A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit Vanuatu at 05:04 UTC on July 22, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
Severe thunderstorms caused severe flooding in France’s Haute-Marne department on July 20, 2024, leaving significant damage and injuring at least 5 people.
Satellite images taken on July 19, 2024, suggest Japan’s Iwo-Jima volcano, also known as Ioto and Ogasawara-Iojima, has entered a new eruptive period.
A total of 19 lava flows were detected on Mount Merapi, Indonesia on July 20, 2024. The maximum glide distance of the lava flows was 1.7 km (1 mile), accompanied by pyroclastic flows with a sliding distance of 1.2 km (3 900 feet).
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit Guatemala at 02:53 UTC on July 21, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 265.5 km (165 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
Sudden downpours and flash flooding caused a highway bridge to partially collapse on July 19, 2024, in China’s Zhashui County, claiming 11 lives. More than 30 people have been reported missing as of July 20.
A strong explosive eruption was registered at Sakurajima volcano, Japan at 04:58 UTC on July 20, 2024.
A massive Saharan dust plume reached South Florida on July 20, 2024, causing reduced air quality and hazy skies. Rain is also forecasted for the weekend, and the mix of dust and precipitation is expected to bring dirty rains to Florida.
A massive sandstorm struck Dunhuang City in northwestern China’s Gansu province on July 19, 2024, causing significant traffic disruption.
A powerful storm swept through Belarus on July 14, 2024, causing significant damage, and severe flooding, destroying major power lines, and claiming 6 lives. The storms continued through the rest of the week, affecting primarily the capital of Minsk and surrounding regions on July 18.
