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A contract firefighter died of a cardiac emergency while working on the Bivens Creek Fire about 24 km (15 miles) northwest of Virginia City, Montana, on August 17, 2025. The incident was made public on August 25.
Monsoon rains have caused 306 deaths in Himachal Pradesh, India, since June 20, 2025, including 155 rain-related and 148 road accident fatalities, according to the State Disaster Management Authority. Estimated losses exceed ₹2 348 crore (USD 281.8 million).
Toronto, Ontario recorded one of its hottest summers on record in 2025, with six heatwaves, 14 days above 32°C (90°F), and 24 nights above 20°C (68°F) as of August 24, according to Environment Canada.
A localized hailstorm covered a section of Ripiro Beach, Northland, New Zealand, at around 17:00 local time (LT) on August 23, 2025, leaving several hundred meters of beach blanketed in hail up to 5 cm (2 inches) deep.
Rapid declines in the Caspian Sea water level are disrupting port operations, reducing oil shipments, and threatening seal and sturgeon populations, Azerbaijani officials reported on August 21, 2025.
A rare waterspout outbreak occurred over the Baltic Sea on August 21, 2025, producing at least 12 waterspouts off the coast of Poland and 8 off Denmark, including one sighting of eight simultaneous funnels.
Two people died after a vehicle entered the Macdonald River near Wisemans Ferry during severe rainfall on August 20, 2025, as Sydney recorded 82 mm (3.2 inches) in 24 hours—its wettest day of the year and wettest August day since 2007.
At least 15 people were killed and several others injured after a rain-induced landslide struck Manéah, Coyah Prefecture, about 50 km (31 miles) from Guinea’s capital Conakry, on the evening of August 20, 2025.
At least 385 people were killed in Pakistan as torrential rains and cloudbursts triggered deadly flash floods and landslides across the country between August 18 and 21, with Karachi recording its highest rainfall since 1979.
More than 60 hikers were airlifted from Bugaboo Provincial Park, British Columbia, at around 08:00 local time (LT) on August 17, 2025, after a glacial lake outburst flood blocked exit routes.
