Record rains and flash floods prompt water rescues in Kansas City, U.S.
Record rainfall caused flash flooding in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, July 24, 2025, submerging streets and prompting multiple water rescues.
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Year’s worth of rain in 24 hours causes severe flooding in northern China
Record-breaking rainfall hit Yi County, Baoding City, northern China, on July 25, 2025, delivering nearly a year’s worth of precipitation in just 24 hours and forcing the evacuation of over 19 000.
Seismic activity increases at Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano, Indonesia
Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano in East Flores, Indonesia experienced a sharp rise in seismic activity between 12:00 and 18:00 LT (05:00–11:00 UTC) on July 25, 2025, including 34 volcanic earthquakes of multiple types. The Alert Level remains at IV (highest).
Typhoon Co-may (Emong) makes second landfall in Ilocos Sur, heavy rains kill 25 in Philippines
Typhoon Co-may (Emong) made its second landfall in Candon City, Ilocos Sur at 05:10 local time on July 25, 2025, weakening into a severe tropical storm as it crossed the Cordillera Administrative Region. At least 25 people have died and 8 remain missing in the Philippines following severe flooding and landslides triggered by southwest monsoon rains enhanced by tropical cyclones Wipha, Co-may and Francisco over the past 10 days.
Flash floods prompt multiple water rescues in Ruidoso, New Mexico
Flash floods triggered by persistent monsoonal rains prompted multiple water rescues near Ruidoso, New Mexico, on July 24, 2025. The Rio Ruidoso River overflowed its banks at multiple locations after reaching flood stage. Flooding was reported along several routes, including parts of I-40, prompting multiple road closures.
Rare tornado strikes City Beach, damaging multiple homes in Perth, Western Australia
A powerful tornado ripped through City Beach in Western Australia as a severe storm moved through Perth, bringing hail, damaging winds, and flooding on Wednesday night, July 23, 2025. The tornado developed from a rapidly intensifying supercell along the coast, catching authorities off guard and leaving behind a trail of destruction.
Typhoon Co-may (Emong) makes landfall in Pangasinan, Philippines
Typhoon Co-may made landfall over Agno in Pangasinan at 22:40 local time (LT) on July 24, 2025, with maximum sustained winds up to 120 km/h (75 mph) and gusts reaching 165 km/h (103 mph). It is forecast to make a second landfall over La Union or Ilocos Sur on July 25. This is the strongest storm to hit this region in 16 years.
Typhoon Co-may (Emong) nearing landfall over Ilocos Region, Philippines
Typhoon Co-may, known in the Philippines as Emong, is nearing landfall over the Ilocos Region late on July 24, 2025, with maximum sustained winds up to 130 km/h (81 mph) and gusts reaching 184 km/h (114 mph). The system is forecast to weaken after landfall but bring over 200 mm (8 inches) of rainfall across Luzon and Visayas.
Multi-vehicle crash reported during floods in Charleston and Colleton County, South Carolina
Significant flooding was reported in Downtown Charleston on July 22, 2025, along with salt water flooding that affected Charleston and Colleton County. A potentially fatal multi-vehicle collision was reported along the southbound I-95, prompting the closure of the route through July 22.
New paper by Harvard professor suggests “comet” 3I/ATLAS might be alien tech
Could “comet”3I/ATLAS be a piece of alien technology? A question that might sound straight out of a sci-fi movie is now being brought to the front of the space table by Abraham (Avi) Loeb the Baird Professor of Science and Institute director at Harvard University.
