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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.
A fast-moving wildfire erupted in Lakeside, San Diego County, California at around 15:00 LT on September 8, 2025, burning 2.1 ha (5.3 acres), destroying six mobile homes, and injuring two people before firefighters contained it overnight.
Continued rainfall over the weekend to caused part of parkway road to collapse north of New York, prompting the routes’ closure on September 8, 2025.
At least six marble mines collapsed in the Gulabi range of Rajasthan’s Makrana region, Didwana-Kuchaman district, on the afternoon of September 5, 2025. Viral videos shared online show the moment the mines gave way.
Over 60 000 people were evacuated as Tropical Storm Tapah made landfall near China’s Taishan (Jiangmen), Guangdong Province, at about 00:50 UTC on September 8, 2025. The storm brought severe weather across the province, causing traffic disruption and leaving at least 12 people injured.
Flash floods hit Charleston, South Carolina on September 7, 2025, after thunderstorms dropped heavy rainfall on already saturated ground. Up to 30 cm (12 inches) of standing water was reported in parts of downtown Charleston, with traffic and power disruptions affecting the city.
Carbon dioxide fluxes at Vulcano volcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy, sharply increased in August 2025, reaching more than 40 000 g/m²/day on August 18, before stabilizing around 30 000 g/m²/day.
Tropical Storm Tapah prompted the T8 warning in Hong Kong at 21:20 LT (13:20 UTC) on September 7, 2025, with gale-force winds of 63 km/h (39 mph) or above forecast to persist into September 8.
A tornado touched down near Holden on Saturday afternoon, September 6, 2025, causing widespread damage in the area and surrounding regions, as it downed tree and power lines.
Hurricane Kiko remains a Category 3 system in the central Pacific, forecast to pass north of Hawaii early next week while generating hazardous surf and rip currents from Sunday onward. A statewide State of Emergency was declared on September 5 to prepare for potential impacts.
