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Solar Cycle 25's post-peak phase of sustained but declining activity started this month, yet X-class flares and geomagnetic storms indicate activity is still high, with medium levels of sunspots, so a rebound cannot be completely discarded. This activity is reflected in the extreme weather down here in April, from unseasonable snowstorms and catastrophic floods to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Arctic air plunged into mid-latitudes, triggering cold snaps and heavy snowfall in regions expecting the warmth of spring. In Seoul, South Korea, cherry blossoms mingled with the first mid-April snow since 1907, while the Alps were buried under eight feet of snow in just three days. Minnesota reeled from a 15-inch (38 cm) blizzard, and Turkey's capital, Ankara, faced icy roads after unexpected snow. These anomalies, also hitting Ukraine, Poland, and New Zealand, with surprisingly cold temperatures for Spring, highlight erratic weather patterns and the winter lingering on further and further.

Torrential rains and floods also wreaked havoc this month. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa's overnight deluge killed 33 people, submerging the capital. Australia's northeast faced floods "bigger than Texas," killing 144,000 livestock and crippling agriculture. New Zealand battled Cyclone Tam and 8 inches of overnight rain, while Brazil's São Paulo drowned under 5 inches in three hours.

Also, the US Midwest endured an unprecedented four-day tornado outbreak, with a violent twister near Lake City, Arkansas, leaving 40,000 without power.

Earthquakes rattled San Diego (5.2 magnitude), Istanbul (6.2 magnitude), and Ecuador (6.3 magnitude), while Thailand reported six sinkholes after a tremor. Volcanic eruptions, including Indonesia's Mount Marapi and Costa Rica's Poás, spewed ash plumes, disrupting air travel and blanketing villages.

And don't forget to look up! A mysterious object, possibly a meteorite, crashed through a South Jersey auto shop's roof, leaving a gaping hole and a 'sizeable dent' in an unprecedented event for the state, captured as a fiery streak on security footage."

All this and more in our SOTT Earth Changes Summary for April 2025:

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To understand what's going on, check out our book explaining how all these events are part of a natural climate shift, and why it is taking place now: Earth Changes and the Human-Cosmic Connection

Check out previous installments in this series - now translated into multiple languages - here.