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At least 19 tornadoes were reported in North Dakota on Sunday, September 14, 2025, as severe storms brought 50–150 mm (2–6 inches) of rainfall and widespread flooding across the south-central region. Tornadoes were also reported in South Dakota and Kansas.
A shallow M5.8 earthquake of struck Udalguri district, Assam, at 16:41 LT (11:11 UTC) on September 14, 2025, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The agency reported a depth of around 5 km (3 miles). The USGS registered it as M5.5 at a depth of 29 km (18 miles).
Flash flood struck Benson, Arizona claiming one life and prompting two rescues, overnight Friday into Saturday, September 12 to 13, 2025.
At least 1 person died while another was injured as record rainfall triggered severe flooding across Tokyo and the Kanto region, Japan on September 11, 2025. Evacuation orders were issued as the over 6 000 homes had their power knocked by the storm, as transport disruptions affected over 100 000 people.
A strong M7.4 earthquake struck near the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula at 02:37 UTC on September 13, 2025. The quake is aftermath of powerful, tsunami-producing M8.8 quake on July 29.
A landslide struck Upper Rimbi in Sikkim on September 12, 2025, killing at least four people. Three victims from the same family died when their home was buried, while a seven-year-old girl from the family was rescued and reported safe.
A new threat to bees is on the move in Europe. Tropilaelaps mercedesae, a parasitic mite, is emerging as potentially even more devastating than the “worst bee killer,” the Varroa destructor. Parasitic mite infestations are now threatening economies worldwide as they wipe out massive bee populations, sending ripples of losses across multiple sectors.
Multiple tornadoes touched down in New South Wales on September 10, 2025, one of which destroyed the shed of a farm in Caragabal, and ripped the roof off a nearby house.
A sudden stratospheric warming event is unfolding over Antarctica in early September 2025, rapidly weakening the southern polar vortex. Forecast models indicate potential downstream effects on the Northern Hemisphere jet stream, with implications for winter 2025/26 in the USA and Canada.
A powerful JEF3 tornado struck Makinohara and Yoshida in Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture on September 5, 2025, injuring at least 89 and damaging over 1 300 structures in the region. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported peak winds of around 270 km/h (168 mph), making it one of the strongest tornadoes on record in the country.
