Strong winds, heavy rain, and the potential for thunderstorms are expected as a winter storm develops northwest of Hawaii on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, impacting the islands through Friday, January 31. A Winter Storm Watch and Gale Watch have been issued for affected areas.
Magma continues accumulating beneath Svartsengi at a rate nearing the levels observed before the previous eruption. Deformation measurements confirm ongoing ground uplift, with geophysical models estimating that the subsurface magma volume is approaching the threshold associated with past magma intrusions.
Storm Herminia has been battering Normandy and Brittany since January 25, 2025, causing widespread flooding, evacuations, and school closures. At least two people have lost their lives.
A large sinkhole opened up at an intersection in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, swallowing a passing truck and trapping its driver inside.
Two atmospheric rivers (ARs) are forecast to bring significant rain to the U.S. West Coast on January 30 and 31, 2025, with the potential for heavy precipitation as a second AR overtakes the first and stalls into early next week.
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M3.8 hit near the coast of York Harbor, Maine at 15:22 UTC (10:22 local time) on Monday, January 27, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 13.2 km (8.2 miles). The quake was felt as far away as Boston and beyond.
A significant threat of snow squalls is forecast to impact the Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast from Monday, January 27, to Wednesday, January 29, 2025, bringing hazardous travel conditions, heavy snowfall, and gusty winds.
Southern California saw its first significant rainfall in weeks on January 26, 2025, bringing much-needed relief from wildfires but also triggering flash floods and debris flows across Los Angeles County.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Freeze Warning and a Frost Advisory for parts of the San Francisco Bay Area as winter storm brings freezing temperatures to the region.
A winter storm blanketed southern California in snow and rain, disrupting mountain travel with forecasts of up to 36 cm (14 inches) of snow, slick roads, and wind gusts of up to 80 km/h (50 mph) in affected areas.
