Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150.
Authorities in Northern Territory have warned residents to avoid floodwaters after severe flooding and the presence of crocodiles forced mass evacuations and widespread disruptions across the region.
Police said on Sunday that more than a thousand people had been moved to shelters following heavy rainfall that triggered the worst flooding in the town of Katherine since 1998.
Officials cautioned that dangerous wildlife, including crocodiles, had been displaced by the rising waters and posed a serious risk.
"There are crocs absolutely everywhere. Please don't go in the water," acting police incident commander Shaun Gill told reporters. "The message is quite clear."
The National Park Service said the colorful display is being fueled by multiple rounds of rain since autumn, with blooms expected to continue at low elevations into mid-late March
Death Valley National Park is having a rare superbloom, with colorful flowers blanketing parts of the typically arid landscape.
"We are having the best bloom year since 2016," park officials said in an update Saturday, Feb. 28, adding that "many sprouts have not yet flowered." The yellow Desert Gold is one of the most prominent blooms right now, with a variety of other species adding to the display.
For a superbloom to take shape in Death Valley, it usually takes more than a single storm. Multiple episodes of rain in the park during autumn and throughout the winter can build enough moisture in the soil for widespread flowering.
Photographer Dr. Elliot McGucken told AccuWeather he made the trip to the remote California park after hearing the conditions were lining up.
Onlookers captured footage of the moment a tornado swept through Union City in the US state of Michigan, destroying homes and uprooting trees.
A separate video shows people seeking shelter indoors as another tornado in the city of Three Rivers sent large chunks of debris and dust flying across a car park.
Authorities reported at least four people were killed and numerous others injured when stormy weather struck, with severe damage reported across several cities.
A sudden road collapse outside a local high school in Ioannina swallowed a city cleaning truck, but authorities report no injuries as the cause of the sinkhole remains under investigation
A dramatic incident occurred early Wednesday morning in Ioannina, Greece, when a section of the road outside a high school on Velissariou Street, Ioannina collapsed, swallowing a municipal cleaning vehicle.
Local media report that, miraculously, no one was injured in the event. Emergency services arrived quickly to assess the scene and secure the area.
The cause of the sinkhole remains unknown, and authorities are investigating potential factors behind the sudden collapse of the roadway. Traffic in the surrounding area has been temporarily disrupted as crews work to ensure public safety.
City officials have urged residents to remain cautious and avoid the immediate vicinity until further notice, while engineers examine the structural integrity of nearby roads.
A mother and daughter were killed Thursday night in western Oklahoma when their vehicle was struck by a tornado at the start of a two-day outbreak of severe storms that's underway in the Plains and Midwest.
The two were traveling near State Highway 60 and 243 road west of Fairview, Oklahoma, when they were hit by the tornado, Major County Sheriff Tony Robinson told CNN.
A tornado warning was in effect for part of Major County between 8 and 9 p.m. CT. The storms also blew over a semi-trailer in the county, which is about 80 miles northwest of Oklahoma City, according to a report from the National Weather Service.
Thursday night's storms spawned a total of seven tornado reports from the Texas Panhandle to south-central Kansas. Hail the size of golf balls or larger also pelted the region.
In Grant County, Oklahoma, a reported tornado downed trees, power lines and damaged structures, according to reports from the weather service.
A very strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred in the Coral Sea 107 km (66 mi) from Solomon Islands in the early morning of Saturday, Mar 7, 2026 at 1.27 am local time (GMT +11). The quake had a very shallow depth of 8.7 km (5.4 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
Earthquake details
Date & time Mar 6, 2026 14:27:47 UTC
Local time at epicenter Saturday, Mar 7, 2026, at 01:27 am (GMT +11)
Status confirmed (manually revised)
Magnitude 6.3
Depth 8.7 km
Louisiana experienced the second-largest earthquake in the state's history Thursday morning.
The magnitude 4.9 quake struck about 6:30 a.m. EST (5:30 a.m. local time) north of Edgefield, Louisiana. That's about 40 miles southeast of Shreveport in northwestern Louisiana.
Reports said the earthquake's shaking was felt across a wide swath of the state and into eastern Texas.
Video has surfaced showing two deep-sea oarfish moments after the "giant sea serpents" had stranded on a beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
The accompanying footage, shared Wednesday by We Love Animals, is narrated by Instagram user Monica and Company. It describes the encounter and shows an attempt to rescue the oarfish, although the result of that endeavor is unclear.
Oarfish are long, ribbon-like denizens with crimson dorsal fins, believed to have spawned tales of sea monsters among ancient mariners. The so-called "doomsday fish" - believed by some to strand in advance of tsunamis or earthquakes - can measure 30-plus feet.
Oarfish live at depths of about 3,000 feet and are rarely observed. Several standings have occurred in Cabo San Lucas and elsewhere in Baja California Sur over the years, mostly involving dead specimens.
