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Comfort Planet helps you understand extreme weather and take practical steps to reduce carbon footprints and improve community resilience—especially in the U.S.
Recent extreme weather disasters
Six recent examples of uncomfortable weather.
Avalanche – Truckee, CA, USA
February 2026: A powerful California avalanche buried backcountry skiers, prompting a massive rescue and mourning.
Bomb cyclone / extreme winter storm – United States
January-February 2026: A “bomb cyclone” brought widespread snow and dangerous cold, causing major disruptions and reported fatalities.
Severe flooding – Myanmar
August 2025: Heavy rainfall triggered flooding across parts of Myanmar, prompting humanitarian updates and response monitoring.
Flash Floods
July 2025: Flash floods across the Midwest caused widespread infrastructure damage and displaced thousands of families.
Wildfires
June 2025: Unprecedented wildfires in the Western U.S. scorched more than 1 million acres in less than a month.
Supercell Thunderstorms
March 2025: A massive tornado outbreak swept across the Midwestern, Southern, and Eastern United States. It was the largest March tornado outbreak on record.