Rishav Kothari is Editor-in-Chief of The Watchers, where he runs the newsroom and covers earthquakes, volcanoes, severe weather and space weather.
Severe thunderstorms swept through West Virginia on Monday, April 14, 2025, bringing intense hail and causing widespread damage across the state. The cold front also triggered hail fog in parts of Ohio, leading to a car slide-off near Wheelsburg.
A severe dust storm swept through Iraq on April 14, 2025, hospitalizing over 2 700 people due to suffocation and respiratory issues, primarily in the southern provinces. The storm covered regions in a blood-red and orange haze, disrupted travel, and overwhelmed hospitals in Maysan, Basra, and Muthanna.
Crops worth hundreds of millions of dollars have been reportedly damaged across Turkey as the worst agricultural frost event since 2014 struck the country during a three-day cold spell from April 10 to 12, 2025. Farmers across the country are trying desperate measures such as lighting fires around the crops to save them from the frost and avoid further losses.
Severe floods hit Lanzarote, Canary Islands, on Saturday, April 12, 2025, after Storm Olivier brought torrential rain to the region. A State of Emergency was declared as floodwaters submerged roads and entered hundreds of homes.
Rip currents claimed one life and left two injured on Saturday, April 12, 2025, after pulling three teens into the water while swimming at Lake Worth Beach in Florida.
Chinese authorities warned citizens weighing less than 50 kg (110 lb) to stay indoors as a large-scale low-pressure system moving in from Mongolia brought record-breaking winds exceeding 150 km/h (93 mph) to parts of northern China. Over 499 weather stations broke April wind records as the system moved southeast through the weekend, causing widespread damage and placing millions under severe weather alerts.
At least two people died while five others were injured in Delhi on Friday, April 11, 2025, as severe dust storms hit the region, downing trees and power lines, reducing visibility, creating dangerous travel conditions on roads, and disrupting hundreds of flights.
An extrusive-effusive eruption at Bezymianny volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, intensified on April 11, 2025, producing pyroclastic flows on the eastern slopes and ash plumes reaching 3–4 km (9 800–13 100 feet) above sea level. Current data suggests the volcano is preparing for a strong explosive eruption.
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 struck near the New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea, at 03:47 UTC (13:47 local time) on April 12, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 62 km (38 miles). ESMC is reporting the same depth and magnitude.
An EF-3 tornado that struck Jeffersontown on April 3, 2025, has caused more than USD 100 million worth of damages in the area. Jeffersontown council members approved a resolution to waive demolition, repair, and building fees over the next several months due to the damages.
