At least 11 people have been confirmed dead, and nine others are still missing following severe flash floods caused by extremely heavy rains that have battered Morocco since Friday, September 6, 2024. Some areas experienced a year’s worth of rainfall in just two days.
The Antarctic ozone hole is growing anew. This annual phenomenon, set to peak in September and October, causes dangerous UV rays to penetrate the Earth’s atmosphere deeper. As the Southern Hemisphere enters spring, the ozone hole over Antarctica has started to form, leading to a significant depletion of ozone in the stratosphere. Monitoring has revealed…
As a prolonged heat dome collapses, signaling the end of summer, Europe is set to experience a dramatic shift in weather. Severe storms, heavy to extreme rainfall, and even early snowfalls are forecast for parts of the Mediterranean and Alpine regions in the coming days.
Wildfires that erupted on September 5, 2024, continue to spread across Argentina’s Cordoba Province, with emergency teams deployed in multiple regions. As of September 6, three major wildfire outbreaks were being battled by over 200 firefighters, with 50 personnel still engaged in containment efforts.
A large earth crack opened in Ejido J. Cruz Gálvez, located in the Hermosillo municipality of Sonora, Mexico, on September 6, 2024, swallowing four cows.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit Tonga at 22:39 UTC on September 7, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
Severe rainstorms swept through northern Italy on Thursday, September 5, 2024, causing widespread flooding and infrastructure damage in several regions. Milan experienced some of the worst impacts, while rescue teams in Piedmont continued searching for a man swept away by floodwaters. A series of violent rainstorms swept across northern Italy on Thursday, causing widespread flooding…
Extremely dangerous Typhoon “Yagi” made landfall over Cát Bà Island near Haiphong in Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam, at around 06:00 UTC (13:00 LT) on September 7, 2024.
Extremely dangerous Typhoon “Yagi” made landfall in Hainan, China just before 07:00 UTC on September 6, 2024, with maximum sustained winds of 234 km/h (145 mph). Yagi reached Wenchang City (population 575 000) in Hainan at 08:00 UTC and Haikou (population 3 million) by around 10:00 UTC.
On Sunday, September 1, 2024, a massive earth crack appeared in the Al-Zaidiyah district in Yemen’s Al-Hodeidah governorate.
