• Powerful tornado damages school and homes in Marsala, disrupts transport in Western Sicily, Italy

    ByRishav Kothari

    A large tornado struck Marsala and nearby Petrosino in western Sicily at around 10:00 LT (08:00 UTC) on October 9, 2026, damaging homes, vehicles, utility infrastructure and the Alcide De Gasperi school complex in Contrada Terrenove. Hundreds of students were evacuated, while a later ASP Trapani update said nine people—four children and five adults—were treated at Paolo Borsellino Hospital for minor cuts and abrasions.

  • Severe storms leave 2 dead, trigger flooding and evacuations across Italy, Slovenia and Croatia

    ByTeo Blašković

    Severe storms and torrential rainfall struck parts of Italy, Slovenia and Croatia on September 9 and 10, 2026, causing flooding, evacuations, transport disruption and localized infrastructure damage. Two women died in Italy during the event, one after becoming trapped in a flooded underpass at Latisana and another after being struck by broken window glass at Sinalunga.

  • Thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and flash flood risk forecast across northern Italy, Slovenia and Croatia, ending late-summer heat

    ByRishav Kothari

    Widespread thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall are forecast across northern Italy, Slovenia and Croatia on September 9, 2026, with intense rainfall posing a risk of rapid rises in torrential watercourses and localized flash flooding. A marked temperature drop is also forecast behind the system, bringing substantially cooler conditions to northern Italy and parts of the Alpine and northern Adriatic region after the recent late-summer heat.

  • Etna opens new vent in Valle del Bove after intense lava fountaining, ash disrupts Catania airport, Italy

    ByTeo Blašković

    Strong Strombolian activity continued at Etna’s Voragine crater at 10:38 LT (08:38 UTC) on August 7, 2026, after an overnight lava-fountain phase progressively weakened. The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) reported ashfall at Ragalna and Adrano, lava flows in Valle del Leone and a new eruptive vent in Valle del Bove, while incoming flights at Catania Airport were temporarily suspended.

  • Etna eruption intensifies, Aviation Color Code raised to Red

    ByRishav Kothari

    Strombolian activity at Mount Etna’s Voragine Crater increased rapidly during the early hours of July 30, 2026, following a sharp increase in volcanic tremor. The eruption generated an ash plume reaching 7 km (23 000 feet) above sea level, prompting Etna Observatory to raise the Aviation Color Code to Red.

  • Deep M6.2 earthquake hits west of Calabria, Italy

    ByRishav Kothari

    A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 struck southern Italy at 22:12 UTC on June 1, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 243 km (151 miles). INGV is reporting an ML6.2 (Mw6.1) earthquake at a depth of 250 km  (155 miles).