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More than 300 families were evacuated in Albay province, Philippines, after ashfall from Mayon volcano affected 87 villages across three towns over the weekend following a lava collapse on May 2, 2026. Officials reported no deaths or injuries, but ash reduced road visibility, damaged vegetable farms, and killed livestock in Camalig.
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit Samar, Philippines, at 06:09 UTC (14:09 LT) on May 4, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 73.3 km (45.5 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 56 km (34.8 miles).
Heavy rainfall left 6 people dead and nearly 3 000 people displaced or homeless in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil, after floods, landslides, and river overflows affected Recife, the surrounding metropolitan area, and the Zona da Mata Norte on May 1 and 2, 2026. CEMADEN kept parts of Pernambuco under moderate hydrological and geological risk on May 3 due to saturated soil, previous rainfall accumulations, and elevated river levels.
Storm-force winds and high seas are forecast over parts of the western Atlantic on Sunday, May 3, 2026, as a rapidly deepening low-pressure system moves northeast off the U.S. East Coast. The NWS Ocean Prediction Center issued storm warnings for offshore waters, with forecast winds reaching 110 km/h (70 mph) and seas building up to 7 m (23 feet).
Pyroclastic density currents generated by a lava collapse at Mayon volcano in Albay, Philippines, on May 2, 2026, reached an estimated runout distance of 4 km (2.5 miles) along Mi-isi Gully and produced ashfall affecting 52 barangays across Guinobatan, Camalig, and Ligao City. Ashfall reduced visibility to near zero in parts of Camalig, blanketed homes, roads, crops, and grazing land, and prompted face mask distribution and health advisories.
New activity/unrest was reported for 3 volcanoes from April 23 to 29, 2026. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 24 volcanoes.
More than 25 million m³ (883 million ft³) of magma has accumulated beneath Svartsengi, Iceland, since the last eruption in July 2025, the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) reported on April 28, 2026. IMO said ground uplift continues at up to 2 cm (0.8 inches) per month, while magmatic dike propagation toward the Sundhnúkur crater row remains the most likely scenario and could lead to an eruption.
A bright fireball entered the atmosphere above Vancouver Island, Canada, at 07:12 UTC on April 29, 2026, before fragmenting above the Pacific Ocean west of Yuquot. NASA placed the object’s speed at 29.5 km/s, or about 106 200 km/h (65 900 mph), and its final visible altitude at 62 km (38.6 miles).
A severe thunderstorm with hail, record rain, and strong winds hit Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, on Wednesday evening, April 29, 2026, killing at least 7 people in a hospital wall collapse and 3 more in separate incidents.
Giant hail up to 11.4 cm (4.5 inches) was reported in Johnson County, Texas, late on April 28, 2026, while a separate corridor of 7.6–10.2 cm (3–4 inches) hail caused structural and vehicle damage across southwest Missouri earlier the same day. The storms were part of a multi-state severe weather outbreak stretching from Oklahoma and Arkansas into Mississippi, producing widespread reports of large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes. Confirmed impacts included broken windows, roof damage, and an animal fatality at a zoo in Springfield, Missouri.
