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How penguin poo is making Antarctic snow melt fasterWEATHER
- There are no tropical cyclones at this time. NHC (National Hurricane Center) Atlantic · 1m
- The Polar Vortex Is Collapsing in November: What It Could Mean for Your Winter Severe Weather Europe · 18m
- Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook NHC (National Hurricane Center) Atlantic · 3h
- NASA reveals a haunting skull hidden in Antarctica’s ice ScienceDaily Weather · 1d
- The asteroid killed the dinosaurs. Why did crocodiles survive? ScienceDaily Weather · 4d
- November Weather Forecast: Super El Niño Takes Control as Winter 2026/2027 Approaches Severe Weather Europe · 5d
- Scientists confirm global warming is accelerating faster than ever recorded ScienceDaily Weather · 5d
- Kirby Struhar NOAA News · 5d
- 128,000-year-old ice in Tibet could rewrite climate history ScienceDaily Weather · 6d
- Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” could raise sea levels twice as much as predicted ScienceDaily Weather · 6d
- Polar Vortex Split Forecast: The Earliest Stratospheric Warming on Record Is Coming Severe Weather Europe · 7d
- Scientists discover Arctic sea ice loss could be far worse than predicted ScienceDaily Weather · 9d
- A rock plunged 90 kilometers into Earth and revealed something unexpected ScienceDaily Weather · 13d
- A train was delayed by a solar storm. But something didn't add up. ScienceDaily Weather · 13d
CLIMATE
- Kashmir’s potato pits are vanishing – and generations of knowledge could be buried for ever Guardian Climate · 6h
- UK makes huge aid cuts to Commonwealth nations despite warm words at Chogm Guardian Climate · 15h
- Bearing the borderlands Yale Climate Connections · 16h
- Great Britain’s worst-ever bluetongue season ‘a major animal welfare crisis’ Guardian Climate · 17h
- New tool will help gardeners move away from thirsty English classics to drought-resistant plants Guardian Climate · 19h
- The Amazon’s canary in the coalmine: what a tropical fish can tell us about climate upheaval Guardian Climate · 21h
- Mitch McConnell’s climate legacy Yale Climate Connections · 21h
- An Ohio city is raising about $100,000 a year for solar through a carbon fee Yale Climate Connections · 21h
- Welsh public sector unlikely to meet net zero plans by 2030, say auditors BBC Science & Environment · 1d
- From scooters to shampoo - the people saving hundreds from dumpster diving BBC Science & Environment · 1d
- Major study into 'forever chemicals' in people's bodies launched in UK BBC Science & Environment · 1d
- AI data centres could undermine UK's emissions goals BBC Science & Environment · 1d
- Scientists detect signals at the smallest scale ever explored BBC Science & Environment · 1d
- Colossal rains and flash floods hammer the U.S. Southwest and Florida peninsula Yale Climate Connections · 1d
SPACE WEATHER & SKY
- APOD: 2026 November 4 – The Not-So-Hidden Galaxy, IC 342 NASA Science · 3h
- Before the Dawn in America’s Heartland NASA Science · 3h
- CAR – Publications NASA Science · 8h
- NASA-Funded SSPICY Mission Experiences Communications Loss NASA Science · 10h
- Cosmic Origins Announcements, 3 Nov 2026 NASA Science · 12h
- Important Update on PhysCOS Activities AAS 249 NASA Science · 13h
- Crew Keeps Up Spacewalk Preps, Research, and Cargo Operations NASA Science · 14h
- Astronaut and Earth NASA Science · 16h
- Teacher Created Heliophysics Lesson Plans NASA Science · 17h
- TB 26-10 Printed Circuit Board Assembly Chip Resistor Body Cracking NASA Science · 17h
- NASA Astronaut, STEM Creator Connect with Students for STEM Day NASA · 17h
- APOD: 2026 November 3 – Comet PanSTARRs and Rainbow Meteor NASA · 1d
- The Pacific’s Busy Storm Season NASA · 1d
- Happy 65 Years: NASA’s Johnson Space Center Then and Now NASA · 1d
TODAY IN WEATHER HISTORY — NOVEMBER 4
11TH CENTURY
- 1042 — Earthquake (magnitude 7.6) strikes Iran: Tabriz; about 50,000 deaths recorded. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
17TH CENTURY
- 1650 — Kolumbo (Greece) erupts (Volcanic Explosivity Index 4); about 20 deaths recorded. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database
- 1677 — Earthquake (magnitude 7.4) strikes Japan: Off Se. Boso Peninsula; about 500 deaths recorded, with tsunami. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
18TH CENTURY
- 1737 — Earthquake (magnitude 7.8) strikes Russia: Off Kamchatka. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
20TH CENTURY
- 1913 — Earthquake (magnitude 6.3) strikes Peru: Amyaraes, Abancay, Casaya, Soraya; about 150 deaths recorded. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
- 1921 — The Saalschutz Abteilung (hall defense detachment) of the Nazi Party is renamed the Sturmabteilung (storm detachment) after a large riot in Munich. source: Wikipedia: Nazi Party
- 1935 N. AMERICA — An unnamed hurricane makes landfall near 25.9N, 80.1W as a Category 2 hurricane (about 98 mph winds). source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 Atlantic best-track data
- 1946 — Earthquake (magnitude 7.5) strikes Turkmenistan; about 400 deaths recorded. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
- 1949 N. AMERICA — An unnamed tropical storm makes landfall near 15.6N, 84.1W as a tropical storm (about 46 mph winds). source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 Atlantic best-track data
- 1952 — Earthquake (magnitude 9) strikes Russia: Kamchatka Peninsula; about 10,000 deaths recorded, with tsunami. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
- 1953 — Earthquake (magnitude 7.5) strikes Solomon Islands, with tsunami. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
- 1963 — Earthquake (magnitude 8.3) strikes Indonesia: Banda Sea. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
- 1966 — The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7 m (22 ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Venice is also submerged on the same day at its record all-time acqua alta of 194 cm (76 in). source: Wikipedia: Arno
- 1966 — The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of , leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Venice is also submerged on the same day at its record all-time acqua alta of . source: Wikipedia: 1966 flood of the Arno
- 1967 — Midagahara (Honshu-Japan) erupts; about 2 deaths recorded. source: NOAA NCEI Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database
- 1998 N. AMERICA — Tropical Storm Mitch makes landfall near 20.1N, 90.5W as a tropical storm (about 40 mph winds). source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 Atlantic best-track data
21ST CENTURY
- 2001 N. AMERICA — Hurricane Michelle makes landfall near 21.5N, 81.8W as a Category 4 hurricane (about 138 mph winds). source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 Atlantic best-track data
- 2022 N. AMERICA — 2 significant tornadoes (strongest EF4) strike Texas, injuring 24. source: NOAA SPC (Storm Prediction Center) tornado database
Compiled from Wikipedia's November 4 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 5.2 - 91 km ESE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 55m
- M 5.0 - 207 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 1h
- M 4.9 - 9 km N of Delta, B.C., MX USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 1h
- M 5.4 - 24 km NNW of Rioblanco, Colombia USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 5h
- M 4.6 - Fiji region USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 7h
- M 4.5 - 99 km ESE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 8h
- M 5.2 - Mid-Indian Ridge USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 14h
- M 4.9 - South Sandwich Islands region USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 14h
- M 5.2 - Volcano Islands, Japan region USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 15h
- M 4.8 - 85 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 16h
- M 4.9 - 101 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) M4.5+ Today · 20h
EARTH, OCEANS & ATMOSPHERE
- North Atlantic's 'cold blob' may contain climate nuance Phys.org Earth Sciences · 8h
- Southern Ocean waters reveal distinct nutrient recycling pathways during decades-long journeys north Phys.org Earth Sciences · 9h
- Tijuana River pollution doesn't stay put—it can travel seven times farther than expected Phys.org Earth · 9h
- Cooking is a bigger source of harmful air particles than vehicle exhausts in London and Beijing Phys.org Earth · 9h
- Researchers target PFAS with lower-temperature destruction method Phys.org Earth · 13h
- Global accounting reveals economic toll of ecosystem losses from rising seas Phys.org Earth · 13h
- Mapping Kīlauea's magma reservoirs at high resolution Phys.org Earth Sciences · 13h
- Five ways that sea‑level rise affects your daily life, even if you live inland Phys.org Earth · 14h
- US wildfire damage is on pace to triple by mid‑century, but there are affordable ways to lower the risk Phys.org Earth · 14h
- Life on the move in a changing Chesapeake Bay Phys.org Earth · 15h
- A new way to navigate tough land and water use decisions Phys.org Earth · 15h
- Afforestation reshapes wildfire activity across temperate regions worldwide Phys.org Earth · 17h
- UK storm surges have far-flung, global climate connections Phys.org Earth Sciences · 1d
- Improved snow model captures Northeast's winter thaws and runoff more accurately Phys.org Earth Sciences · 1d
NEW PAPERS & STUDIES
- Brazil’s data-driven plan for climate-resilient healthcare Nature Climate Change · 1d
- Time to drop the no-policy business-as-usual baselines Nature Climate Change · 1d
- Zero emissions commitment depends on warming level Nature Climate Change · 1d
- Prevalence of Local Emissions in Arctic Carbonaceous Aerosols Revealed by Dual Carbon Isotopes and Atmospheric Transport Modeling AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 1d
- Impact of Reservoirs on Streamflow Extremes in India AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 1d
- Sparse‐Well Diffusion Reconstructions Enable Groundwater Transport Equation Recovery and Plume Refinement AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 1d
- Reevaluating Large‐Scale Deformation Precursors of Great Subduction Earthquakes: Insights From Satellite Gravity and GNSS Data AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 2d
- Urbanization Enhances Inner‐Core Rainfall During Tropical Cyclone Landfall AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 2d
- Southeast Asian voices on climate change Nature Climate Change · 2d
- Model‐Data Comparison of Electron Energization Associated With Kinetic Alfvén Waves in the Near Earth Magnetotail AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 2d
- Evaluation‐Constrained Projections Reveal a Potentially Navigable Arctic by the 2030s AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 2d
- High Resolution Focal Mechanisms and Stress Field Orientation in Southern Italy From Short‐Term Dense Arrays AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 2d
- Experimental Evidence of Reaction‐Driven Fracturing and Ultramafic Rock Weakening Induced by CO2 Mineralization AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 2d
- Enhanced Sensitivity of the Asian Water Tower to La Niña in the 21st Century AGU (American Geophysical Union) Geophysical Research Letters · 2d