A rapidly deepening Atlantic low, named Storm Bram, is forecast to pass close to the western coasts of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Outer Hebrides on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, bringing very strong southerly winds, heavy rain and exceptionally high seas. The system forms part of an active North Atlantic storm train linked to recent Polar Vortex disruption.
Health complications are spreading in flood-hit in the provinces of North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Aceh, as medical facilities face severe disruptions. Officials confirm 940 deaths and 276 people missing following Cyclone Senyar’s impact in Indonesia as of Sunday, December 7.
A major earthquake registered by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and USGS as M7.6 struck off the east coast of Aomori Prefecture, Japan, at 14:15 UTC (23:15 JST) on December 8, 2025. Both agencies are reporting a depth of 50 km (31 miles). According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), hazardous tsunami waves are possible within 1 000 km (620 miles) of the epicenter.
A small meteotsunami was observed along New Zealand’s East Coast and Lake Taupō last week as a strong weather system swept across the upper North Island, GeoNet reported on December 8, 2025.
A strong Alberta clipper will bring heavy snow and gusty winds to the northern Plains and Upper Midwest from Tuesday, December 9, through early Wednesday, December 10, 2025, prompting winter storm watches across multiple states.
A 59-year-old firefighter from New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service died late Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Nerong, Bulahdelah after being struck by a falling tree while working on a wildfire burning across the state’s Mid North Coast.
Flood watches and warnings were issued across western Oregon and Washington on December 7, 2025, valid through December 12, as strong atmospheric river produces sustained rainfall, rising river levels and increasing landslide risk.
A powerful lava fountain from Kīlauea’s Halemaʻumaʻu crater, Hawaiʻi, destroyed the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory’s V3 streaming camera at around 10:00 HST (20:00 UTC) on December 6, 2025. The camera was recording live when an inclined fountain from the south vent buried it in hot pumice and tephra during Episode 38 of the ongoing summit eruption.
Kīlauea’s Halemaʻumaʻu crater, Hawaiʻi, began erupting at 08:45 HST (18:45 UTC) on December 6, 2025, when fountains emerged from the north vent, marking the start of Episode 38 of the ongoing summit eruption. Within minutes, a south vent opened, and by 09:15 HST a rare triple-vent lava fountain was active, producing jets up to 370 m (1 200 ft) high and a 6 km (20 000 feet) plume above the summit. The eruption lasted 12.1 hours, covered more than half of Halemaʻumaʻu crater with new lava, destroyed the USGS V3 streaming camera, and ended abruptly at 20:52 HST on the same day (06:52 UTC on December 7).
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.0 struck near Yakutat, Alaska, at 20:41 UTC on December 6, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.8 at a depth of 10 km. According to the National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC), there is no tsunami danger from this earthquake.
