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Severe flooding caused by a glacial lake outburst has led to a state disaster emergency declaration in Alaska on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, with the Mendenhall River cresting at 4.87 meters (15.99 feet) and inundating north Juneau’s neighborhoods.
Multiple rain records were broken in several parts of Australia on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. The town of Pearce recorded 45.6 mm (1.80 inches) of rain — the highest in 48 years.
Surface temperatures in parts of Antarctica have surged nearly 30 °C (54 °F) above normal recently, causing what scientists call an Antarctic “heatwave.” This temperature anomaly is described as “a near-record (or record) event for the region” by Edward Blanchard, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Washington.
Hurricane “Debby” has claimed at least 5 lives since landfall near Steinhatchee in Florida’s Big Bend on August 5, 2024. 4 deaths have been reported in Florida while one has been reported in Levy County.
A new lava arm has emerged on the western side of Nyamulagira volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo, extending over 7 km (3.1 miles) north-northwest of the northern crater rim, as revealed by satellite images on August 4, 2024.
A new study observed significant ground deformation around Ol Doinyo Lengai’s summit crater in Tanzania. The research suggests that the steady subsidence is due to a deflating magma reservoir less than 1 km (0.6 miles) below the surface.
The generally arid region of southern Egypt might experience a rare rain event as some forecast models predict up to 30 mm (1.2 inches) of accumulated rainfall over the region during August 2024.
A highway bridge in Sichuan province, China, collapsed on August 3, 2024, causing three vehicles to plunge into the mountainous terrain below and leaving five people missing.
Amid the peak flood season of 2024, China has recorded the highest number of floods in its history, coupled with extreme heat that has shattered records for July temperatures, said state authorities on August 2, 2024.
The Gulf of Mexico’s “dead zone,” an area with dangerously low oxygen levels, spans approximately 17 365 km2 (6 705 miles2) this year, making it the 12th largest recorded in 38 years, according to NOAA-supported scientists. This expanse threatens over 1.6 million ha (4 million acres) of marine habitat, an area comparable to the size of New Jersey.
