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Tropical Storm Wipha, known as Crising in the Philippines, enhanced the southwest monsoon over Luzon, Philippines, on July 18, 2025, bringing heavy rainfall and flooding across multiple regions. The system maintained maximum winds of 75 km/h (47 mph) and gusts up to 90 km/h (56 mph), moving west-northwest at 20 km/h (12 mph) before nearing the Babuyan Islands.
A record-breaking 225 mm (8.86 inches) of rainfall hit Noney district in Manipur overnight on July 16, 2025, triggering flash floods and landslides that killed one person and caused severe damage to infrastructure, cropland, and transport corridors. The Khoupum Dam overflowed, inundating paddy fields and homes in Khoupum Valley.
A landslide near Quito, Ecuador, damaged the La Mica-Quito Sur pipeline around 23:00 local time (LT) on July 9, 2025, rupturing 350 m (1 150 feet) of pipe and suspending water supply to six southern parishes, affecting approximately 88 700 families.
A large landslide triggered by intense rainfall buried at least 18 homes in the communities of La Valeria and La Laguna, Fernández Feo municipality, Táchira state, Venezuela, between July 10 and 11, 2025. 295 families were affected across the region, with authorities declaring a geological and humanitarian emergency.
Extreme heat affecting vast areas of China on July 16, 2025, pushed the national maximum electricity load above 1.5 billion kilowatts for the first time on record, marking the third new peak this month. Temperatures exceeded 46°C (114.8°F) at local stations in Xi’an and reached 42.2°C (108.0°F) on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with widespread nighttime heat and record-high ground temperatures observed.
For the first time, astronomers have observed the condensation of solid planet-forming material in the protoplanetary disc of the protostar HOPS-315, located in the Orion B molecular cloud, about 1 300 light-years away.
Torrential rain caused deadly flooding in La Martinica, Zapopan, Jalisco late Tuesday, July 15 into Wednesday, July 16, 2025, submerging streets and resulting in one death and 12 injuries. Municipal officials described the event as the most severe urban flooding in the past 12 years.
Torrential rainfall dumped one month’s worth of rain over Moscow in under two hours on July 15, 2025, causing flash floods that inundated roads, metro stations, and tunnels across the city. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
A large fire vortex, or firenado, formed over the Deer Creek Fire near La Sal, Utah, on July 12, 2025, amid rapidly intensifying wildfire conditions. The vortex damaged a fire engine and prompted the temporary withdrawal of fire crews.
A fast-moving landspout touched down near Highway 86 and Burning Tree Drive in Franktown, Colorado at around 14:30 local time (LT) on July 14, 2025, damaging three buildings and several vehicles. No injuries were reported.
