• Volcanic ash emissions at Santa Maria reach 5 km (16 000 feet) a.s.l., Guatemala

    ByRishika Yadav

    Fresh volcanic ash emissions were observed from the Santa María volcano in Guatemala on January 21, 2025. The ash clouds reached an altitude of approximately 5 km (16 000 feet) above sea level (a.s.l.) and were carried westward at a speed of 18 km/h (11 mph). Residents in the San Marcos Palajunoj and San Martín Sacatepéquez areas may experience light ashfall, with further activity posing risks of long-range pyroclastic flows towards the southwest, south, and southeast.

  • First-ever Blizzard Warning issued for parts of U.S. Gulf Coast, major crash with multiple fatalities in Texas

    ByRishika Yadav

    A Blizzard Warning has been issued for Tuesday, January 21, 2025, along the Interstate 10 corridor, affecting Southeastern Texas and Southwestern Louisiana. This marks the first blizzard event in the history of the Gulf Coast. The powerful winter storm, described as a ‘once-in-a-generation,’ has already been linked to several fatalities in Texas early Tuesday morning.

  • Storm Eowyn named, Ireland and UK prepare for ‘weather bomb’

    ByRishav Kothari

    Storm Eowyn was named by the UK Met Office on January 21, 2025, as the fifth storm of the 2024/25 European storm season. The storm is forecast to intensify rapidly, bringing winds of up to 130 km/h (80 mph) and causing significant disruptions as it moves across Ireland and the UK from Thursday, January 23, into the weekend.

  • Strong M6.4 earthquake hits southern Taiwan

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA) as M6.4 hit southern Taiwan at 16:17 UTC on January 20, 2025 (00:17 LT, January 21). The agency is reporting a depth of 9.7 km (6 miles). The USGS is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), EMSC M6.0 at a depth of 6 km (3.7 miles).

  • Highest snowfall totals in decades expected as extreme cold grips Louisiana and Mississippi, U.S.

    ByRishika Yadav

    A powerful winter storm is set to impact Louisiana and Mississippi on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, bringing heavy snowfall, dangerously low temperatures, and hazardous travel conditions. The National Weather Service (NWS) New Orleans office has indicated that snowfall on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, could be the highest recorded in the area in decades.