My passions include trying my best to save a dying planet, be it through carpooling or by spreading awareness about it. Research comes naturally to me, complemented by a keen interest in writing and journalism. Guided by a curious mind and a drive to look beyond the surface, I strive to bring thoughtful attention and clarity to subjects across Earth, sciences, environment, and everything in between.
Heavy monsoon rains and flash flooding affecting Pakistan from June 25 to July 1, 2025, left at least 57 fatalities, including 28 children, and injured 99 others. The most affected provinces were Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan, with multiple fatalities resulting from roof collapses, river drownings, and electrocution.
Scientists have detected rhythmic pulses of hot mantle material rising from deep beneath East Africa’s Afar rift system — a region where the continent is gradually breaking apart along three tectonic rift arms. Based on over 130 volcanic rock samples, the study shows that the mantle upwelling is compositionally varied and shaped by differences in crustal thickness and spreading rates across the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Main Ethiopian rifts.
Flash floods hit Maidan Wardak and Logar provinces in central Afghanistan on June 29, 2025, after heavy rain swept through the region. Four people were killed, including three children, and several others were injured. Homes, roads, and farmland were heavily damaged, leaving many areas cut off and in need of emergency aid.
Snow blanketed Chile’s Atacama Desert on June 26, 2025, disrupting transport and closing schools across Tarapacá, Antofagasta, and Atacama regions.
Intense monsoonal rainfall triggered a Flash Flood Emergency in Ruidoso, New Mexico, on the evening of June 26, 2025, with runoff sweeping across terrain previously burned by wildfires, sending debris-laden floodwaters into roads and residential areas.
Two heat-related deaths were reported in Texas and Missouri between June 21 and 23, 2025, as a prolonged and intense heat wave driven by a persistent heat dome engulfed large parts of the central and eastern United States. Extreme heat will linger in the Ohio Valley through Friday, then we will finally see some relief from the heat this weekend.
An ongoing earthquake swarm in the Tokara Islands, southern Japan, has produced 474 tremors since June 21, 2025, with events reaching magnitudes up to M5.1 and a maximum local Japanese shindo intensity of 4.
A possible tornado struck Pinellas County, Florida, in the evening of June 25, 2025, damaging dozens of homes in Largo and Pinellas Park and leaving more than 6 000 customers without power.
Flash flooding affected the El Mante neighborhood in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, after the Arroyo Seco river overflowed due to heavy rainfall on the evening of June 24, 2025. The excess water entered houses, disrupted traffic, and brought public transport to a standstill in places.
Flash flooding affected multiple neighborhoods in Mexico’s Guadalajara and surrounding municipalities on June 24, 2025. In some areas, flood depths reached up to 1.20 m (3.9 feet).
