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Hurricane Barbara formed at 15:00 UTC on June 9, 2025, becoming the first hurricane of the 2025 eastern Pacific hurricane season. At the time, the system was located approximately 245 km (155 miles) southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico.
At least two fatalities were reported in Georgia and Mississippi during severe storms on Saturday, June 7, 2025. Over 150 000 customers in the southern states from Texas to the Carolinas were without power on Sunday morning, June 8.
Tropical Storm Cosme formed off the southern coast of Mexico on Sunday, June 8, 2025, and is forecast to continue strengthening to near hurricane strength on Monday, June 9.
Tropical Storm Barbara formed on June 8, 2025, west-southwest of Mexico and is forecast to become the first hurricane of the 2025 eastern Pacific hurricane season on Monday, June 9, potentially bringing heavy rainfall to coastal areas of Guerrero, Michoacán, Colima, and Jalisco.
A tornado damaged approximately 50 buildings in De Soto, Missouri, on June 7, 2025, with at least 12 significantly damaged or destroyed.
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit the western Indian-Antarctic Ridge at 23:20 UTC on June 7, 2025. The quake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). ESMC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
Toronto briefly recorded the worst air quality in the world on Friday, June 6, 2025, as wildfire smoke blanketed the city, prompting health warnings and disrupting daily life.
At least one person was reported dead on Wednesday morning, June 4, 2025, following heavy rains and storms on Tuesday night, June 4.
A large and extremely dangerous tornado touched down near Kansas City on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, causing widespread damage and overturning multiple vehicles along the I-435 and I-70.
Smoke plumes from wildfires in Canada have crossed the Atlantic and reached Europe. These wildfires released an estimated 56 megatonnes (56 billion kg) of carbon, prompting large-scale evacuations and deteriorating air quality across parts of North America and Europe as smoke plumes crossed the Atlantic and reached the Mediterranean in May 2025.
