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- There are no tropical cyclones at this time. NHC (National Hurricane Center) Atlantic · 1m
- Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook NHC (National Hurricane Center) Atlantic · 5h
- The asteroid killed the dinosaurs. Why did crocodiles survive? ScienceDaily Weather · 1d
- November Weather Forecast: Super El Niño Takes Control as Winter 2026/2027 Approaches Severe Weather Europe · 2d
- 128,000-year-old ice in Tibet could rewrite climate history ScienceDaily Weather · 3d
- Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” could raise sea levels twice as much as predicted ScienceDaily Weather · 4d
- Polar Vortex Split Forecast: The Earliest Stratospheric Warming on Record Is Coming Severe Weather Europe · 4d
- Scientists discover Arctic sea ice loss could be far worse than predicted ScienceDaily Weather · 6d
- A rock plunged 90 kilometers into Earth and revealed something unexpected ScienceDaily Weather · 10d
- A train was delayed by a solar storm. But something didn't add up. ScienceDaily Weather · 10d
- Hurricane warning maps are improving, but a dangerous problem remains ScienceDaily Weather · 11d
- Alaska’s monster tsunami sent water 1,580 feet up a mountain ScienceDaily Weather · 12d
- Something strange is happening beneath a volcano near 2 million people ScienceDaily Weather · 12d
- NASA discovers hidden fires burning beneath the Amazon rainforest ScienceDaily Weather · 14d
CLIMATE
- Bute House protested by environmental campaigners BBC Science & Environment · 21h
- ‘Bunch of baloney’: calls grow for Cop summit reforms as countries on track to fail nature targets Guardian Climate · 22h
- Global nature talks reach deal but money remains an issue BBC Science & Environment · 1d
- UK could see 10 days without rain after 'wettest week in two years' BBC Science & Environment · 1d
- Six dead after helicopter crashes in northern Indian state BBC Science & Environment · 1d
- Buy a wind-up radio – and don’t forget the chocolate: survival experts on how to prepare for an emergency Guardian Climate · 1d
- Public sector an ‘afterthought’ to North Sea oil jobs, says Unison leader Guardian Climate · 1d
- Ancient corals reveal that El Niño events have gotten more extreme Yale Climate Connections · 2d
- ‘You can see the water going down’: residents on edge as one of England’s worst-hit reservoirs dries up Guardian Climate · 2d
- Dry weather for most of the UK for next ten days BBC Science & Environment · 2d
- Largest woodland bat survey a 'nice story of AI for good' BBC Science & Environment · 2d
- From Levi's to Primark - the fashion chains selling mended clothes BBC Science & Environment · 2d
- Firefighters celebrate rain during Indonesia wildfires BBC Science & Environment · 2d
- Dar a luz en la frontera Yale Climate Connections · 2d
SPACE WEATHER & SKY
- APOD: 2026 November 1 – Colors of the Moon NASA Science · 6h
- APOD: 2026 October 31 – Night on a Spooky Planet NASA Science · 1d
- Shon R. Grabbe NASA Science · 1d
- Jonathan Stock NASA Science · 1d
- Peter B. Tran NASA Science · 1d
- Armstrong Images NASA Science · 1d
- CRAVE NASA Science · 1d
- Cosmic Origins Announcements, 30 Oct 2026 NASA Science · 1d
- NASA Releases MAX POWER Key Events for Media, Participants NASA Science · 1d
- Space Crops and Advanced Tech Wrap Up Week Following Spacewalk NASA Science · 1d
- NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Captures Eerie Cat’s Head NASA · 1d
- NASA Explores Potential Commercial Servicing for Hubble Telescope NASA · 1d
- November’s Night Sky Notes: Light-Day Away NASA · 2d
- APOD: 2026 October 30 – Haunting the Cepheus Flare NASA · 2d
TODAY IN WEATHER HISTORY — NOVEMBER 1
16TH CENTURY
- 1570 — The All Saints' Flood devastates the Dutch coast. source: Wikipedia: All Saints' Flood (1570)
18TH CENTURY
- 1755 — Earthquake (magnitude 8.5) strikes Portugal: Lisbon; about 50,000 deaths recorded, with tsunami. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
- 1755 — In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing an estimated 40,000 to 60,000 people. source: Wikipedia: 1755 Lisbon earthquake
- 1755 — In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing an estimated 40,000 to 60,000 people. source: Wikipedia: Tsunami
19TH CENTURY
- 1832 — Etna (Italy) erupts (Volcanic Explosivity Index 2). source: NOAA NCEI Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database
- 1835 — Banda Api (Banda Sea) erupts. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database
- 1861 N. AMERICA — An unnamed tropical storm makes landfall near 26.0N, 81.8W as a tropical storm (about 69 mph winds). source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 Atlantic best-track data
- 1870 N. AMERICA — In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast. source: Wikipedia: National Weather Service
20TH CENTURY
- 1904 — Earthquake (magnitude 7.7) strikes Ecuador. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
- 1915 — Earthquake (magnitude 7.8) strikes Japan: Near E Coast Honshu, with tsunami. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
- 1946 N. AMERICA — An unnamed tropical storm makes landfall near 23.4N, 75.8W as a tropical storm (about 40 mph winds). source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 Atlantic best-track data
- 1947 — Earthquake (magnitude 7.6) strikes Peru: Satipo,Andamarca,Acobamba,La Merced,Victoc; about 233 deaths recorded. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
- 1949 N. AMERICA — All 55 people on board Eastern Air Lines Flight 537 are killed when the Douglas DC-4 operating the flight collides in mid-air with a Bolivian Air Force Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft over Alexandria, Virginia. source: Wikipedia: Lockheed P-38 Lightning
- 1949 N. AMERICA — All 55 people on board Eastern Air Lines Flight 537 are killed when the Douglas DC-4 operating the flight collides in mid-air with a Bolivian Air Force Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft over Alexandria, Virginia. source: Wikipedia: Eastern Air Lines Flight 537
- 1984 — After the assassination of Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India on 31 October 1984, by two of her Sikh bodyguards, anti-Sikh riots erupt. source: Wikipedia: assassination of Indira Gandhi
- 1984 — After the assassination of Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India on 31 October 1984, by two of her Sikh bodyguards, anti-Sikh riots erupt. source: Wikipedia: Assassination of Indira Gandhi
21ST CENTURY
- 2007 N. AMERICA — Tropical Storm Noel makes landfall near 24.1N, 77.9W as a tropical storm (about 58 mph winds). source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 Atlantic best-track data
Compiled from Wikipedia's November 1 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 6.0 - 58 km SSE of Shima, Japan USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 1h
- M 4.8 - 33 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 1h
- M 5.4 - 203 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 2h
- M 4.7 - 191 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 3h
- M 5.1 - 201 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 3h
- M 4.8 - 71 km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 5h
- M 4.5 - 55 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 8h
- M 4.8 - 199 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 10h
- M 5.2 - 200 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 11h
- M 4.5 - 111 km ESE of Atka, Alaska USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 13h
- M 4.5 - 121 km SE of Atka, Alaska USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 13h
- M 5.0 - 115 km SE of Bushehr, Iran USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 13h
EARTH, OCEANS & ATMOSPHERE
- Young Canadians focus on mental health at key climate trial Phys.org Earth · 23h
- Nations commit to get nature goals back on track Phys.org Earth · 1d
- Hidden erosion: Study reveals soft mountain rock erodes three times faster than hard rock—with climate implications Phys.org Earth Sciences · 1d
- A decade of carbon dioxide data from space gets an upgrade Phys.org Earth Sciences · 1d
- Q&A: Deep learning–enhanced air quality monitoring achieved using satellite data Phys.org Earth · 1d
- Discovery of bromochloropyrene reveals unexpected biological properties Phys.org Earth · 1d
- Snowfall and clouds may slow East Antarctic ice loss in a warmer world Phys.org Earth Sciences · 1d
- Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September: Report Phys.org Earth · 2d
- Restoration efforts are working, but we need to move faster to meet targets, says U.N. report Phys.org Earth · 2d
- Using machine learning to build safer cities Phys.org Earth · 2d
- Faraway tectonic forces may have accelerated the Gulf of California rifting Phys.org Earth Sciences · 2d
- Researchers observe the arrival of El Niño in Monterey Bay Phys.org Earth · 2d
- Waves alter Antarctic polynyas by breaking up surrounding sea ice Phys.org Earth Sciences · 2d
- Who mapped Africa? Debunking the myth that Europeans alone plotted the continent Phys.org Earth Sciences · 2d
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