The Sky Opens Again
Your daily dose of natural disasters and amazing phenomena for February 25, 2026...
š Atmospheric River Engulfs the West Coast
A massive atmospheric river is currently aimed straight at the U.S. West Coast.
A long, concentrated plume of tropical moisture now stretches thousands of miles across the Pacific ā funneling water vapor toward Washington, Oregon, and California like a firehose pointed at a coastline.
Flooding.
Landslides.
Mountain snow stacking deep.
Roads closing.
Rivers rising.
These systems can carry more water vapor than the Amazon River.
And this one is parked. Hopefully the rain will stop today!
š§ļø Whatās Happening
ā¢ Heavy, prolonged rainfall across the Pacific Northwest
ā¢ Major mountain snow in the Cascades and Sierra Nevada
ā¢ High landslide risk in burn scar zones
ā¢ Serious travel disruptions
ā¢ Multi-day flood threats
Atmospheric rivers are no longer fringe weather jargon.
They are now the primary driver of West Coast flood disasters.
Scientists are using global tracking systems (like GARRP) to predict these multi-day moisture corridors ā but prediction doesnāt make them weaker.
If you want the full physics breakdown:
š Read my full Atmospheric River explainer hereā¦
š“ Meanwhile on Mars: The Planet That Broke Itself
On Mars, in the Tharsis region, three volcanoes erupted in the same place for billions of years.
No plate tectonics to move them.
No crust recycling.
Just lava. Layer after layer.
The crust eventually failed under its own weight.
That structural collapse likely helped form Valles Marineris ā one of the largest canyon systems in the solar system.
Even more extreme?
Scientists believe Tharsis originally formed around 50Ā° North latitude.
Its mass was so enormous that centrifugal force gradually pulled the crust toward the equator.
A planet physically shifted by its own volcanoes.
You can read more about ground collapse and subsidence in my Earth pillar.
Mars may look dead.
But geology never really isā¦
If you want the full physics breakdown:
š Read my full Earth Subsidene pillarā¦
šļø Ancient Alignments & Sacred Geometry (No Aliens Required)
In Kerala, India, during the equinoxes, sunlight aligns perfectly through temple windows in timed intervals.
Not aliens.
Just east-west alignment near the equator.
Still stunning.
And the pillars of this other temple?
They resonate like tuned instruments.
Carved 600ā700 years ago.
Hundreds of stone columns.
Each tuned to a distinct musical note.
Stone architecture as acoustic engineering.
Ancient builders understood resonance long before microphones.
š°ļø A Bubble Around Another Sun
Astronomers have discovered the first āastrosphereā around a Sun-like star: HD 61005.
Think of it as a heliosphere ā but around another young star.
Studying it may reveal what our Sunās wind looked like billions of years ago.
Solar wind shapes planets.
Protects atmospheres.
Strips them away.
Stars donāt just shine.
They sculpt space.
āļø Solar Cycle 25: Not Dead Yet
After several spotless days, sunspots are back.
Dark cores emerging on the eastern limb.
An M2-class flare already produced.
Solar minimum? Not yet.
Solar cycles wane. They donāt vanish overnight.
Space weather drought is over.
š§ Tech & Civilization: The Quiet Instabilities
ā¢ A user accidentally accessed 6,700 robot vacuums, exposing floor plans and live feedsā¦
ā¢ Leading AIs recommend nuclear strikes in 95% of war simulationsā¦ AI doomā¦
ā¢ Major meatpackers under fire as beef prices soarā¦ Now you can eat insectsā¦
ā¢ Amsterdam repatriating crack-addicted homeless residents - Chaos aheadā¦
ā¢ Iceland once had a village named āFuckingā ā rebranded for obvious reasonsā¦
š MYSTERY PICKS OF THE DAY
(Because atmospheric rivers donāt ask for permission)
š§ļø Professional Rain Gauge & Flood Monitor Kit - Measure the skyās mood swings yourselfā¦
š§± Emergency Landslide Survival Shovel (Compact, Steel) - Because mud does not negotiate...
š¦ Solar-Powered Emergency Lantern - Works even when the grid doesnātā¦
š” NOAA Weather Radio (Crank + Battery) - When rivers rise, WiFi diesā¦
Patterns, Not Headlines
Atmospheric rivers.
Planetary crust collapse.
Solar wind bubbles.
AI recommending nukes.
Surveillance vacuums.
Flooding coastlines.
Energy moves.
Mass shifts.
Systems strain.
Strange Sounds doesnāt chase news.
We trace pressure gradients.
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Thank you,
Manuel
strange, there is no rain in CA, and the official predictions for the next week look EMPTY! Very little rain in total this year..
Iām in Oregon and the week looks goodā¦ which is pretty decent for the end of February. I checked the coastline from Seattle to LA and pretty much the only significant rain due to come in the next 7 to 10 days is Seattle for a couple days. Normal stuff. And I think there was a little rain coming to Redding California. Again, just a couple of days nothing major. Although there could be some snowfall mixed rain in the mountainous areas.
Unseasonably warm but maybe youāre looking at a satellite image that is quite a ways out?
We had about three days of rain here in Oregon, this week., but thatās gone now and Fairweather ahead for a week. Totally dry. Itās been a pretty decent winter overall. Although we had the most significant downpour of rain in December. Really heavy with flooding, across the state. That was not funā¦but I guess I prefer it over a blizzard (spoken like a true Oregonian.) heheh. :-)