Rishav Kothari is Editor-in-Chief of The Watchers, where he runs the newsroom and covers earthquakes, volcanoes, severe weather and space weather.
Tropical Cyclone Fina formed over the Timor Sea on November 19, 2025, becoming the first named storm of the 2025–26 Australian region cyclone season. This marks the earliest start to the Australian cyclone season in 12 years.
A Winter Storm Warning and a Freeze Watch is in effect for parts of California and Nevada through early Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
Ash from the Whakaari/White Island caused multiple flight cancellations in parts of New Zealand on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, with the Whakatāne and Tauranga airports reporting severe service impacts due to the ash.
Australia could see its earliest start of the tropical cyclone season in over a decade, with tropical low 02U being expected to intensify into a Category 2 tropical cyclone this week.
Santa Barbara recorded 169.5 mm (6.67 inches) of rain over a three-day period ending November 17 2025, setting a new rainfall record for the county. The series of atmospheric rivers that brought the record rainfall caused at least 7 fatalities in California due to heavy rain, flooding, and rough seas.
Heavy rain caused by an atmospheric river hit parts of the Bay of Plenty on November 18, 2025, with MetService reporting localized downpours of 25–40 mm (0.8 to 1.6 inches) per hour and an Orange heavy-rain warning in effect
A cold Arctic air mass is forecast to move into much of Europe between November 17 and 21, 2025, lowering temperatures several degrees below normal and producing a mix of hill snow and overnight ice.
A bridge collapsed at the Kalando copper-cobalt mine near Kolwezi in Lualaba province on November 15, 2025, killing at least 32 people, provincial authorities said.
At least 6 fatalities have been reported as of Sunday, November 16, 2025, as a powerful atmospheric river continues to impact California. With heavy rainfall of up to 200 mm (8 inches) being forecast, authorities are preparing for the threat of flash floods, landslides, debris flows across the state.
At least 11 people were killed and 12 remain missing after a rain-triggered landslide struck Cibeunying village in Cilacap Regency, Central Java, on Friday, November 14, 2025.
