Havasu Creek, located in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona saw intense flooding due to heavy rain on Thursday, August 22, 2024. The flood claimed the life of a 33-year-old woman and stranded 200 hikers in the area.
A very strong earthquake, registered by the USGS as M6.9, hit Tonga at 23:29 UTC on August 25, 2024. The agency reports a depth of 106.7 km (66.3 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.9 at a depth of 102 km (63.4 miles). The quake was followed by an M6.1 at the same depth just one minute later.
Palisades Tahoe Resort in California, USA, experienced a rare August snowfall for the first time in 20 years on Saturday, August 24, 2024.
South Australia has set new winter temperature records for two consecutive days, with Oodnadatta reaching an unprecedented 39.4 °C (102.9 °F) on Saturday, August 24, 2024, surpassing the previous record of 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) set Friday, August 23.
Tropical Storm “Hone” formed in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, August 22, 2024, as the 8th named storm of the 2024 Pacific hurricane season. The system is moving W just south of Hawaii, bringing strong winds and heavy rains.
A deadly landslide hit the island of Phuket in southern Thailand on Friday, August 23, 2024, following very heavy rain. The landslide claimed 13 lives and caused severe damage to more than 200 homes, prompting authorities to declare nine villages as disaster zones.
Torrential rains struck Liaoning Province in northeast China on August 23, 2024, leading to destructive flooding and leaving 11 people dead and 14 missing in Huludao city. The floods damaged or destroyed 187 bridges, caused 40 powerlines to be shut off and disrupted communications.
A record-breaking surge in wildfires swept across São Paulo on Friday, August 23, 2024, with satellite data revealing 1 886 hotspots, nearly double the historical average for August. The fires accounted for 38 % of Brazil’s total hotspots that day, surpassing even the Amazon region.
Roughly 100 mm (3.9 inches) of rain fell over Tokyo in an hour on Thursday, August 22, 2024, causing severe flooding across the city, overwhelming the drainage system, and causing manhole covers to blow off.
A large landslide struck the Pedersen Lagoon in Alaska at around 12:55 UTC on August 7, 2024, generating a 17 m (56 feet) high local tsunami. The landslide was confirmed by aerial photos of the region from August 9. Preliminary data suggests a total volume of 2 million m3 (6.5 million feet3).
