Earth ChangesS


Volcano

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts again, residents warned

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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province erupted again on Wednesday afternoon, prompting authorities to reiterate safety warnings for residents and visitors near the volcano.

According to Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG), the eruption occurred at 13:46 local time (WITA) on June 10. The volcanic ash column rose approximately 800 meters above the crater, reaching an altitude of 2,384 meters above sea level, News.az reports, citing ABC News.

Officials reported that thick gray ash drifted westward and northwestward, while eruptive activity was still ongoing at the time of reporting.


Tsunami

Rural Manitoba communities without power and clean water after storm induced floods

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© Susan HrycykAn aerial photo, taken from a plane searching for cattle, shows flooded pasture in Lenswood on Tuesday.
Residents in western Manitoba have been without power and clean drinking water after heavy rain on Sunday night caused severe flooding in several rural communities.

Roads in the region have been washed away and communications in the area has been unreliable.

A local state of emergency has been declared for the town of Swan River and the neighbouring municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman.

As Vasilios Bellos reports, there are concerns more storms could be on the way.


Tsunami

Over 8 inches of summer rain causes extreme flash flooding in Lanesville, Indiana

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Over eight inches of rain caused extreme flash flooding Tuesday afternoon in Lanesville, Indiana.

The flash flooding turned streets into rivers, trapped neighbors in their homes and businesses and caused some to take shelter on rooftops.

According to emergency management officials, live power lines were in the floodwaters and 500-gallon liquid propane tanks were floating.

The measurement of rain as of 1 p.m. was 8.38 inches.

"I'm kind of worried about the people that are living down there right now because no one really had any time to prepare for it this morning," resident Preston Martin said. "It only happened within a couple hours."

Rescue crews from multiple counties responded with boats to help reach people.

Sgt. Ryan Houchen, a spokesperson for the Highlander Fire Protection District, said emergency management officials were monitoring the situation after a warning came just after 11 a.m. from the National Weather Service.


Snowflake

June snow falls in Scotland as UK hit by unsettled weather

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© Coffee and Dreams, OldmeldrumSnow in Oldmeldrum
Parts of Scotland witnessed distinctly wintry scenes on Tuesday - as the UK experiences a spell of unsettled weather.

Residents in the village of Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire endured rapidly changing weather conditions, with sunshine giving way to torrential rain and even snow.


Staff at local ice cream shop The Icer took to social media to express their bemusement, writing:

Arrow Down

Car swallowed by sinkhole after road suddenly collapses in Akron, Ohio

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A routine drive in Summit County turned into a nightmare after a car plunged into a sinkhole that suddenly opened beneath the roadway. The incident happened Monday morning in Akron, where a section of pavement gave way without warning and left one vehicle partially swallowed by the collapse.

Images from the scene showed the damaged car sitting at an awkward angle inside the hole while emergency crews responded. Akron officials later said the sinkhole was caused by a water main break underneath the road, which weakened the pavement and caused it to collapse.

Fortunately, authorities said everyone involved was able to get out safely, and no serious injuries were immediately reported by Cleveland 19.com.


Cloud Precipitation

China: Sudden hailstorm bombards Langfang with large hailstones on June 4

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On June 4, 2026, in Langfang, Hebei, a sudden and severe hailstorm was captured on video. The sky darkened rapidly as thick clouds moved in, and large hailstones began falling almost immediately, hammering the ground and bouncing off pavements with considerable force.


Seismograph

Shallow earthquake with 6.1 magnitude hits offshore Cuba, shaking buildings in Havana

USGS map of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Cuba.
USGS map of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Cuba.
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near western Cuba on Monday, shaking buildings in Havana and beyond.

No injuries or damage were immediately reported.

The quake struck at a depth of six miles (10 kilometers) in waters just west of the capital, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Flavia Pupo, a manager at the Pinar del Río hotel, in Pinar del Rio, described how the building shook and caused some fear.

"Everyone here is OK," she said by telephone. "The people on the street are a little bit scared."

The latest earthquake was felt as far away as Florida. The National Weather Service in Miami said in a tweet that it received several reports of shaking in the southwestern part of the state.

The Oriente fault zone is located just off Cuba's southeast coast and has unleashed damaging earthquakes in recent centuries, including a 7.7 magnitude quake on January 2020 in open waters that caused damage in Cuba and the Cayman Islands.

AP


Tsunami

Cars swept away and roads collapsed: The aftermath of flooding in western El Salvador following heavy rains

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Last night, June 5th, the department of Santa Ana experienced a resurgence of vulnerability due to the intense rainfall that battered the region. The storms that occurred during the night caused the immediate collapse of drainage systems in various parts of the city, leaving several streets and avenues completely flooded.

In a matter of minutes, the streets were transformed into raging rivers, causing serious problems for pedestrians and completely paralyzing vehicular traffic. The force of the currents and flash floods took dozens of people by surprise as they tried to return home.

Among the most serious incidents reported overnight, emergency crews had to be urgently deployed to 25th Street West. There, the force of the current trapped a driver, whose vehicle began to be dangerously swept away by the water. Thanks to the swift intervention of the rescue teams, the individual was safely evacuated and taken to a protected area, preventing the situation from escalating or resulting in a tragedy.


Dig

A simple — yet expensive — way to climate-proof the grid: Bury the power lines

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© Michael Livingston/IPR NewsIce storm in northern Michigan in March 2025 brought down trees and power lines, causing widespread damage and outages
Underground power lines are far less vulnerable to extreme weather, but burying them doesn't come cheap. After a historic ice storm in northern Michigan, utilities there are reconsidering the cost.

Power lines across the country weren't designed for a changing climate, with much of the nation's grid built more than half a century ago. Today, stronger storms and heavier precipitation cause hundreds of outages a year, many because of trees falling on above-ground power lines.

In northern Michigan, some utilities want to change that.

In March 2025, a devastating ice storm hit the region, knocking down trees and snapping utility poles. Thousands of people lost power for weeks.

Wolf

Teenager attacked by 3 coyotes in Orléans, Ontario

CTV's Kimberley Johnson spotted several coyotes at Lalande Conservation Park on Saturday, June 6, 2026.
© Kimberly Johnson/CTV News OttawaCTV's Kimberley Johnson spotted several coyotes at Lalande Conservation Park on Saturday, June 6, 2026.
The City of Ottawa is investigating after a teenager was attacked by several coyotes at Lalande Conservation Park in Orléans this week.

The mother of a 14-year-old boy says her son was attacked by three coyotes in the park. CTV News Ottawa has agreed not to share her identity over privacy concerns.

She says her son was biking home through the park at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday when a coyote started charging at him without provocation. Two more then came from the side.

"One of them was clamped to his shoe and then the other one got to his leg," she said.


"There was three of them, one was pretty big. He said it pretty much at his waist, and the other one a little bit smaller, and the other one a little bit smaller than that."