2026 Southwest U.S. heat wave joins list of "most astonishing weather events" of 21st century

 

Map and headline:  Yale Climate Connections, 4/3/2026

Jeff Masters and Bob Henson report:

The mind-blowing heat wave that gripped the southwest half of the United States in late March 2026 joins our semi-subjective top-six list of the meteorologically stunning extreme events this century that have most astonished us. Below is our list, including how the March 2026 mega-event compares to an earlier round of March climate madness.

The six weather events

1. Central and Eastern U.S. “warm wave” of March 2012
2. Climate change and the March heat waves of 2012 and 2026
3. Pacific Northwest and Western Canadian heat wave of June 2021
4. Russian heat wave and drought of 2010
5. Most extreme storm of the 21st century: Hurricane Sandy of October 2012 
6. Most extreme weather event of the 21st century: The mid-March 2022 heat wave in East Antarctica

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April 2026

Wyoming experiences its warmest winter in its recorded history then gets hit with a blinding spring blizzard.  (4/4)

Denver experiences its hottest March ever, breaking 14 records in the process.  (4/2)

March 2026

United States weather:  9 states experience record-warm winter, 0 states experience record cold winter.  (3/21)

Historic, unprecedented, extreme, record-smashing heat wave envelopes Western United States.  (3/21)

Hong Kong joins the list of 2025-2026 winter weather hot spots.  (3/4)

It was a extremely wet and hot summer in Australia.  (3/4)

Add Denver to the list of Western cities that experienced one of its warmest Februarys.  (3/2)

HOT HOT HOT:  Las Vegas records its warmest winter ever.  (3/3)

And the heat just keeps on comin' in Phoenix Arizona.  (3/3)

February 2026

Boogying our way to doomsday in a climate denier administration:  Phoenix Arizona is experiencing its hottest winter ever.  (2/28)

Southern Hemisphere is HOT HOT HOT.  (2/12)

Much of the rest of the world broiled while residents of Europe and North America froze their asses off.  (2/11)

Alaskans in Anchorage are having a heat wave.  A record heat wave!  (2/7)

Warmest December ever in Phoenix, Arizona:  2025.  (2/6)

They're having a heat wave in Greenland.  A record heat wave!  (2/6)

Australians just lived through their 4th hottest January on record.  (2/3)

January 2026

While the United States shivers, it's hotter than hell in Australia.  (1/31)

Climate change as a matter of fact:  That's why it's called "extreme weather".  (1/29/2026)

MISCREANT PREACHERS: Transportation of a minor in the Name of the Lord (#292 in a series)

 

Mugshot:  U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department

Headline:  The St. Thomas Source, 4/3/2026

Madison Zaleski reports:

Lawrence Turnbull, 65, of Estate Mandahl, is charged with transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, coercion and enticement, unlawful sexual contact, and child abuse, the press release stated. 

According to court documents, Turnbull served as the minor’s pastor and youth leader and, on multiple occasions, transported the minor to different locations and touched the minor inappropriately. 

If convicted, Turnbull faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

"For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins."  (Hebrews 10:26)

 

Other miscreant preacher posts (which cover a multitude of sins):. 

April 2026

Robert Glossenger.  (4/3)

Andrew Showers.  (4/2)

Luke Cunningham.  (4/1)

March 2026 (29, a new monthly record)

Alex Montealegre. (3/30)

Marcus Davy Jeffrey.  (3/29)

Misi Tagaloa.  (3/28)

Da'Qwone Hill.  (3/27)

Zachary King.  (3/26)

Bienvenido Lopez.  (3/25)

James Randolph.  (3/24)

Craig and Megan Hagin.  (3/23)

Aidan Smith.  (3/22)

Laurence LaPointe.  (3/21)

Curtiss Tolefree Jr.  (3/19)

Stephanie Remington.  (3/18)

Chuck Brown.  (3/17)

Timothy Thomas.  (3/16)

Patrick Anderson.  (3/15)

Christopher Willett.  (3/14)

Korey Lavergne.  (3/13)

Aaron Lockman.  (3/12)

Marco Zamora.  (3/11)

Bishop Emanuel Shaleta.  (3/10)

Catholic Diocese of Providence.  (3/9)

Mikah Brondyke.  (3/8)

Greg Locke.  (3/7) 

Ted Shuttlesworth.  (3/6)

Lorenz Roseman.  (3/5)

Brian Tome.  (3/4)

Nathan and Jonathan Peternel.  (3/3)

Lisa Levy.  (3/2)

Michael LaMarca.  (3/1)

February 2026 (23, a new monthly record)

Jerrod Geistdorfer.  (2/28)

Caleb Flynn.  (2/26)

Adrian Derrell Davis.  (2/25)

Tyrell Brown.  (2/24)

Myron Chorbajian.  (2/23)

Jonathan Elwing.  (2/22)

Garrett Harmon.  (2/21)

Jonathan Elwing.  (2/22)

Garrett Harmon.  (2/21)

Cedric Monteze Sharp.  (2/20)

Elco Vallier.  (2/19)

David Rodgers. (2/17)

Robert and Jaclyn Dell.  (2/16)

Rod Loy.  (2/15)

Milton Otto Martin III.  (2/14)

William Robbins.  (2/13)

Robert Whipley.  (2/12)

Jose Luis Lopez-Hernandez.  (2/11)

David Lloyd Walther.  (2/10)

Brad Daniel Swink.  (2/9)

Junior Andrew Bennett.  (2/8)

Reymundo Almarez.  (2/7)

Anthony Bazemore.  (2/6)

Isaiah Teague.  (2/5)

Troyce Hernandez.  (2/4)

January 2026 (14)

Michael Mohr.  (1/30)

Brian Carn Jr. (1/22)

Matthew Masiewicz.  (1/21)

Rubel Martinez. (1/20)

Wesley Brobeck.  (1/19)

Theodore Gabrielli.  (1/18)

Korey Lavergne.  (1/17)

Michael Howard.  (1/16)

Jeffrey Anthony Charles.  (1/14)

Ricky Lee Taylor Jr.  (1/11)

Joshua Price.  (1/10)

Jordan Henderson.  (1/9)

Bruce Neal.  (1/8)

Donnie McClurkin.  (1/7)

December 2025 (15)

Enrique Molina.  (12/30)

John Paul.  (12/19)

Joseph Lyle Campbell.  (12/18)

James Watford.  (12/17)

Kenneth Edwards Jr. (12/16)

Doug Overmyer.  (12/13)

Milton Martin III.  (12/11)

Joseph Herzing.  (12/10)

Michael McMullen.  (12/9)

Robert Sullivan.  (12/8)

Danny Varnadore.  (12/7)

Roger Scalice.  (12/6)

Carter August Thomas.  (12/4)

James Stockton.  (12/3)

Michael Martin.  (12/2)

November 2025 (16):

Mark Vega.  (11/28)

Stephen Santeli Castro.  (11/26)

Jesus Gabriel Saldana.  (11/25)

Kenneth McFarland.  (11/24)

Yersson Solarte.  (11/23)

Jason Allen.  (11/21)

Glenn Rosenbaum.  (11/17)

Adolfo Castillo.  (11/16)

Donald Aaron Axtell.  (11/15)

Quintilo Segrero.  (11/14)

Matthew McGinley.  (11/11)

Christian News reports on the rampant number of child sexual abuse in the Name of the Lord by miscreant preachers in 2025.  (11/8)

Eli Regalado.  (11/7)

Andrew Ervin.  (11/6)

Elmer Baca Flores.  (11/4)

Michael and Vickie Hall.  (11/2)

Jason Andrew Swick.  (11/1)

October 2025 (15)

Joshua David Kemper.  (10/31)

Lindsey Whiteside.  (10/25)

Robert L Carter.  (10/23)

Daniel Kellan Mayfield.  (10/22)

Xamie Reyes.  (10/20)

Luis Sosa.  (10/19)

Silas Shelton.  (10/17)

Mark Francis Ford.  (10/16)

Michael Ritchason.  (10/11)

Adrian David.  (10/9)

Gary Thomas Keesee.  (10/8)

Virgil Mozee.  (10/7)

Kevin Curtis Jones.  (10/4)

Robert Morris.  (10/3)

Ryan McElrath.  (10/2)

September 2025 (10)

Jon Paul Sheptock.  (9/27)

Macario Garcia.  (9/26)

Matthew Stephen Masiewicz.  (9/25)

Nathan Wayne Walker.  (9/21)

John McKinzie.  (9/20)

Isaac Tilden.  (9/19)

Diego Fuller.  (9/17)

Walter Sevillano.  (9/13)

Bernadel Semexant (9/12)

Aaron Williams, Jr.  (9/11)

August 2025 (7)

Neal Creecy.  (8/22)

Shelton Burkart.  (8/15)

Jacob Ryan Barnett. (8/9)

Thomas Pinkerton.  (8/8)

Kendrick Oakley.  (8/7)

Clemente Olvera Guerrero.  (8/5)

Nelson David Ochoa Vasquez.  (8/2)

July 2025 (11)

Brett Jarad Monroe.  (7/31)

Stanley David Jay. (7/30)

William Jones. (7/26)

Eli Regalado.  (7/23)

Kenneth Flowers.  (7/18)

John Gibson.  (7/15)

Jonathan Nguyen-Young.  (7/12)

Nelson Alexander Chay.  (7/9)

Devin Cyrus Carroll.  (7/8)

Francier Obando Pinillo.  (7/5)  

Roy Andrews.  (7/3)

June 2025 (11)

Clarence Barry Hungerford.  (6/30)

Christopher Cassell.  (6/27)

Justin Rhodes.  (6/26)

Edward Gabrielli.  (6/25)

Parrish Terry.  (6/24)

Albert Benjamin Wharton.  (6/18)

Dominic Foor.  (6/14)

Ryan McElrath.  (6/10)

Jim Mustain.  (6/7)

Nelson Alexander Chay.  (6/4)

Nathan Roach.  (6/3)

May 2025 (11)

Mitchell Summerfield.  (5/31)

Daniel Lamppin.  (5/30)

Alan Buresh.  (5/29)

Myron Chorbajian.  (5/28)

Shaun Donald Hertlein.  (5/20)

Christopher Whitehead.  (5/16)

Daniel Champ.  (5/13)

Paul Dyal. (5/11)

Yersson David Solarte Basto.  (5/10)

Leo Parker.  (5/8)

Aaron Luke Bradley.  (5/7)

April 2025 (7)

Gregory Jones.  (4/30)

James Vincent Henry.  (4/28)

Brad Swink.  (4/12)

Jaime Arriaga.  (4/10)

William Galbreath.  (4/9)

Darren Day.  (4/8)

Elmer Baca-Flores.  (4/6)

March 2025 (17)

Matthew Lee Richards.  (3/30)

Joshua Lucero.  (3/26)

Jeffrey Summers.  (3/24)

Sergio Guardia.  (3/22)

Marvin Upton.  (3/21)

Rodger Strong.  (3/20)

Britt Taylor.  (3/19)

Christopher Willett.  (3/16)

Daniel Menelaou.  (3/15)

Robert Morris.  (3/14)

Jose Saez Jr.  (3/12)

Stricjavvar Strickland.  (3/11)

Terrance Owens Elliott.  (3/10)

Waymon Jordan.  (3/8)

Stephen Hutto. (3/5)

Charles Brinson.  (3/4)

Michael Eguino.  (3/1)

February 2025 (9)

Jesse Santos.  (2/26)

Richard Lee Sentell.  (2/22)

Ruel Barbee.  (2/16)

Ashley James Crouse.  (2/15)

Lee B. Patrick.  (2/14)

Charles Thessing.  (2/12)

Timothy Nall.  (2/7)

Dwight Suttles.  (2/6)

Jimmie Whaley Jr.  (2/5)

January 2025 (14)

Adrian Daugherty.  (1/29)

John Fiedler.  (1/26)

James McMillan.  (1/25)

Jeffrey Merrow.  (1/18)

Johel LaFaurie.  (1/17)

Jeff Taylor.  (1/16)

Dallas Majewski.  (1/15)

Bruce Hollen.  (1/14)

Francier Obando Pinillo.  (1/13)

Michael Ronald Goble.  (1/11)

Timothy Nall.  (1/9)

Kevin Robert McDonald.  (1/5)

Arturo Laguna Camas.  (1/4)

Lindsey Whiteside.  (1/3)

 

December 2024 (14)

Edward Monk.  (12/23)

Joshua Lough.  (12/22)

Ignazio Medina.  (12/20)

Anthony Odiong.  (12/19)

James Gorman Houston III.  (12/18)

Richard Broom McGee.  (12/17)

Danny Duane Pitts.  (12/12)

Vincent Bishop.  (12/9)

Arturo Alarcon.  (12/8)

Hunter Eubanks.  (12/7)

Daniel Kellan Mayfield. (12/6)

Roy Shoop.  (12/5)

Zachary Joseph Radcliff.  (12/3)

Rodney Martin Locklear.  (12/2)

November 2024 (19)

James McMillan.  (11/30)

Stephen Melton. (11/29)

Charles Sulivant.  (11/24)

Geoffrey Carter.  (11/22)

John Radcliff.  (11/21)

Garrett Harmon.  (11/20)

Aleta Grace Pearson.  (11/17)

Edward R. Monk.  (11/16)

Victor Hernandez-Pineda.  (11/15)

George Bell.  (11/14)

Jose Mora.  (11/13)

William Pounds.  (11/12)

Edward-Richard Hines.  (11/11)

Charles Randall.  (11/9)

Jackson Gatlin.  (11/7)

Harold Norman Cole, Jr.  (11/5)

Gateway Church quartet.  (11/4)

Thomas Moriarty.  (11/3)

Charles Goff.  (11/1)

October 2024 (25)

Stephen Johnson.  (10/27)

Josh Howerton.  (10/26)

Craig Stone.  (10/26/2024)

Steven Lawson. (10/25).  

Scott Crenshaw.  (10/25)

Byron Copeland.  (10/25)

Josiah Anthony.  (10/25)

Ronald Goines.  (10/24)

Tony Cammarota.  (10/24)

Robert Morris.  (10/24)

Luke Cunningham.  (10/24)

Mike Buster.  (10/23)

Tony Evans.  (10/23)

Terren Dames.  (10/23)

James Randolph.  (10/23)

Zachary Joseph Radcliff.  (10/22)

Timothy Charles Rupard.  (10/21)

Matt Queen.  (10/18)

James Vincent Henry.  (10/17)

Pheguel Pierre Louis.  (10/16)

Roy Shoop.  (10/12)

Matthew Lynn Dedmon.  (10/8)

John K. Amanchukwu Sr.  (10/5)

Rodney Martin Locklear.  (10/3)

Gabriel Mills.  (10/3)

September 2024 (16)

Prince Amala Jesuraja Jebamalia Selvaraj.  (9/27)

Marvin Scales. (9/27)

John Raymond.  (9/27)

Roby Cruz-Hernandez. (9/26)

Juan Barrios.  (9/23)

Demiro Johnson.  (9/22)

Glen Dean McCoy.  (9/22)

James Swanson.  (9/21)

William Dunfee.  (9/21)

Steven Lawson.  (9/20)

Andrew Lovisone.  (9/19)

Jeffrey Duane Smith,  (9/19)

Rocky Goodwin.  (9/19)

William Johnson.  (9/17)

Tim Ballard.  (9/13)

Apollo Carreon Quiboloy.  (9/13) 

GET ME REWRITE: MAGA-fried Bari Weiss plans to hammer the final nails into the "60 Minutes" coffin

 

The watch is ticking...

Headline:  TV Insider, 4/3/2026

Martin Holmes reports:

CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has 60 Minutes in her sights for her next major network shakeup, with reports suggesting significant layoffs and a change in tone for the long-running news program. 

According to Oliver Darcy’s Status newsletter, Weiss is looking at revamping the show after the current season ends in May. A source familiar with the situation told Darcy that Weiss is ready to “blow it up as soon as the season is over.” 

While another staffer told the outlet, “no one knows what to expect,” Darcy reported that Weiss is expected to bring in younger correspondents who are more aligned with her editorial vision. [emphasis added]

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March 2026

It open season on the Bari Weiss Clown Show and its enablers.  (3/29)

Bari Weiss Clown Show runs CBS News into the ground.  (3/25)

MAGA-infused Bari Weiss takes a wrecking ball to CBS News.  (3/20)

And who is responsible for this debacle in the first place?  That would be the Bari Weiss Clown Show!  (3/19)

Ratings for the CBS Evening News Clown Show plummet since hiring of Tony Dokoupil. (3/18)

MAGA-infused Bari Weiss Clown Show takes GOP hypocrisy -- and CBS News -- to new lows.  (3/4)

Bari Weiss Clown Show moves the needle to the right @CBSNews.  (3/1)

February 2026

According to UCLA, the future of journalism is a clown show.  (2/26)

Anderson Cooper "60 Minutes" departure provides an opening at the Bari Weiss Clown Show.  (2/22)

11 of 40 CBS News staffers flee Bari Weiss Clown Show.  (2/13)

CBS News honcho Bari Weiss finds her star hire in the hot seat.  (2/1)

January 2026

Bari Weiss new hire as contributor at CBS News is a well-known quack.  (1/31)

MAGA-coded Bari Weiss continues to flail at CBS News.  (1/28)

It hasn't been a good year so far for MAGA-coded Bari Weiss at CBS News.  (1/23)

Why is Bari Weiss picking on Gayle King, whos been with the network for more than years? (1/22)

See the funny little clown.  (1/21)

Bari Weiss and the Tony Dokoupil CBS Evening News Clown Show humiliation ritual.  (1/18)

Bari Weiss gets kissy face with Sleepy Don.  (1/17)

More Bari Weiss Clown Show shenanigans at CBS News.  (1/16)

The Bari Weiss and Tony Dokoupil Clown Show at CBS News is not going over well with viewers.  (1/15)

Tony Dokoupil Clown Show a ratings disaster for CBS News.  (1/14)

Hire a clown, expect a circus (Bari Weiss CBS News editiona0.  (1/14)

2025

Watch the "60 Minutes" CECOT Segment.  (12/23)

CBS News censorship:  Media undertaker Bari Weiss strangles the last breath of life out of "60 Minutes".  (12/22)

Looks like Bari Weiss forced CBS News to chase a dream yesterday.  (11/5)

The Bari Weiss Clown Show era has arrived at a severely tarnished CBS.  (11/3)

CBS has a history of Trump sycophancy.  (10/17)

Dear Jessica Testa @nytimes: Make that CBS's tarnished crown jewel.  Best, Retiring Guy. (10/7)

All you need to know about CBS News.  (10/6)

Paramount/CBS statement on cancellation of Stephen Colbert's "The Late Show". 

(7/18)

Servile CBS remains in thrall to Donald Trump (Alligator Alcatraz concentration camp edition).  (7/5)

Running scared, Mickey Mouse legacy network CBS bows down, releases fawning Trump poll.  (2/12)

White House press corps is in a Leslie Moonves kinda of mood.  (1/23)

2024

Former CBS exec Leslie Moonves spilled the beans about news media priorities 9 years ago:  Democracy, meh!  "throwing crap", YEE-HAW!!!!!  (11/10)

2023

WATCH LIVE!!!  Mainstream media savors its Leslie Moonves Trump moment:  "It may not be good for America, but it's damn good for us".  (6/13)

2018

CBS makes a damn good decision about Leslie Moonves severance.  (12/18)

Good riddance to Leslie Moonves, Donald Trump enabler.  (9/17)

2016

Why TV executives LOVE Donald Trump.  (10/7)

2015

And you wonder why we get nothing but fluff from the mainstream media!.  (12/10)