• North America• Aug 8B.C. declares state of emergency: Bald Range fire forces 20,000 to fleeRapidly spreading wildfire near Summerland destroys homes and triggers mass evacuations
• Europe / North America• Aug 9Europe braces for solar eclipse amid power grid concernsWednesday’s event will test energy systems amid extreme weather strain
• North America• Aug 9Utah wildfire halts search for crashed helicopter crewWidemouth 2 Fire grows to 114,000 acres amid extreme conditions
• North America• Aug 8Almanacs Forecast Wild 2026–27 Winter: El Niño to Drive StormsTwo long-range forecasts warn of sharp regional contrasts and increased precipitation across the U.S.
• North America• Aug 8B.C. declares state of emergency: Bald Range fire forces 20,000 to fleeRapidly spreading wildfire near Summerland destroys homes and triggers mass evacuations
• Europe / North America• Aug 9Europe braces for solar eclipse amid power grid concernsWednesday’s event will test energy systems amid extreme weather strain
• North America• Aug 9Utah wildfire halts search for crashed helicopter crewWidemouth 2 Fire grows to 114,000 acres amid extreme conditions
• North America• Aug 8Almanacs Forecast Wild 2026–27 Winter: El Niño to Drive StormsTwo long-range forecasts warn of sharp regional contrasts and increased precipitation across the U.S.
• Aug 7South Korean satellite confirms SpaceX rocket’s lunar impact craterKARI’s Danuri orbiter captures before-and-after images of the new 27-meter lunar crater caused by a discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 stage.
• North America• Aug 4SpaceX rocket stage confirmed to have struck MoonScientists verify collision near Einstein crater after year-long drift in space
• North America• Aug 5Scientists detect Kelvin-Helmholtz instability on sun's surfaceHigh-resolution telescope images reveal swirling plasma patterns with implications for solar weather forecasting
• Aug 3NASA to Study First Commercial Rocket Stage Crash on Moon WednesdayDefunct Falcon 9 upper stage will strike lunar surface at 5,400 mph, creating a new crater and potential scientific data
• North America• Aug 6AI designs first functional viruses not found in natureStanford researchers create bacteriophages using AI, sparking both hope and safety concerns