Wildfires burned over 2 500 ha (6 200 acres) across North Dakota’s Turtle Mountain and Fort Berthold reservations in early May 2025, threatening homes. Coordinated efforts by state, tribal, and federal agencies saved most structures, with only one abandoned trailer lost.
Severe thunderstorms swept across Texas on Monday and Tuesday, May 5–6, 2025, triggering flash floods and widespread damage across the state. In Brenham, a 10-year-old girl who went missing after being swept away by floodwaters on Monday was found deceased the following day.
Scientists aboard the Alvin submersible witnessed an active volcanic eruption at the Tica hydrothermal vent on April 29, 2025, along the East Pacific Rise. The event, which buried a vibrant ecosystem under fresh lava, marks the first confirmed real-time observation of such an event on a mid-ocean ridge.
Severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches have been issued for parts of Texas, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, and Houston on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, as an omega block weather pattern drives widespread storms across the region.
Floodwaters swept away a 10-year-old girl in Brenham, Texas, as severe thunderstorms moved across the region on Monday, May 5, 2025. Lightning strikes set multiple structures on fire, including in Colleyville where a house was destroyed.
At least 14 people were reported dead and 16 injured across Gujarat as unseasonal storms swept through the state from Sunday to Monday, May 4 and 5, 2025.
A new study published in PNAS provides the most detailed view to date of the dormant Uturuncu volcano in southwestern Bolivia, revealing that its long-standing ground deformation and seismic unrest are driven by the movement of hot fluids and gases, not by magma ascent. Researchers conclude there is no immediate eruption risk, but confirm that a deep magmatic system remains active beneath the surface.
At least one person died and dozens of homes were destroyed or damaged after heavy rains triggered severe floods in Itagüí municipality, Antioquia Department, during the early hours of Monday, May 5, 2025.
A Belgian mother and her son died in flash floods in Jordan’s Shoubak District on May 4, 2025, with their bodies recovered the following day. A total of 1 700 tourists were evacuated from the ancient city of Petra, with no casualties reported at the site.
Strong winds and heavy rainfall struck Qianxi, Guizhou Province, China, on Sunday, May 4, 2025, causing four tourist boats to capsize on the Liuchong River. The incident left nine people dead and 70 hospitalized.
