+ people) by average annual rainfall:
1. Henderson, NV — 5.1 in
2. Las Vegas, NV — 5.7 in
3. Bakersfield, CA — 7.1 in
4. Phoenix, AZ — 7.9 in
5. Riverside, CA — 7.9 in
6. Mesa, AZ — 8.3 in
7. Albuquerque, NM — 9.0 in
8. El Paso, TX — 9.2 in
9. Fresno, CA — 9.9 in
10. San Diego, CA — 10.7 in
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The 10 US cities with the most thunderstorms every year:
1. Orlando, FL: 84 days
2. West Palm Beach, FL: 82 days
3. Tallahassee, FL: 82 days
4. Tampa, FL: 82 days
5. Mobile, AL: 79 days
6. Daytona Beach, FL: 78 days
7. Fort Myers, FL: 76 days
8. Miami, FL: 74 days
9. New Orleans, LA: 73 days
10. Baton Rouge, LA: 73 days
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Severe drought has overtaken England and France, and satellite images showing the transformation of both countries from late May to late July are just shocking.
The last 24 hours of the strongest storm on the planet: Super Typhoon Dolphin, now a Category 5 storm, expected to peak Friday with sustained winds of 185 mph and gusts reaching 220 mph.
Atmospheric perfection.
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