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  • Extremely dangerous marine conditions across coastal California waters this week

    ByTeo Blašković

    Extremely dangerous marine conditions are developing across Northern and Central California waters this week, the National Weather Service (NWS) San Francisco Bay Area warned on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Storm Force winds are forecast across the coastal waters with Gale Force winds extending into San Francisco and Monterey bays beginning Tuesday morning. Seas are expected to build to near 6 m (20 feet) under the strongest winds, posing life-threatening conditions for mariners.

  • Snow blankets Saudi Arabia’s deserts for first time in 30 years

    ByTeo Blašković

    A rare widespread snowfall event affected northern Saudi Arabia in December 2025, transforming desert landscapes and mountain ranges across Tabuk and Hail into snow-covered terrain. The snowfall occurred as a sharp cold air intrusion lowered temperatures below freezing at higher elevations, with snow settling near 2 600 m (8 530 feet) and surface temperatures reported near −4°C (25°F), according to regional media reports. Such widespread snowfall over desert areas is considered exceptionally uncommon for the region.

  • Major incident declared after canal bank failure creates sinkhole near Whitchurch, Shropshire, UK

    ByTeo Blašković

    A major incident was declared after a canal bank collapsed on the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal main line) near Whitchurch, Shropshire, at around 04:22 local time on December 22, 2025, triggering rapid water loss and the formation of a large sinkhole. Multiple narrowboats were affected, with at least two reported to have been pulled into the cavity.

  • Strong M6.5 earthquake hits eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.5 hit Papua New Guinea at 10:31 UTC (21:31 local time) on December 22, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 110.2 km (68 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.4 at a depth of 88 km (55 miles). There is no tsunami threat from this earthquake.

  • Storm Emilia drops historic snowfall over Mount Teide, Tenerife

    ByTeo Blašković

    A mid-December winter storm produced an unusually extensive snow cover across Mount Teide, a high-altitude volcano located near 28°N latitude in the subtropical eastern Atlantic. False-color satellite imagery acquired on December 15, 2025, shows snow spread widely across summit slopes and interior plateaus of Teide National Park following the passage of Storm Emilia, a rare…

  • Powerful winter storm leaves over 1.5 million people without power across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho

    ByTeo Blašković

    A powerful winter storm hit the Pacific Northwest and parts of the inland Northwest on December 17, 2025, causing widespread power outages across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. At least 596 830 electricity customers were left without power, an impact estimated to affect approximately 1.4–1.6 million people across the region, as strong winds damaged power infrastructure and disrupted services.

  • Washington state in the middle of a historic crisis as flooding impacts continue

    ByTeo Blašković

    Historic flooding in December 2025 placed Washington state in the middle of a statewide crisis, with impacts ongoing and damage assessments still underway as of December 17. Prolonged heavy rainfall has inundated communities, damaged levees and transportation infrastructure, and forced large-scale evacuations across multiple counties. At least one person died after driving into deep floodwaters.

  • Earthquake swarm in San Ramon continues with multiple events on December 15, California

    ByTeo Blašković

    An earthquake swarm that began near downtown San Ramon, California, in October remained active on December 15, with three earthquakes recorded within a few hours by the U.S. Geological Survey. The swarm is occurring in a structurally complex fault zone near the Calaveras Fault, where stress is released through repeated small ruptures rather than a single larger earthquake.