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Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas), which made its closest approach to Earth on January 14, 2025, and reached perihelion a day later, is creating spectacular photographic opportunities as it brightens in the night sky. Astronomers and skywatchers in the Southern Hemisphere have reported a visible coma and an extended tail, making it one of the most striking comets of recent years.
A rare and historic winter storm swept through the southeastern U.S. over the past two days, leaving at least 10 people dead and shattering snow records across the region.
Multiple wildfires fueled by Santa Ana winds erupted across northern San Diego County on January 20 and 21, 2025, forcing evacuations, damaging structures, and burning more than 74 ha (182 acres).
A historic winter storm sweeping through the southeast United States has forced the postponement of the basketball game between Utah and Houston and is expected to bring severe weather conditions through the rest of the week.
Storm Eowyn was named by the UK Met Office on January 21, 2025, as the fifth storm of the 2024/25 European storm season. The storm is forecast to intensify rapidly, bringing winds of up to 130 km/h (80 mph) and causing significant disruptions as it moves across Ireland and the UK from Thursday, January 23, into the weekend.
At least 27 people were injured after an M6.4 earthquake hit Chiayi County, Taiwan, on January 20, 2025. The quake damaged infrastructure, triggered landslides, and was felt as far as Taipei.
Atlanta issued its first-ever Extreme Cold Warning on Monday, January 20, 2025, as dangerously cold conditions swept across the region, marking a historic moment for the National Weather Service’s alert system.
Two massive wildfires in Los Angeles County have scorched more than 14 973 ha (37 000 acres), leaving at least 24 people dead, destroying over 12 000 structures, and threatening tens of thousands more, as of late Sunday, January 12, 2025.
Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi made landfall in Madagascar’s Antsiranana province on Saturday, January 11, 2024 bringing destructive winds of up to 155 km/h (96 mph), torrential rainfall, and dangerous sea conditions, with significant impacts expected to spread across the region in the coming days.
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) is rapidly approaching the Sun, with its perihelion expected at 10:15 UTC on January 13, 2025, promising a dazzling spectacle as it brightens to a potential magnitude of -5, twice as bright as Venus. The comet has entered the ESA/NASA LASCO C3 field of view at around 07:00 UTC today.
