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Widespread flooding kills 10, damages more than 23 000 homes in Chile
Heavy rain and flooding associated with a prolonged frontal system have killed 10 people and left four missing across Chile since July 14, with the most extensive isolation concentrated in the Atacama and Coquimbo regions. The National Service for Disaster…
Negative Southern Annular Mode develops, bringing snow, storms and colder conditions to southern Australia
A negative Southern Annular Mode (SAM) developed over the Southern Hemisphere on July 18, 2026, triggering a sharp shift in Australia’s winter weather. The change is expected to push cold fronts farther north through the remainder of July, bringing heavy…
Dangerous heat expands across the Southern U.S. with major to locally extreme HeatRisk
Dangerous heat is forecast to persist across the southern United States for several days while expanding into the Central and Southern Plains. The National Weather Service is forecasting widespread Major to locally Extreme HeatRisk, daytime highs of 35–41°C (95–105°F), heat…
Nueces River reaches major flood stage at Cotulla, major flooding forecast at Tilden, Texas
The Nueces River reached major flood stage at Cotulla late on July 20, 2026 as high river stages progressed through the Nueces–Frio system. The National Weather Service (NWS) forecast the Frio River at Tilden to crest at 8.50 m (27.9…
Four tornadoes confirmed in central Pennsylvania, including EF2 in Huntingdon County
Four tornadoes touched down across central Pennsylvania on July 18, 2026, as a line of severe thunderstorms crossed the region, according to National Weather Service damage surveys. The tornadoes included one EF2, two EF1s, and one EF0, producing damage in…
Tropical Storm Bertha brings flash flood and storm surge threat from Florida to Louisiana
Tropical Storm Bertha, the second named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, formed over the northeastern Gulf at 19:00 CDT on July 20, 2026 (00:00 UTC on July 21) and strengthened to 85 km/h (50 mph) by 06:00 UTC.…
Deadly monsoonal flooding claims 7 lives in Nogales and Tucson, Arizona
Deadly flooding triggered by monsoon storms has claimed at least seven lives in southern Arizona as of July 20, 2026.
SPC forecasts damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes across parts of Midwest and East
The Storm Prediction Center issued an Enhanced Risk for severe thunderstorms across parts of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes on Monday, July 20, 2026. A second Enhanced Risk covers parts of the Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast on Tuesday,…
At least 25 killed as heavy monsoon rain triggers floods and landslides, India
At least 25 people were killed across India’s north and northeast after monsoon rainfall over the weekend of July 18 and 19, 2026, caused flash flooding, landslides, damaged roads, submerged villages, and led authorities in Assam to request Army and…
Six dead, 21 injured after M5.5 earthquake hits central Peru
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M5.5 struck central Peru at 02:24 UTC on July 19 (21:24 LT on July 18), 2026, at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). At least 6 people were killed and 21…
Flash flood kills 5 family members near Bicknell, Utah
A flash flood near Sunglow Campground outside Bicknell, Utah, killed five members of one family on Friday, July 17, 2026, after they arrived in the area to hike and canyoneer, according to local reports citing the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.
Tropical Storm and Storm Surge watches expanded from Florida to Louisiana as Gulf depression strengthens
Tropical Depression Two became better organized over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico on July 20, 2026, prompting the National Hurricane Center (NHC) to expand the Tropical Storm Watch from the Florida Panhandle westward to southeastern Louisiana and issue a Storm…
At least 5 killed as flash floods and landslides devastate Lai Châu and Lào Cai in northern Vietnam
At least five people have died after torrential monsoon rainfall triggered flash floods and landslides between July 15 and 18, 2026, affecting Lai Châu and Lào Cai provinces in northern Vietnam. The People’s Committee of Lai Chau Province declared a…
8 dead, 34 missing after landslide buries more than 10 buildings in Chongqing, China
At least eight people have been confirmed dead and 34 remain missing after a mountainside collapsed onto a residential area in southwestern China’s Chongqing Municipality on July 17, 2026, burying more than 10 buildings beneath thousands of cubic meters of…
The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: July 9-15, 2026
New activity/unrest was reported for 5 volcanoes from July 9-15, 2026. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 23 volcanoes.
Enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms issued for parts of the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Lower Great Lakes on July 18
An enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms has been issued for portions of the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Lower Great Lakes on Saturday, July 18, 2026, as an unusually strong upper-level storm system brings the threat of widespread damaging winds, large hail,…
Rare Atlantic Niña develops as strengthening El Niño points to quieter 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
A rare Atlantic Niña has developed across the equatorial Atlantic while El Niño continues strengthening in the tropical Pacific. Although Atlantic Niña events are relatively uncommon, forecasters say the developing pattern could reinforce atmospheric conditions that typically suppress tropical cyclone…
M7.3 earthquake hits offshore Chiapas, Mexico, small tsunami waves recorded
A major earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.3 struck offshore Chiapas, Mexico at 14:48 UTC on July 17, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 15.2 km (9.4 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.3 at a depth of 25…
Severe thunderstorms kill 2, leave 53 000 without power in France
Severe thunderstorms swept across France overnight into Friday, July 17, 2026, killing two people and leaving around 53 000 households without electricity. The storms brought strong winds, large hail and intense lightning to several regions of the country.
Two killed and 230 rescued as catastrophic flash floods strike Texas
At least two people were killed and 230 rescued after repeated thunderstorms produced catastrophic flash flooding across the Texas Hill Country and south-central Texas on July 16, 2026. Up to 711 mm (28 inches) of rain fell in northern Uvalde…
AVO raises alert level for Korovin after small phreatic explosion, Alaska
The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) raised the Aviation Color Code for Korovin Volcano to Yellow and the Volcano Alert Level to Advisory after instruments detected a small phreatic explosion at 03:55 AKDT (11:55 UTC) on July 16, 2026.
Minnesota sets new air pollution record, Superior National Forest reports the worst wildfire conditions in 20 years
Record-breaking wildfire smoke has reduced air quality across much of Minnesota, with pollution levels becoming so high that they exceeded the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s routine quality-control limits. The smoke is being generated from wildfires burning across Minnesota and parts…
Strong M6.3 earthquake strikes near Te Anau, tsunami advisory canceled, New Zealand
A strong M6.3 earthquake struck 40 km (25 miles) north of Te Anau, South Island, New Zealand, at 21:14 NZST (09:14 UTC) on July 16, 2026, according to GeoNet. NEMA issued a National Advisory for tsunami activity for the western…
Ahyi Seamount unrest raises potential for activity to breach ocean surface, Northern Mariana Islands
USGS raised Ahyi Seamount in the Northern Mariana Islands to Aviation Color Code Yellow and Volcano Alert Level Advisory at 10:13 ChST (00:13 UTC) on July 16, 2026, after repeated satellite detections of discolored-water plumes near the shallow submarine volcano…
Large Guadalupe River flood wave prompts Flash Flood Emergency after confirmed EF1 tornado in San Antonio, Texas
A large flood wave moved downstream along the Guadalupe River through the Texas Hill Country on July 16, 2026, prompting a Flash Flood Emergency from Center Point to Bergheim as emergency crews expanded rescues across south-central and western Texas. The…
Explosive strombolian eruptions at Mayon volcano, Philippines
Mayon volcano remained under Alert Level 3 on July 15, 2026, after PHIVOLCS recorded 187 volcanic earthquakes, 398 rockfalls, 10 pyroclastic density current signals, and SO2 emissions averaging 9 028 tonnes/day from the volcano in Albay, Philippines.
Tropical Storm Elida forms off Mexico, forecast to intensify into a hurricane
Tropical Depression Five-E formed over the eastern Pacific Ocean south of Baja California, Mexico, on July 14, 2026, and intensified into Tropical Storm Elida at 09:00 UTC on July 15. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the system is forecast…
Texas flash flooding prompts water rescues near Uvalde, tornado reported in San Antonio
High-water rescues, road closures, and shelter operations were reported across parts of South-Central Texas on July 14, 2026, after heavy rain produced flash flooding west of San Antonio. Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 59 counties, and the…
Tornado injures four and damages 75 homes in Ca Mau, Vietnam
A tornado that developed during severe thunderstorms injured four people and damaged 75 homes across Vietnam’s southern Ca Mau Province on July 13, 2026.
NHC designates 100% chance of cyclone formation for EP96
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) assigned a 100% probability of tropical cyclone formation within the next seven days to disturbance EP96 at 05:00 PDT (12:00 UTC) on July 14, 2026, while raising the 48-hour probability to 90%. A low-pressure circulation…
