Toronto briefly recorded the worst air quality in the world on Friday, June 6, 2025, as wildfire smoke blanketed the city, prompting health warnings and disrupting daily life.
Smoke plumes from wildfires in Canada have crossed the Atlantic and reached Europe. These wildfires released an estimated 56 megatonnes (56 billion kg) of carbon, prompting large-scale evacuations and deteriorating air quality across parts of North America and Europe as smoke plumes crossed the Atlantic and reached the Mediterranean in May 2025.
A strong eruption began at Sheveluch volcano, Kamchatka, Russia, around 18:00 UTC on May 16, 2025, producing a plume of ash and sulfur dioxide up to 12.2 km (40 000 feet) above sea level, according to the Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC). The Aviation Color Code remains at Orange.
Western Michigan experienced mud rain on Friday, April 18, 2025, as thunderstorms moved into the region from Wisconsin, leaving a thin layer of mud on vehicles and homes.
Recent floods in Queensland, Australia, have killed or displaced more than 144 000 livestock, across more than 500 000 km² (193 000 mi2) of land. The disaster, triggered by heavy rainfall and Cyclone Alfred, has also damaged essential infrastructure, affecting farmers and markets.
NOAA satellites have captured detailed images of swollen rivers after the recent storm that brought heavy rains and severe floods in the lower Mississippi Valley.
A high-resolution Sentinel-2 satellite image captured on February 12, 2025, shows an active lava flow on the snow-covered slopes of Mount Etna, with ash emissions spreading from the summit.
A slow-moving landslide on the Palos Verdes Peninsula is accelerating, with new data from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) showing significant ground movement following extreme rainfall in 2023 and early 2024.
Volcanic ash plumes reached an altitude of approximately 6.7 km (22 000 feet) during the continued explosive activity at the Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico on Sunday, December 22, 2024.
Tropical Cyclone Chido devastated the island pair of Agalega after making landfall on Thursday, December 12, 2024, as a category 4 equivalent cyclone, forcing citizens to seek shelter at the airport.
