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Mayon erupts as Alert Level rises to 3 and ash spreads south, Philippines
An explosive eruption occurred at Mayon Volcano in Albay, Philippines, at 11:53 LT on October 30, 2026, sending a dense ash plume 3 000 m (9 843 feet) above the summit crater and prompting DOST-PHIVOLCS to raise the volcano from…
The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: October 22-28, 2026
New activity/unrest was reported for 5 volcanoes from October 22-28, 2026. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 23 volcanoes.
Record tides flood California coast as Huntington Beach declares emergency and warnings persist
Exceptionally high tides have flooded coastal communities across California since October 26, 2026, inundating homes, businesses and roads, forcing closures along Pacific Coast Highway and prompting a local emergency declaration in Huntington Beach. Water levels set a new record at…
Flood watches cover the Southwest ahead of a Four Corners heavy-rainfall event, U.S.
Flood Watches are in effect across parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado as successive Pacific moisture surges raise the flash-flood threat through early November 2, 2026. The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has placed the Four Corners under a…
Cyclone Arnab brings over 546 mm (21 inches) of rain, flooding isolates around 300 villages in Odisha, India
Cyclone Arnab caused severe flooding across southern Odisha on October 29, 2026, after Patrapur in Ganjam district received 546 mm (21.5 inches) of rain in 24 hours. Around 300 villages were reported marooned in Ganjam, where the state planned to…
Lake Worth Pier and South Port Everglades reach record water levels, King tides flood Florida’s Atlantic coast
King tides, persistent onshore winds and elevated seas caused coastal flooding along Florida’s Atlantic coast from October 26 to 29, 2026. Preliminary water levels reached 0.82 m (2.70 feet) above mean higher high water at Lake Worth Pier and 0.76…
Strong and shallow M6.4 earthquake hits southeast of Easter Island
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit southeast of Easter Island, Chile at 07:49 UTC on October 29, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.4 at…
Coastal flooding forecast at Hooper Bay as Bering Sea storms continue, Alaska
A Bering Sea storm associated with the remnants of Typhoon Champi is forecast to raise water levels at Hooper Bay, Alaska, by 0.6–1.2 m (2–4 feet) above normal high tide from October 29 into early October 31, 2026. A Coastal…
Cyclone Arnab leaves 3 dead after landfall in Andhra Pradesh, India
Cyclone Arnab crossed India’s Andhra Pradesh–Yanam coast southwest of Yanam on October 28, 2026, as a very severe cyclonic storm before weakening inland. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) later reported three deaths in Andhra Pradesh, while the India Meteorological…
M6.0 earthquake hits northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 struck 214 km (133 miles) NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, at 02:21 UTC on October 28, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6 miles). EMSC is reporting the…
Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak passes 10 000 confirmed cases in DRC
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reached 10 060 confirmed cases and 4 887 confirmed deaths as of October 25, 2026, according to the country’s public health institute. Its situation report, published on October…
Tornado leaves one injured and damages dozens of homes in Requínoa, Chile
A tornado preliminarily classified as EF-2 struck Requínoa in Chile’s O’Higgins Region at about 17:30 LT (20:30 UTC) on October 26, 2026, damaging homes, a school, and electrical infrastructure. The National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (SENAPRED) listed one…
Very severe cyclone Arnab nears Andhra Pradesh–Yanam coast ahead of October 28 landfall, India
Very severe cyclonic storm Arnab approached India’s Andhra Pradesh–Yanam coast on October 27, 2026, with landfall forecast near Yanam during the morning of October 28. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast landfall winds of 125–135 km/h (78–84 mph), gusting to…
Arctic stratospheric polar vortex forecast to weaken sharply in early November
NASA Ozone Watch’s current Arctic wind product forecasts the 60°N zonal-mean wind at 10 hPa falling from 22.12 m/s (49.5 mph) on October 25, 2026, to 4.15 m/s (9.3 mph) by November 3, compared with a climatological mean of 25.97…
New Mexico seeks federal emergency after record San Juan River flooding, United States
New Mexico requested a federal emergency declaration on October 24, 2026, after record San Juan River flooding prompted hundreds of water rescues and affected communities around Farmington and Bloomfield. The request covered four counties and five Tribal nations, seeking assistance…
High tides bring coastal flood alerts to California
A Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect for the San Diego and Orange County coasts through October 29, 2026, as high tides and elevated water levels threaten roads and low-lying property. The National Weather Service (NWS) also has Coastal Flood…
Flash floods sweep away vehicles and prompt rescues in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Severe thunderstorms caused flash flooding in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, on October 23 and 24, 2026, sweeping away vehicles, flooding homes and prompting rescues in western neighborhoods. Municipal Civil Protection director Sergio Rodríguez said no deaths or injuries had been reported…
Typhoon Champi leaves one dead and hundreds injured as recovery continues in Taiwan
Recovery operations continued in Taiwan on October 25, 2026, after Typhoon Champi brought strong winds, heavy rain, and high waves from October 22 to 24. The Central Emergency Operations Center’s final October 24 briefing reported one death and 634 injuries,…
Strong and deep M6.5 earthquake hits Bonin Islands, Japan region
A strong and deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.5 hit the Bonin Islands, Japan region at 02:09 UTC (11:09 LT) on October 25, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 492.4 km (306 miles). EMSC is reporting…
British woman swept away while trying to rescue sons off the coast of Bimini, Bahamas
A 36-year-old British woman died after she was swept away while trying to rescue her two sons during a family snorkeling trip off Bimini, Bahamas, on October 20, 2026, according to preliminary information from the Royal Bahamas Police Force. The…
Strong earthquake sequence strikes off northern Vanuatu after initial M6.9 event
An M6.9 earthquake struck off northern Vanuatu at 13:31 LT (02:31 UTC) on October 24, 2026, followed four minutes and 29 seconds later by an M6.3 event and at least eight additional M5+ earthquakes in the USGS catalog through 05:23…
Hurricane Vance continues strengthening south of Mexico, forecast to reach Category 3
Hurricane Vance continued strengthening far south of Mexico on October 23, 2026, with maximum sustained winds reaching 150 km/h (90 mph) at 09:00 LT (15:00 UTC). The National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecast Vance to briefly reach Category 3 intensity Saturday…
M7.0 earthquake kills at least 16, injures 76 in Xizang, China
An M7.0 earthquake struck Baqen County in China’s Xizang Autonomous Region at 22:33 LT (14:33 UTC) on October 22, 2026, killing at least 16 people and injuring 76, according to the latest Nagqu municipal assessment. Authorities said homes belonging to…
Eastern Pacific reaches 21 named storms for the first time since 2018 as Tropical Storm Vance strengthens
Tropical Storm Vance strengthened over the eastern Pacific on October 22, becoming the 21st named storm of the 2026 season and making 2026 the first eastern Pacific season since 2018 to reach that total. At 15:00 UTC, maximum sustained winds…
Strong and shallow M7.0 earthquake hits Xizang-Qinghai border region, China
A strong M7.0 earthquake registered by the USGS hit the Xizang-Qinghai border region, China, at 14:33 UTC on October 22, 2026. The USGS is reporting a depth of 18 km (11.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.0 at a depth of…
Subtropical Storm Josephine forms off U.S. East Coast, forecast to become a hurricane-force extratropical cyclone
Subtropical Storm Josephine was accelerating northeastward away from the U.S. East Coast at 05:00 AST (09:00 UTC) on October 22, 2026, with maximum sustained winds of 100 km/h (65 mph). The National Hurricane Center forecast Josephine to lose its subtropical…
France forecasts lowest grain-maize yield since 1991 after record heatwaves in summer 2026
France’s 2026 grain-maize yield is forecast to fall to 6.3 tonnes per hectare (2.81 short tons per acre), its lowest level since 1991, after repeated heatwaves and persistent drought damaged crops. Agreste estimates production, including seed maize, at 7.3 million…
Super Typhoon Champi becomes the strongest tropical cyclone of 2026, Signal No. 2 remains over Batanes, Philippines
Super Typhoon Champi, locally named Rosal, became the strongest tropical cyclone of 2026 by maximum sustained wind speed when it reached 296 km/h (185 mph) on October 20, according to NASA’s MODIS program. The cyclone weakened on October 21 while…
Nor’easter keeps N.C. 12 closed as coastal flood warnings continue in the Outer Banks, U.S.
Coastal Flood Warnings remain in effect for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands on October 21 as a nor’easter continues offshore of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast. The National Weather Service forecasts 0.6–1.2 m (2–4 feet) of inundation in vulnerable shoreline areas, while…
Flash-flood risk rises in Southern California, severe storms threaten Arizona
Heavy rain and severe thunderstorms are forecast across the U.S. Southwest from October 21 into October 23, 2026, as a deep Pacific low draws tropical moisture inland. The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) placed parts of Southern California and the Southwest…
