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Explainer · The Pacific's Most Energetic Hurricane Season on Record, With Six Weeks Still to GoEast of the Date Line, 2026 has fewer storms than the busiest years but more storm energy and more hurricane days than any season since 1949.How many hurricanes and typhoons the Pacific has had in 2026, how that compares with a normal year, and which storms hit hardest, per NHC and JMA.
Status · Ebola in Ituri and Kenya: Where the Outbreak StandsCongo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is the second largest on record, and Kenya now has seven confirmed cases, all linked to its first patient. Here is the latest official count, what is known and what is not.Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in plain words: the latest WHO count, why Ituri is hardest hit, Kenya's seven cases, and the vaccine gap.
Explainer · Geomagnetic Storm Warning Today? How to Check NOAAThe warnings come from NOAA, not NASA, and most are milder than they sound. Here is how to read a K4, a G1 and a G5, and where to check the real thing.Who issues geomagnetic storm warnings, what K4 and G1 to G5 mean in plain words, and where to check NOAA's live alerts for today.
Claim check · The Brain Fungus Going Viral Is Real, Rare and Still a MysteryA CDC report counts 49 cases in 17 years at one US lab, with a fourfold jump since 2023. Here is what the 70% figure means, and what it does not.A viral post says a deadly brain fungus is rising in the US with up to 70% fatality. It is Cladophialophora bantiana, from an Oct 2 CDC MMWR report. What is confirmed, what needs context, and who is at risk.
Long read · Plague and the Quiet SunDo grand solar minima bring cold, famine and plague? I checked every link in the chain.Sunspots back to 1610, 2,000 years of temperature, three plague pandemics and WHO's case tables: what the evidence says about solar minima, climate and plague.
Newsletter · Issue 01 · The Age of AccelerationIs everything speeding up? I checked the instruments.AI compute, CO₂, heat, disasters, our nerves, and the two meters that refuse to speed up.