Los Angeles Times • 2026-09-28

California's plan to save coastal homes from El Niño could end up killing beaches

With California’s coast getting pounded by strong waves amid a strengthening El Niño, residents and city leaders are turning to big rocks and seawalls to protect homes and keep railroads from falling into the sea.

The Guardian • 2026-09-28

Thai downpours shift north-westwards after Bangkok declared a disaster zone

Capital city submerged in waist-high flood water, while elsewhere Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii’s Big Island

Los Angeles Times • 2026-09-27

Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii; Baja braces for Hurricane Polo

Hurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rains, flash floods and strong winds persisted. Mexico's Baja California peninsula awaited the arrival of Hurricane Polo, a major storm.

Los Angeles Times • 2026-09-27

Hurricanes bring heavy surf to Southern California, rain to parts of the Southwest

As Hurricane Polo approaches Mexico, parts of Southern California are forecasted to get heavy surf and high tides.

Los Angeles Times • 2026-09-26

Hurricanes in the Pacific threaten Hawaii and Mexico with floods and high surf

Residents on Hawaii’s Big Island are bracing for potentially life-threatening and catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Nolo.

Los Angeles Times • 2026-09-23

Polo off Mexican coast is among 'the strongest storms ever'

The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami has called Polo an “extremely dangerous” storm and forecast the system would turn sharply to the northwest before moving west-northwest over the next several days.