A major explosive eruption occurred at Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, Indonesia, on July 7, 2025, producing an ash column that rose to over 19 km (63 000 feet) above sea level (a.s.l.). The Aviation Color Code was raised to Red, resulting in the cancellation of multiple flights to and from Bali. Heavy ashfall is falling over the nearby villages.
Tropical Storm Chantal formed as the third named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season on July 5, 2025. It is forecast to make landfall over South Carolina on the morning of July 6, which would make it the first storm of the season to make landfall over the U.S.
At least 24 fatalities have been reported following severe flooding in Central Texas after the Guadalupe River reached historic heights on July 4, 2025. Dozens remain missing as search and rescue operations continue. A State of Disaster has been declared for 15 counties.
Catastrophic flash floods struck parts of Texas including Kerrville, causing multiple fatalities as the Guadalupe River the reached its second-highest level on record on July 4, 2025. Flash flood emergencies have been issued across multiple counties as the flooding continues to ravage the region.
A polar air mass originating from Antarctica brought record low temperatures to Argentina, Chile and Uruguay between June 30 and July 3, 2024, causing at least 15 deaths and prompting emergency shelter activation and gas supply restrictions across the region.
The Madre Fire in California’s San Luis Obispo County ignited around 13:00 LT on July 2, 2025, and burned through 14 370 ha (35 531 acres) by early July 3. Evacuation orders and warnings have been issued for multiple zones as strong winds and high temperatures continue to fuel rapid fire growth. This is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 to date.
Chile recorded some of its coldest temperatures in history on June 30, as a polar wave brought subzero conditions from the Altiplano to Patagonia. The extreme cold led to closure of a key border crossing between Chile and Argentina starting on July 1 due to ice and snow accumulations.
Severe thunderstorms triggered at least six mudslides in Gschnitz, Tyrol, Austria at around 18:00 local time (LT) on June 30, 2025, prompting the evacuation of over 100 people and causing extensive infrastructural damage. Follow-up landslides and evacuations continued through July 2, while local and military crews carry out major cleanup operations.
Flash floods triggered by multiple cloudbursts killed 4 people and left 16 missing across Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district from the evening of June 30 into July 1, 2025. Heavy monsoon rains caused 11 cloudbursts and 4 flash floods within 15 hours, severely damaging homes, roads, and public infrastructure.
Heavy monsoon rains and flash flooding affecting Pakistan from June 25 to July 1, 2025, left at least 57 fatalities, including 28 children, and injured 99 others. The most affected provinces were Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan, with multiple fatalities resulting from roof collapses, river drownings, and electrocution.
