A very strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.1 hit western Xizang, China at 01:05 UTC (09:05 LT) on January 7, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.0 at a depth of 10 km. China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) is reporting M6.8 and a depth of 10 km.
At least 6 people have been reported dead after a record-breaking winter storm swept through much of the United States from January 3 – 6, 2025, bringing record snow and causing severe travel disruptions with over 9 000 flights being delayed or canceled and hundreds of crashes reported across multiple states.
Red alerts for heavy rainfall, hail, thunderstorms, and strong winds affecting multiple regions have been issued by NCM in Saudi Arabia on Monday, January 6, 2025. The severe weather conditions are expected to continue until January 10.
The first winter storm of 2025 has battered much of the United States with severe weather conditions, record snow, and ice leading to hundreds of crashes and at least one fatality in Missouri. Severe weather and icy roads have led to severe travel disruptions, causing over 3 000 flight delays and multiple road closures across the country.
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit El Salvador at 17:18 UTC (11:18 LT) on January 5, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 49 km (30 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
Multiple accidents have been reported due to ice accumulations on roads across Kansas and Missouri on Saturday, January 4, 2025, as a potent winter storm brought severe weather conditions to the region. The storm delivered freezing rain, sleet, and snow, creating hazardous travel conditions and prompting authorities to issue warnings for drivers to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary.
A series of strong earthquakes, a newly opened volcanic vent, and the appearance of large cracks near the long-dormant Dofen volcano in Ethiopia’s Afar region triggered the evacuation of thousands of people on January 4, 2025.
A 95-car pileup occurred on Kazakhstan’s Astana-Petropavlovsk National Highway during a snowstorm on Friday, January 3, 2025, leaving at least 12 people injured.
A major winter storm is forecast to affect approximately 50 million people across the United States this weekend, bringing heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and significant icing from the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic, starting Saturday, January 4, 2025. For some areas, this could be the heaviest snowfall in over a decade.
Snow cover was recorded over the Ain Sefra region in the Sahara Desert on New Year’s Day 2025 for the second time in two years.
