• Hayli Gubbi’s first eruption in at least 12 000 years grounds flights across India and the Middle East

    ByTeo Blašković

    Ash and sulfur dioxide released by Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano, erupting for the first time in at least 12 000 years, disrupted regional air travel between November 24 and 25, 2025. The eruption produced a high-altitude plume reaching about 14 km (46 000 feet) above sea level, spreading eastward across the Arabian Peninsula and India, where aviation authorities issued advisories, rerouted long-haul flights, and temporarily suspended operations on affected routes.

  • Lake-effect snow and dangerous travel conditions forecast for the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

    ByRishav Kothari

    A strengthening storm is forecast to move from the northern Plains into the Upper Great Lakes Tuesday through Thursday, November 25–27, 2025, producing lake-effect snow and strong winds across portions of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes. The severe winter weather will create hazardous travel conditions across northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, with lake-effect snow continuing into Thanksgiving Day.

  • Heavy snow and dangerous travel conditions forecast as winter storm looms over Thanksgiving weekend

    ByRishav Kothari

    A developing winter storm is forecast to bring accumulating snow and reduced visibility across eastern North Dakota, northern South Dakota, Minnesota, and northwestern Wisconsin from Tuesday through Wednesday, November 25–26, 2025. This may cause travel disruptions for the Thanksgiving weekends as heavy snow and winds create hazardous road conditions.

  • Hayli Gubbi volcano erupts for the first time in recorded history, Ethiopia

    ByTeo Blašković

    Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia erupted for the first time in at least 12 000 years on November 23, 2025, marking its first confirmed Holocene activity. The eruption generated a plume rising to about 14 km (46 000 feet) above sea level before drifting toward the Arabian Peninsula. Updated satellite data from IASI-C on November 24 detected a large SO2 plume between 5 km (16 400 feet) and 17 km (55 800 feet), with a centre-of-mass height near 16 km (52 500 feet) and a total mass loading of 58.4 kt.

  • Winter Weather Advisories in effect across Montana through Tuesday morning

    ByRishav Kothari

    Winter Weather Advisories covering mountain regions and the northeastern plains of Montana remain active through early Tuesday, November 25, 2025, with snow, freezing rain, and strong winds generating hazardous travel conditions. Mountain passes, including Lolo, Lost Trail, and Marias, may receive 5–45 cm (2–18 inches) of snow, while northeastern counties face light accumulation, freezing rain, and winds up to 55 km/h (35 mph).

  • Tropical Cyclone Fina reaches Category 3 strength as it nears Darwin, Australia

    ByRishav Kothari

    Tropical Cyclone Fina reached Category 3 strength on Saturday, November 22, 2025, as it neared its closest approach to Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory. The system is forecast to bring destructive winds and a threat of flash flooding across parts of northern Australia, and could potentially reach Category 4 strength by Monday, November 24.