Tropical Storm Andrea weakened into a post-tropical cyclone less 12 hours after formation as the first named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season on June 24, 2025, and is forecast to soon dissipate on June 25.
A vast rainstorm belt swept across southern China from June 17 to 24, 2025, delivering record-breaking rainfall. Northern Liuzhou, Guangxi, recorded over 1 000 mm (40 inches) in five days, prompting red flood alerts and evacuations of tens of thousands of people. Rivers across the Pearl and Yangtze River basins remain above warning levels, with heavy rain forecast to persist.
Torrential rainfall affecting Hunan’s Xiangxi and Zhangjiajie regions since June 18, 2025, triggered the province’s most severe floods since 1998, with water levels surpassing historical records, leaving at least three people dead and over 400 000 affected.
A heat dome settled over the United States beginning June 23, 2025, driving record-breaking temperatures across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. More than 245 million people experienced daytime highs above 32 °C (90 °F), with 33 million facing extreme heat above 38 °C (100 °F) by June 24. Cities like New York and Philadelphia saw historic highs and record-warm nights, leading to heat advisories and health warnings across 2/3rd of the US states.
Flash flooding occurred in and around Ruidoso, New Mexico, after intense monsoonal rainfall impacted the Salt Burn Scar terrain on June 23, 2025. The event prompted swift water rescues and led to a Flash Flood Warning from the National Weather Service.
A 26-year-old Brazilian tourist is trapped inside the crater of Mount Rinjani, an active volcano in Indonesia, since 06:30 local time (LT) on June 21, 2025, after falling approximately 500 m (1 640 feet) into a steep ravine near the crater rim. Rescue operations are still in progress.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit east of the Philippine Islands at 01:58 UTC (09:58 local time) on June 24, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 5 km (3.1 miles). Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 34 km (21 miles).
The Verde River overflowed in Naucalpan, Mexico, on June 22, 2025, after intense rainfall, inundating streets with up to 1.5 m (5 feet) of water and spreading toxic foam.
Authorities in Croatia are investigating multiple wildfires across the Makarska Riviera as suspected arson after 17 blazes were reported between June 21 and 23, 2025. A series of wildfires along Croatia’s Dalmatian coast, particularly affecting the Makarska Riviera, are under investigation as authorities suspect deliberate ignition. Between June 21 and 23, wildfires were reported at…
A 27-foot Chris-Craft powerboat carrying ten adults capsized near D.L. Bliss State Park on the western shore of Lake Tahoe, California, during a sudden thunderstorm on June 21, 2025. Six individuals were confirmed deceased, two were hospitalized, and two remain missing.
