Climate


The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes that struck less than a minute apart in Venezuela marked the country's most severe seismic episode in the past 125 years. In Japan, a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake was recorded off the coast of Iwate Prefecture, followed by a ma...

In Russia’s Sverdlovsk Region, the city of Kushva was struck by a tornado that is rare for the Ural region. On June 22, a powerful vortex moved not through a forested area, as more often happens in the region, but directly through the city’s built-up areas. That is why...

In late June, two strong seismic events occurred in Japan, causing damage and noticeable consequences.

While China was battling extreme downpours that brought more than 700 mm of rainfall in a single day in Guangdong Province, a historic flood occurred in the Taklamakan Desert — an event highly unusual for one of the driest regions on Earth. In Russia, Zabaykalsky Krai w...

On June 24, Venezuela experienced one of the most destructive seismic episodes in the country in the past two centuries. It was a seismic doublet: two powerful earthquakes that occurred almost back to back, less than one minute apart. The first, with a magnitude of 7.2,...

One-and-a-half-meter hail drifts in Armenia and an outbreak of 42 tornadoes across the U.S. Midwest were the week's most significant events. While utility crews were clearing massive accumulations of hail and ice in Gyumri, EF-3 tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana destroy...

On the morning of June 16, a powerful magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Central Sulawesi Province in Indonesia. According to Indonesia’s Agency for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics, the seismic event occurred at 10:27 a.m. local time. The epicenter was on land, ab...

On June 11, the central United States experienced a new dangerous wave of extreme weather. This was not a local episode, but a regional outbreak of severe storms with tornadoes that affected several states at once: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, and Missouri.

Earthquakes and volcanic activity were observed in various regions of the world over the past week. A deep-focus magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Italy with a focal depth of 259 km, a series of tremors on the Greek island of Evia, and a destructive magnitude 7.8 earthquake i...

On the morning of June 8, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of the Philippine island of Mindanao. According to the Philippine seismic service, the tremor was recorded at 7:37 in the morning local time, about 20 miles southwest of the city of Maasim in Sara...

A thermal anomaly affected several continents at once: France experienced the hottest May in its history, with nearly 2,000 temperature records broken; the United Kingdom recorded national temperature highs, while in China nighttime temperatures exceeded 30 °C for the f...

In the second half of May, China came under the influence of several dangerous natural processes at once. In different parts of the country, heavy downpours, floods, landslides, and seismic activity were developing almost simultaneously.

Last week saw a surge in seismic and volcanic activity, even in regions where such processes are usually not expected. The submarine eruption of Titan Ridge volcano in the Bismarck Sea continues to form floating pumice islands. According to specialists, such intense sub...

This inspiring interview brings together two extraordinary voices in ocean exploration and planetary stewardship: Dr. Sylvia Earle, legendary oceanographer, explorer, founder of Mission Blue, and one of the world’s most influential advocates for the protection of the li...

The planet is demonstrating an unprecedented level of climatic synchrony: while in India a thunderstorm with winds of up to 130 km/h claimed the lives of 117 people, landslide activity is increasing in Bulgaria. Heavy rains since the beginning of May have already trigge...

In recent years, wildfire activity in the United States has remained high. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, by May 23, nearly 2.35 million acres had already burned across the country. For comparison, over the entire year of 2025, slightly more than 5.1...

Micro- and nanoplastics are no longer just an environmental issue; they are becoming a human health issue.

The tragedy in Indonesia became the most widely reported event of the past week: the eruption of Mount Dukono claimed the lives of tourists, despite the area being officially designated as a restricted danger zone. The event clearly demonstrated how quickly familiar tou...

Extreme heat in India was followed by a thunderstorm with large hail in Bengaluru, while at the same time Brazil experienced record frosts and abnormal precipitation. Dust storms and deadly lightning in Pakistan and rockfalls in China added to the picture of global inst...

Mayon Volcano in the Philippines has once again reminded people of its dangerous power through a series of alarming events that changed life in Albay Province in just a few days. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the first signs o...