Extensive damage to hundreds of homes after EF-2 tornado hits Goshen, Ohio
A confirmed EF-2 tornado touched down in Goshen, Ohio on July 6, 2022, causing extensive damage to hundreds of homes and injuring 2 people.
The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: June 29 – July 5, 2022
New activity/unrest was reported for 2 volcanoes from June 29 to July 5, 2022. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 21 volcanoes.
Derecho hits the Northern Plains and Midwest, turning the sky green and leaving extensive damage, U.S.
A cluster of powerful thunderstorms swept through the Northern Plains and Midwest, U.S. on July 5, 2022, bringing destructive winds and flooding rain from South Dakota to northern Iowa. The storm left thousands of people without power, extensive damage and at least 4 people injured.
Tropical Storm “Aere” makes landfall over Kyushu, bringing record-breaking rainfall, Japan
Tropical Storm “Aere” formed on July 2, 2022, as the 4th named storm of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season. The storm made its first landfall in Okinawa, Japan on the same day and reached Kyushu on July 4, making landfall near Sasebo, Nagasaki, shortly before 21:00 UTC (06:00 LT, July 5).
Severe floods force more than 50 000 to evacuate, inundate several food-producing regions, Australia
Heavy rains continued falling over Australia’s east coast on July 5, 2022, forcing more than 50 000 people to evacuate their homes, up from 30 000 on July 4. While some parts of the region saw a year’s worth of rain within just 3 days, this heavy rainfall event is still not over.
Manipur landslide death toll rises to 47, 14 remain missing, India
The number of people that died in the massive landslide that hit Manipur’s Noney district on June 29, 2022, rose to 47 today.
Strong eruptive activity at Fuego volcano, large pyroclastic flows produced, Guatemala
Volcanic activity at Guatemala’s Fuego volcano intensified on July 2, 2022, with abundant degassing and new lava flow reaching at least 1 km (0.6 miles).
Strategic bridge with China collapses in Arunachal Pradesh, India
A Bailey bridge, connecting two strategic locations in Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh, was washed away in a flash flood that hit the region on July 2, 2022.
Noctilucent clouds outburst strongest in 15 years, NLCs seen as far south as Washington State and Oregon
A sharp spike in the frequency of noctilucent clouds was detected at the end of June 2022. This is the largest NLCs spike in the last 15 years.
Major floods hit New South Wales, more than 30 000 people under evacuation orders in Sydney, Australia
Heavy rains hit parts of eastern Australia over the weekend, forcing the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) to issue Severe Weather Warnings for Sydney metropolitan, Illawarra and Central Tablelands districts.
