(May 18, 2026) – Climate Change News Updates
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Loaded 41 stories from 11 working feeds. Last updated: May 18, 2026, 06:42 AM PHT.
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1.Homes evacuated as Crow Wing County wildfire reaches 600 acres – MPR News
"heatwaves OR droughts OR wildfires when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 07:30 AM PHT -
2.A great shift in the Pacific is likely to impact the upcoming hurricane season – WBRZ
"typhoon OR hurricane OR cyclone updates when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 07:25 AM PHT -
3.MN wildfires: Crews battle Flanders, Stewart Trail fires – FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
"heatwaves OR droughts OR wildfires when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 07:22 AM PHT -
4.Crews continue fighting numerous wildfires in SW Kansas – Hays Post
"heatwaves OR droughts OR wildfires when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 07:09 AM PHT -
ASIA NEWS
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1.North India To Face Severe Heat Wave Soon; Southwest Monsoon Likely To Set In Over Kerala Around May 26 – ETV Bharat
"extreme weather events OR rainfall OR flooding when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 10:15 PM PHT -
2.UPSC Key: Netherlands returns Chola Plates, Monsoon’s early onset, and Silver import curbs – The Indian Express
"El Nino OR La Nina OR monsoon OR atmospheric rivers when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 08:02 PM PHT -
3.‘It’s no longer exceptional’: Karachi struggles under brutal new reality of extreme heat
Asad Mumtaz Rid — May 17, 2026, 01:00 PM PHT -
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1.Meade County residents asked to prepare for evacuation due to wildfire threat – KWCH
"heatwaves OR droughts OR wildfires when:7d" – Google News — May 18, 2026, 06:05 AM PHT -
2.Federal Chemical Safety Board Sends Warning on Trump Disaster Policy
Hiroko Tabuchi — May 18, 2026, 05:24 AM PHT -
3.Minnesota deploys national guard to help fight wildfires in northern region – The Guardian
"heatwaves OR droughts OR wildfires when:7d" – Google News — May 18, 2026, 05:10 AM PHT -
4.Iowa weather: More severe storms possible Sunday night and Monday – KCCI
"extreme weather events OR rainfall OR flooding when:7d" – Google News — May 18, 2026, 04:27 AM PHT -
5.More strong to severe thunderstorms possible Sunday night; greatest risk north of Kansas City – KMBC
"extreme weather events OR rainfall OR flooding when:7d" – Google News — May 18, 2026, 03:24 AM PHT -
6.LIVE: WEATHER ALERT DAYS: Dangerous Severe Storms Expected Sunday and Monday – KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE
"extreme weather events OR rainfall OR flooding when:7d" – Google News — May 18, 2026, 03:04 AM PHT -
7.Minnesota governor declares peacetime emergency, activates National Guard for wildfire response – CBS News
"heatwaves OR droughts OR wildfires when:7d" – Google News — May 18, 2026, 01:14 AM PHT -
8.Governor Walz declares peacetime emergency as wildfires threaten northern Minnesota – kare11.com
"heatwaves OR droughts OR wildfires when:7d" – Google News — May 18, 2026, 01:09 AM PHT -
9.Minnesota wildfires: Governor mobilizes National Guard to respond – FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
"heatwaves OR droughts OR wildfires when:7d" – Google News — May 18, 2026, 12:17 AM PHT -
10.DRC faces deadly Ebola resurgence amid worsening humanitarian crisis
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — May 18, 2026, 12:09 AM PHT -
11.Gulf Coast expected to see damaging wind events from Mesoscale Convective Systems and localized flooding – CW39 Houston
"extreme weather events OR rainfall OR flooding when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT -
12.Hurricane forecast cone maps are changing this year. Here's why it matters for Texas. – MSN
"typhoon OR hurricane OR cyclone updates when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 10:59 PM PHT -
13.7 area departments and DNR respond to large wildfire – Brainerd Dispatch
"heatwaves OR droughts OR wildfires when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 10:32 PM PHT -
14.Seaweed washes ashore in Thoothukudi as fishermen link event to climate change – The News Mill
"climate change policy OR scientific findings when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 06:27 PM PHT -
15.2 wildfires continue burning in the Texas Panhandle – WFAA
"heatwaves OR droughts OR wildfires when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 09:27 PM PHT -
16.Early monsoon arrival clouded by historic El Niño threat – MSN
"El Nino OR La Nina OR monsoon OR atmospheric rivers when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 09:23 PM PHT -
17.More severe weather headed for Iowa. See how much rain we got so far. – The Des Moines Register
"extreme weather events OR rainfall OR flooding when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 09:20 PM PHT -
18.GENCGOV, NBS, CSOs Launch First Household Survey On Climate Change – New Telegraph
"climate change policy OR scientific findings when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 08:57 PM PHT -
19.Wildfire map spotlight: Southwest Kansas wildfires – IQAir
"heatwaves OR droughts OR wildfires when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 08:45 PM PHT -
20.Global Rivers Experience Declining Oxygen Levels Due to Climate Change, Study Finds – Ratopati
"climate change policy OR scientific findings when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 07:53 PM PHT -
21.Wet weather returns to Central Texas with heavy rainfall potential: When will it arrive? – Austin American-Statesman
"extreme weather events OR rainfall OR flooding when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 06:05 PM PHT -
22.‘Green card for the planet’? Fifa’s World Cup is on pace to be a climate catastrophe
Jules Boykoff — May 17, 2026, 06:00 PM PHT -
23.Residents invited to discuss impact of climate change at ‘wild weather’ café – Enfield Dispatch
"extreme weather events OR rainfall OR flooding when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 05:49 PM PHT -
24.Firefighter dies, over 120 homes burn as historic drought fuels southeast wildfires – wildfiretoday.com
"heatwaves OR droughts OR wildfires when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 05:15 PM PHT -
25.Disney World Quietly Changes Water Park Transportation as Summer Crowds Surge – disneydining.com
"typhoon OR hurricane OR cyclone updates when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 04:34 PM PHT -
26.US–Israel–Iran War Latest Update: What is APKWS? UK Deploys Low-Cost Anti-Drone Weapon On RAF Typhoon Jets Amid Rising Middle East Tensions – The Sunday Guardian
"typhoon OR hurricane OR cyclone updates when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 04:10 PM PHT -
27.Severe weather leaves 18 dead across SA, relief teams remain on the ground – EWN
"extreme weather events OR rainfall OR flooding when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 03:23 PM PHT -
28.Wildfires in northern Minnesota spreading to hundreds of acres – 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS
"heatwaves OR droughts OR wildfires when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 11:55 AM PHT -
29.MN wildfires: Flanders fire burns over 1.1k acres – FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
"heatwaves OR droughts OR wildfires when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 11:00 AM PHT -
30.Hwy. 61 remains closed for several miles as North Shore wildfire grows – Star Tribune
"heatwaves OR droughts OR wildfires when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 10:48 AM PHT -
31.111 dead as violent storms batter Uttar Pradesh: From AC blasts to sudden daytime darkness, extreme weather… – Bhaskar English
"extreme weather events OR rainfall OR flooding when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 10:14 AM PHT -
32.Europe battles escalating forest fires amid severe drought – DW.com
"heatwaves OR droughts OR wildfires when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 09:52 AM PHT -
33.Corral, Grand fires update: All evacuation warnings, shelter-in-place lifted for 2 wildfires burning in Antelope Valley – ABC7 Los Angeles
"heatwaves OR droughts OR wildfires when:7d" – Google News — May 17, 2026, 08:12 AM PHT