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A lightning strike hit a utility pole at the intersection of Highway 17 and Shelmore Boulevard, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, at around 11:00 LT (15:00 UTC) on August 11, 2025, bringing down power lines and causing widespread outages.
Typhoon Podul is forecast to make landfall near Taitung City, southeastern Taiwan, on August 13, 2025, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds, and coastal flooding across much of Taiwan, southern Japan, and northern Philippines over the next 48 hours. It is then expected to make a second landfall along the south-central coast of China and potentially penetrate deep inland.
An extreme 192.3 mm (7.57 inches) of rain fell in just 5 hours on August 11, 2025, causing destructive floods in São Vicente, Cape Verde, that killed at least nine people, including four children, and prompted a disaster declaration for two islands.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit Papua, New Guinea at 08:24 UTC on August 12, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). BMKG is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 38 km (23 miles), EMSC M6.3 at a depth of 20 km (12.4 miles).
Tropical Storm Erin formed west of the Cabo Verde Islands at 15:00 UTC on August 11, 2025 as the fifth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. The system is forecast to reach hurricane strength by August 14 and major hurricane strength by August 16 over the central Atlantic.
A large landslide hit Tracy Arm, Southeast Alaska at approximately 05:30 LT (13:30 UTC) on August 10, 2025, generating a localized tsunami, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center.
Milwaukee recorded its second-wettest day on August 9, 2025, with 146 mm (5.74 inches) of rain causing historic flooding across the city and nearby areas.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Balikesir province in western Turkey at 16:53 UTC (19:53 local time) on August 10, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 8 km (5 miles).
More than 750 volcano-tectonic and hybrid earthquakes were recorded beneath the Teide–Pico Viejo volcanic complex in Tenerife, Canary Islands between August 6 and 7, 2025. This includes two seismic swarms at depths of 8–14 km (5–9 miles), with the largest event reaching M1.5.
Volcanic alert level at Kusatsu-Shiranesan’s Yugama crater, Japan was raised to Level 2 at 05:50 LT on August 4, 2025, following increased seismic activity and minor ground deformation since June.
