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Typhoon Bavi continued to weaken gradually on July 9, 2026, while tracking toward northern Taiwan and eastern China. Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration warned of up to 900 mm (35 inches) of rain in northern mountainous areas through Sunday, while Chinese authorities forecast landfall along the Fujian–Zhejiang coast on the evening of July 11.
Ash from a moderately explosive eruption of Kanlaon volcano reached several municipalities in Cebu on July 9, 2026. At least eight domestic flights were canceled at Mactan-Cebu International Airport. Probable ballistic ejecta, or volcanic rock fragments, were also reported in Masulog in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental.
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are investigating two suspected Ebola cases in the city of Kisangani after the outbreak death toll reached 600 on July 9, 2026. If confirmed, the infections would make Tshopo the fourth province affected since the outbreak began in May.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued multiple Extreme Heat Watches across Montana, northern Wyoming, and Utah through Saturday and Sunday, July 11 and 12, 2026. Temperatures above 38°C (100°F) are forecast across the watch areas. Some areas could see potentially record breaking heat with isolated highs of up to 43°C (110°F) being forecast.
Severe thunderstorms moving across central Virginia on Monday, July 6, 2026, are believed to have sparked a lightning-caused house fire in Chesterfield County, where firefighters extinguished an attic blaze within about 20 minutes and no injuries were reported.
Two people were injured after an EF2 tornado swept through the Detroit Lakes area of Becker County, Minnesota, on July 6, 2026, according to a National Weather Service damage survey. Survey teams estimated peak winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) and significant damage along the twister’s path.
Super Typhoon Bavi maintained Category 4-equivalent intensity over the Philippine Sea on July 8, 2026, with maximum sustained winds of 250 km/h (155 mph) and higher gusts. The cyclone is forecast to weaken gradually before passing near Taiwan and Japan’s Yaeyama Islands around July 11 and making a possible landfall along the eastern coast of China around July 12.
Severe storms and flash flooding affected parts of Ohio on July 5 and 6, 2026, killing a 5-year-old boy in Monroe County and producing historic and potentially record-breaking rainfall on Kelleys Island. The National Weather Service confirmed an EF1 tornado and a destructive macroburst in Mahoning County, where straight-line winds downed nearly 1 000 trees.
A strengthening El Niño and a persistent cool sea-surface-temperature anomaly in the subpolar North Atlantic, associated with the feature known in climate research as the North Atlantic warming hole, may influence large-scale atmospheric circulation during early Winter 2026–27 across North America and Europe, according to seasonal forecast guidance from major international forecasting centers.
Health officials in New Jersey have increased the number of suspected heat-related deaths associated with last week’s extreme heat wave to 29, on Monday, July 6, 2026. A prolonged heat wave brought temperatures above 38°C (100°F) and dangerous heat index values approaching 43°C (110°F) across parts of the state over the Independence Day weekend. Most fatalities are yet to be certified as heat-related deaths by the forensics department, hence the toll remains preliminary.
