Preliminary data from KBGSRAS shows that the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula shifted southeastward by nearly 2 m (6.6 feet) after M8.8 earthquake on July 29. This is comparable in scale to displacement observed during the 2011 M9.1 Tōhoku earthquake in Japan.
Torrential rainfall totaling nearly 2 900 mm (114 inches) since July 28 2025 caused severe flooding and landslides across southern Taiwan, killing at least four people, leaving three missing, and forcing nearly 6 000 evacuations.
Storm Floris struck the United Kingdom on August 4, 2025, undergoing explosive cyclogenesis and producing widespread wind damage, power outages, and travel disruption. The system reached bomb cyclone status after its central pressure dropped 24 hPa in 24 hours, with peak gusts of 129 km/h (80 mph) recorded around Moray Firth and 106 km/h (66 mph) at Orlock Head — tying Northern Ireland’s August wind record set in 1989.
Rare footage shows large tsunami waves hitting Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula following an M8.8 earthquake at 23:24 UTC (11:24 local time) on July 29, 2025. Video captured from a coastal cliff shows successive wave fronts surging ashore and rapidly inundating low-lying areas.
A tornado struck Ulan Hada Volcanic Geological Park in Chahar Right Back Banner, Ulanqab City, Inner Mongolia, China, on August 4, 2025. Some vehicles have sustained damages.
Dragon Bravo Fire has burned about 47 183 ha (116 600 acres) near the Grand Canyon’s North Rim as of August 3 , 2025 with containment at 12 % and more than 1 200 personnel engaged in suppression efforts.
Gifford Fire has burned over 26 200 ha (65 000 acres) in Los Padres National Forest, California, forcing evacuations in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties since igniting on August 1, 2025. The fire is 3% contained, with more than 1 000 personnel assigned.
Tropical Storm Dexter formed northwest of Bermuda on August 4, 2025, as the fourth named Storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.
The M8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula sent tsunami waves of up to 1.2 m (4 feet) to Crescent City Harbor, California, on July 30, 2025, coinciding with high tide. The tsunami waves caused damages worth nearly USD 1 million. The city also set a new record for the highest tsunami waves on record for the continental United States.
The Krasheninnikov volcano erupted for the first time in 600 year on August 3, 2025, sending an ash plume 6 km (19 700 feet) into the sky. Scientists suggest that the eruption might have been linked to the M8.8 earthquake that struck the Kamchatka peninsula on July 30.
