• Strong earthquake swarm shakes Katla volcanic system beneath Mýrdalsjökull, Iceland

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong seismic swarm began beneath Iceland’s Mýrdalsjökull glacier, part of the Katla volcanic system, around 10:30 UTC on October 20, 2025. Several earthquakes above magnitude 3 were recorded, the largest reaching M4.5 at 10:51 UTC. The Icelandic Meteorological Office reports no felt activity and no changes in river levels, conductivity, or deformation, indicating no immediate signs of eruption at the Katla volcano or glacial flooding.

  • Red Flag Warning in effect across Denver area as Xcel prepares for power outages

    ByTeo Blašković

    Strong winds and very low humidity prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Red Flag Warning across Colorado’s Front Range on October 20 2025, creating critical fire-weather conditions and an increased risk of power disruptions. Xcel Energy warned customers in the Denver metropolitan area of potential outages and activated Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS), which increase system sensitivity to prevent wildfire ignition during extreme weather.

  • Severe storms produce tornadoes near De Roche, Arkansas, and southwest of Yazoo City, Mississippi

    ByTeo Blašković

    Several tornadoes were reported across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi on the evening of October 18, 2025, including a radar-confirmed tornadic debris signature 3 km (2 miles) southwest of Yazoo City, Mississippi, at 21:34 LT. Earlier, a tornado caused structural damage in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, near De Roche, while another debris signature was detected near Warsaw, Louisiana, as supercells moved east across the Lower Mississippi Valley.

  • Record lava fountains reach 460 m (1 500 feet) during episode 35 of Kīlauea summit eruption, Hawai‘i

    ByTeo Blašković

    Episode 35 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption at Kīlauea volcano began at 20:05 HST on October 17, 2025 (06:05 UTC on October 18), producing simultaneous fountains from the north and south vents that reached record heights of approximately 460 m (1 500 feet). The eruption cloud rose above 6 000 m (20 000 feet) while lava flows remained contained within the crater.

  • Widespread flooding continues across Nigeria as death toll rises to 238

    ByTeo Blašković

    Heavy rainfall during Nigeria’s 2025 summer rainy season has affected 27 of the country’s 36 states, causing severe floods and river overflows that left at least 238 people dead and 826 injured. According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO), more than 135 000 people have been displaced and about 400 000 in total affected. The worst-hit states are Lagos, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Imo, Taraba and Rivers, where over 47 000 houses and 60 000 ha (148 000 acres) of farmland have been destroyed or damaged.

  • 14 dead after a gold mine collapse in El Callao, Bolívar, Venezuela

    ByRishav Kothari

    Torrential rainfall on October 12, 2025, caused severe flooding and a collapse at the Cuatro Esquinas de Caratal gold-mining site in El Callao municipality, Bolívar State, eastern Venezuela. At least 14 miners died after water inundated three vertical shafts, while two others escaped unharmed. Recovery operations were coordinated by the Operational Zones for Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (ZOEDAN) in Bolívar State.