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Fourteen days after a Long Island man contracted Bourbon virus from lone star ticks, authorities confirm a linked case and emphasize rising tick-borne risks. Health officials urge ongoing precautions as experts stress awareness and surveillance amid changing tick habitats.
The Pacific Northwest has seen a lightning-driven outbreak of wildfires that has burned more than 1.6 million acres and forced evacuations across Oregon and Idaho. Dry thunderstorms in mid‑July produced thousands of strikes that ignited dozens of blazes. Fire crews from across the region have mobilised as hazardous smoke degrades air quality across several states.
Meteorological agencies and the UN have reported a very strong El Niño that has continued to intensify in August 2026. Forecasts show record-warm Pacific sea-surface temperatures, rising global heat and an elevated risk of droughts, floods and food insecurity that will push tens of millions more people into acute hunger this year and next.
Hurricane Lala has strengthened to Category 1 and has battered Hawaii’s Big Island with heavy rain and strong winds, causing at least one death, widespread power outages and multiple homes damaged; tropical-storm warnings have affected Maui, Oahu and Kauai while forecasts predict the storm should clear the islands by Monday morning HST.
Dolphins off Australia’s east coast are using empty shells to trap prey, a behavior called shelling. The approach has been observed in Hervey Bay and Queensland’s Great Sandy Marine Park, with footage suggesting maternal transmission. Researchers say this adds to evidence of tool use in dolphins and may illuminate how humans evolved tool use.
A fossil from 324 million years ago suggests insects had more legs than today and may reshape understanding of early arthropods during the hexapod gap.
A slow-moving nor'easter has struck the Mid‑Atlantic and New England since late September, causing heavy rain, strong onshore winds and coastal flooding from New Jersey to southern New England. Utilities, flights and events have been disrupted, at least one person has died in New York City, and forecasters warn additional high‑tide flooding will persist into Monday and Tuesday.
A hurricane is tracking toward southwestern Mexico as it fuels on record-strong El Niño waters. NOAA says Polo remains an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm, with potential for heavy rain, flooding and dangerous surf along the Pacific coast; no landfall is expected but residents face urgent warnings.