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- There are no tropical cyclones at this time. NHC (National Hurricane Center) Atlantic · 1m
- The 60th Annual Oral History Association Meeting NOAA News · 1h
- University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program's Project Jukebox NOAA News · 1h
- Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook NHC (National Hurricane Center) Atlantic · 2h
- NOAA weather modeling hits key milestone with Rapid Refresh Forecast System debut NOAA News · 1d
- Maine partners update shoreline maps to improve coastal planning NOAA News · 1d
- California coastal water levels break records NOAA News · 1d
- The Polar Vortex Is Collapsing in November: What It Could Mean for Your Winter Severe Weather Europe · 2d
- NOAA, NASA release measurements of 2026 ozone hole NOAA News · 2d
- NASA reveals a haunting skull hidden in Antarctica’s ice ScienceDaily Weather · 4d
- The asteroid killed the dinosaurs. Why did crocodiles survive? ScienceDaily Weather · 7d
- November Weather Forecast: Super El Niño Takes Control as Winter 2026/2027 Approaches Severe Weather Europe · 7d
- Scientists confirm global warming is accelerating faster than ever recorded ScienceDaily Weather · 7d
- Kirby Struhar NOAA News · 7d
CLIMATE
- The midterms show that Latinos could be a powerhouse force on climate Yale Climate Connections · 1h
- The Standing Rock protests launched one man’s renewable energy transformation Yale Climate Connections · 1h
- Five-inch-long beetle larvae are quietly destroying blueberry roots ScienceDaily Earth & Climate · 4h
- Could the earliest weakening of the polar vortex on record bring UK snow? BBC Science & Environment · 12h
- Delhi's toxic winter air is back - is the Indian capital prepared for pollution? BBC Science & Environment · 14h
- Oigan, políticos: está bien hablar sobre el cambio climático Yale Climate Connections · 15h
- How Democrats used the midterms to turn affordability concerns into ‘green populism’ Guardian Climate · 20h
- Investigation into 'major fish kill' after pollution incident BBC Science & Environment · 22h
- Lluvias torrenciales e inundaciones repentinas azotan el suroeste de Estados Unidos y la península de Florida Yale Climate Connections · 23h
- Oil companies spent over $2 million on Meta ads in the lead-up to the midterms Yale Climate Connections · 1d
- Some states now recognize climate-literate students Yale Climate Connections · 1d
- Warming UK seas could ‘fundamentally reshape marine ecosystems’ – report Guardian Climate · 1d
- World’s wettest rainstorms are getting wetter, affecting flood and drought risk Guardian Climate · 1d
- Typhoons batter East Asia as El Niño makes Pacific 'burn with fever' BBC Science & Environment · 1d
SPACE WEATHER & SKY
- CERES Radiation Validation Experiment (CRAVE) Program Contacts NASA Science · 5m
- APOD: 2026 November 6 – A Farewell to Swift NASA Science · 8h
- Taking a Gander at Utah’s Goosenecks NASA Science · 8h
- TOI-5217 NASA Science · 13h
- TOI-6842 NASA Science · 13h
- TOI-7025 NASA Science · 13h
- TOI-7176 NASA Science · 13h
- TOI-1355 NASA Science · 13h
- TOI-5893 NASA Science · 13h
- TOI-6457 NASA Science · 13h
- Midwestern City Lights NASA · 22h
- NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida Students NASA · 22h
- Hubble Learns Galactic History From Stars NASA · 1d
- APOD: 2026 November 5 – Enceladus in Silhouette NASA · 1d
TODAY IN WEATHER HISTORY — NOVEMBER 6
BEFORE 1000
- 447 — A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers. source: Wikipedia: Walls of Constantinople
20TH CENTURY
- 1908 — Earthquake (magnitude 7.6) strikes Russia: Kuril Islands. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
- 1938 — Earthquake (magnitude 7.5) strikes Japan: Off East Coast Honshu, with tsunami. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
- 1943 — Earthquake (magnitude 7.6) strikes Indonesia: New Guinea: Irian Jaya: Aru Islands. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
- 1958 — Earthquake (magnitude 8.3) strikes Russia: Kuril Islands, with tsunami. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
- 1966 N. AMERICA — Rincon de la Vieja (Costa Rica) erupts (Volcanic Explosivity Index 3). source: NOAA NCEI Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database
- 1977 N. AMERICA — The Kelly Barnes Dam in Stephens County, Georgia, collapsed; the resulting flood killed 39 people and caused US$2.8 million in damages. source: Wikipedia: Kelly Barnes Dam
- 1988 — Two earthquakes occurring 12 minutes apart struck Yunnan near the China–Myanmar border, killing more than 730 people. source: Wikipedia: 1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes
- 1988 — Earthquake (magnitude 7.3) strikes China: Yunnan Province; about 738 deaths recorded. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
21ST CENTURY
- 2005 N. AMERICA — An F3 tornado strikes Kentucky, killing 24, injuring 238. source: NOAA SPC (Storm Prediction Center) tornado database
- 2010 N. AMERICA — Tropical Storm Tomas makes landfall near 21.7N, 71.6W as a tropical storm (about 69 mph winds). source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 Atlantic best-track data
- 2024 N. AMERICA — Hurricane Rafael makes landfall near 22.7N, 82.7W as a Category 3 hurricane (about 115 mph winds). source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 Atlantic best-track data
Compiled from Wikipedia's November 6 page and "On this day" feed (weather/hazard entries only), NOAA NCEI (National Centers for Environmental Information) significant earthquake, volcano and billion-dollar disaster databases, NOAA NHC HURDAT2 hurricane landfalls (1851–present), and the NOAA SPC tornado database (1950–present). Every entry links to its source.
EARTHQUAKES
- M 6.1 - 144 km SE of Hasaki, Japan USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 59m
- M 4.6 - 36 km E of Watari, Japan USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 2h
- M 4.9 - 41 km SW of Balangonan, Philippines USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 4h
- M 4.5 - 87 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 5h
- M 5.0 - 130 km NE of Thang, India USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 6h
- M 6.1 - Fiji region USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 6h
- M 4.7 - 139 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 9h
- M 4.6 - 58 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 11h
- M 4.6 - 147 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 12h
- M 4.6 - 96 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 13h
- M 4.6 - south of the Fiji Islands USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 14h
EARTH, OCEANS & ATMOSPHERE
- High-elevation terraces suggest faster-than-expected uplift in southern Italy Phys.org Earth Sciences · 3h
- Adaptation isn't keeping up with global warming, UN warns Phys.org Earth · 9h
- Can engineering solve the forever chemical problem? Phys.org Earth · 11h
- Societies could lose ability to respond to climate change Phys.org Earth · 13h
- New research explores how offshore wind development may alter marine food webs Phys.org Earth Sciences · 14h
- Ancient Maya mercury use may have come at a severe environmental cost Phys.org Earth Sciences · 18h
- Ice-age abrupt climate shifts were not as fast as thought, new study finds Phys.org Earth Sciences · 18h
- Researchers explore how AI could improve earthquake safety Phys.org Earth Sciences · 19h
- New European database to support environmental risk assessment of human pharmaceuticals Phys.org Earth · 20h
- Climate change is undermining our health, and the burden falls heaviest on women Phys.org Earth Sciences · 21h
- Coordinated activity gives large pedestrian crowds a distinctive seismic signature Phys.org Earth Sciences · 22h
- Earth atmosphere emulators could enable faster and more accurate weather predictions Phys.org Earth Sciences · 1d
- Long-term temperature records reveal a surprising picture of climate change on Kilimanjaro Phys.org Earth Sciences · 1d
- New modeling links gaps in Earth's geological record to rising and sinking continents Phys.org Earth Sciences · 1d
NEW PAPERS & STUDIES
- Managing risk in carbon portfolios Nature Climate Change · 13h
- The carbon at risk measure for managing carbon removal risk and guiding portfolio construction Nature Climate Change · 13h
- Historical Groundwater Memory Predicts Site‐Specific Persistence Horizons Across Germany AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 1d
- Submesoscale Thermal‐Feedback Coupling Coefficients in Intense Oceanic Boundary Current Systems Revealed by SWOT AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 1d
- Differentiated Rift Rupture and Apparent Northward Earthquake Ordering in Southern Tibet Revealed by the 2025 Mw 7.0 Dingri Earthquake and Its Preceding Events AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 1d
- Variations in dv/v Susceptibility to Earthquake Shaking Along the Alaska Subduction Zone AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 1d
- Saltwater Intrusion Seasonality Under Climate Change: Interacting Effects of River Discharge, Sea‐Level Rise, and Bathymetry AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 1d
- Seasonal and Interannual Variability of the Wind‐Driven Component of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Transport at the Equator AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 1d
- Eddy‐Driven Upwelling of Heat and Salt in the Weddell Sea AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 1d
- Post‐Fire Surface Energy Partitioning and Thermal Responses in Arctic Boreal Forests and Tundra AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 1d
- Calibrating the Geomorphic Clock: Remote Sensing of Sediment Storage and Transit Timescales in Alluvial River Corridors AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 1d
- The Overlooked Role of Alongshore Beach Non‐Uniformity in Short‐Term Shoreline Variability AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 1d
- Mountains Modulate the Response of Precipitation Flashiness to Warming in High‐Resolution Simulations Over the Western US AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 1d
- The Role of Turbulence in Ice Microphysics and Sedimentation in Arctic Mixed‐Phase Clouds: Evidence From Yearlong Observations AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 1d