A rare rainfall event is forecast to occur over the Sahara Desert within the next two weeks and could continue into the following month, according to a report by Andrej Flis of Severe Weather Europe, published on August 27, 2024.
Typhoon “Shanshan” has slowed down as it neared Japan on August 26, 2024. The system is projected to approach western Japan and the Amami region from Tuesday through Wednesday, August 27 and 28, bringing strong winds and heavy rain, particularly along the Pacific coast. JTWC forecast places the landfall point south of Sasebo at approximately 15:00 UTC on August 29 with maximum sustained winds of around 150 km/h (92 mph).
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 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.
A new eruption began in Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, following an intense series of small earthquakes in the Sundhnúkar Crater Row between Stóra-Skógfell and Sýlingarfell at 20:48 UTC on August 22, 2024.
At least 10 people have been killed, and one person remains missing, following a series of landslides and flood-related incidents across the northeastern state of Tripura due to heavy rainfall since Sunday, August 18, 2024. The flooding has caused the displacement of over 34 000 individuals so far.
Slow-moving thunderstorms produced extremely heavy rainfall in parts of southwestern Connecticut on August 18, 2024, particularly affecting Fairfield and New Haven counties. The historic downpour caused widespread flash flooding, with Monroe experiencing a rare one in a 200-year event.
A new explosive eruption began at the “300 years of RAS” lava dome at Sheveluch volcano, Kamchatka, Russia at 11:45 UTC on August 17, 2024.
A very strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.0 hit off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia at 19:10 UTC on August 17, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 50 km (31 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.0 at a depth of 51 km (32 miles).
The coronal mass ejection (CME) produced by the X1.3 solar flare on August 14, 2024, impacted Earth around 14:30 UTC on August 18, producing G3 – Strong geomagnetic storming.
