Trending in Science (the US) - Week 42, 2026

Weekly archive: 12–18 Oct 2026 (Monday to Sunday). Final ranking by peak daily search volume, as of Oct 18, 2026.

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1. el nino west coast weather impact 500+ searches

   • Thanks to El Niño, California is getting a grim preview of its climate change future – San Francisco Chronicle
   • El Nino could mean trouble for Ripon farmers & residents in parts of Manteca, Lathrop – Manteca Bulletin
2. hurricane tropical storm 5000+ searches

   • Hurricane Simon to fuel multiday flood threat across Great Plains as remnants move inland – FOX Weather
   • Hurricane Simon lashes Mexico's Pacific coast, threatens landfall – Yahoo
3. gracie bon 2000+ searches

   • Influencer Gracie Bon Addresses Backlash for Posing in Front of Panama Earthquake Rubble – Yahoo News Canada
   • VIDEO/ Influencer criticized for photos in front of ruins after earthquake in Panama, Gracie Bon: I went to help families – Balkanweb.com
4. el nino winter forecast 2000+ searches

   • A super El Niño winter is coming and the first official forecast is in – CNN
   • A 'historically' strong El Niño is expected to make for a milder Chicago winter – Chicago Sun-Times
5. aurora 2000+ searches

   • Jammed rifle prevented an apparent mass murder plot at worship center in Aurora – NBC 5 Chicago
   • Illinois congressman says he was at a Hindu temple during an attempted white supremacist shooting – The Washington Post
6. super el nino winter weather us 2000+ searches

   • 'Historic' El Niño increasingly likely, with 83% chance of becoming the strongest on record – FOX Weather
   • El Niño turns ‘super’ – The Week
7. hurricane trudy 1000+ searches

   • Trudy forecast to near Mexico's Pacific coast as major hurricane through the weekend – Yahoo
   • Hurricane Trudy is the Latest in an Unusual Pacific Hurricane Season – The New York Times
8. tsunami 1000+ searches

   • Cartoon: AI tsunami – The Economist
   • Opinion | Unintelligence on Super Intelligence – WSJ
9. spacex launch 1000+ searches

   • CRS-35 Mission – SpaceX
   • Look up: SpaceX launch may be visible in NC skies Tuesday morning – WRAL
10. el nino winter snowfall predictions noaa 1000+ searches

    • Winter 2026-2027: It’s a ‘Super El Niño’ this year, what it means for the PACNW – KPTV
    • Experts Warn of Super El Niño – JW.ORG
11. warren moon 500+ searches

    • “It’s Not Fair”: Titans Urged to Strip Cam Ward of #1 as QB Blamed for Disrespecting Warren Moon’s Legacy – Yahoo Sports
12. saildrone 500+ searches

    • A 1,500-pound drone sailboat sailed straight into a Category 3 hurricane 150 miles off Pensacola, crossed the eye through 65-foot waves and 103-mph gusts with its pilots in a California control room, – Autonocion.com
    • Local scientists used Hurricane Isaias to test new storm surge technology – ABC7 WWSB
13. northern lights tonight 500+ searches

    • How to Watch the Northern Lights After ‘Triple Solar Blast’ Tonight – People.com
    • Northern Lights Forecast: Aurora Could Be Visible From These Nine States Tuesday – Forbes
14. west virginia new mushroom discovery 500+ searches

    • Zombie ant: New mushroom species found in West Virginia to undergo testing – WCHS
    • Amateur Mushroom Hunter Finds Mysterious Purple and Yellow Fungus That Could Be an Entirely New Genus – People.com
15. rocket launch today 500+ searches

    • USSF-481 Mission – SpaceX
    • SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks (photos) – Space
16. uap 500+ searches

    • Why Ross Coulthart says NASA’s UAP disclosure isn’t complete – NewsNation
    • NASA Chief Offers Thoughts on Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon – Inside Outer Space
17. fast radio burst 500+ searches

    • Webb Measures Distance to Farthest Fast Radio Burst, Suggesting Origin – NASA Science (.gov)
    • A Mysterious Signal Reached Us From When The Universe Was Just 3 Billion Years Old. Its Home Galaxy Surprised Astronomers. – ScienceAlert
18. planet 200+ searches

    • 28 Miles and Counting: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record – The New York Times
    • NASA JPL's Perseverance rover breaks off-world driving distance record – NBC Los Angeles
19. kennedy space center 200+ searches

    • Space Coast launch schedule: – Orlando Sentinel
    • CRS-35 Mission – SpaceX
20. space shuttle 200+ searches

    • NASA Shuttle Hit Mach 25, 8x Faster Than SR-71 [2026] – https://tech-insider.org/
    • Mach 25, It Made No Military History, and Was Faster Than the SR-71 Blackbird: NASA's Space Shuttle Was the Fastest Machine Humans Ever Flew and Made Aviation and Space History – 19FortyFive
21. meteor shower 200+ searches

    • Orionid meteor shower 2026 — How to see meteors from Halley's Comet this October – Space
    • October’s Meteor Show Returns: How To Catch The Orionids' Peak Performance – DailyVoice.com
22. tropical storm hurricane 200+ searches

    • How much rain can a hurricane make, and does the storm size matter? – Yahoo
    • Hurricane Simon to fuel multiday flood threat across Great Plains as remnants charge North – FOX Weather
23. nasa 100+ searches

    • 28 Miles and Counting: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record – The New York Times
    • NASA’s Perseverance Sets Off-World Record for Total Distance Driven – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)