A blue whale, measuring about 35 feet, was found dead in Gwatar Bay, Makran Coast at the border Pakistan and Iran.
The discovery was made by local fisherman Ahmad Baloch, who spotted the whale floating near Kuntani, Balochistan.
It is believed the whale died several days earlier in open waters between the two countries and drifted toward the bay due to rough sea conditions and strong currents.
While the exact cause of death remains undetermined, experts suspect the whale may have become entangled in gillnets, commonly used for fishing in the region.
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is one of three baleen whale species in Pakistani waters, alongside the Bryde's whale and the Arabian humpback whale.
A massive landslide unleashed by violent overnight storms tore through the alpine village of Borca di Cadore in Italy's Veneto region early Monday, burying homes and vehicles under tons of mud, rock, and debris. Located just south of Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Dolomites, the village was hit shortly after midnight during a thunderstorm that dumped heavy rainfall across the region.
Around 20 houses were damaged, with at least ten residents trapped in their homes as boulders and mud blocked entrances. Ground floors were flooded, vehicles were destroyed, and power outages further complicated rescue efforts. Emergency crews, including firefighters and civil protection, worked through the night to evacuate families and clear blocked roads. The main route to Cortina, the SS51 Alemagna state road, was closed for hours and remains partially obstructed.
Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate dives underneath another, drive the world's most devastating earthquakes and tsunamis. How do these danger zones come to be? A study in Geology presents evidence that subduction can spread like a contagion, jumping from one oceanic plate to another — a hypothesis previously difficult to prove.
This result "is not just speculation," says University of Lisbon geologist João Duarte, who was not involved in the research. "This study builds an argument based on the geological record."
Because subduction drags crust deep into the earth, its beginnings are hard to examine. The new study provides a rare ancient example of potential subduction "infection." Its authors say they've discovered evidence that neighboring collisions triggered East Asia's "Ring of Fire," a colossal subduction system currently fueling earthquakes and volcanoes from Alaska to the southern Indian Ocean.
Residents in the Winnett area are picking up the pieces Monday, following a chaotic storm that brought tennis-ball sized hail to the area.
Residents told MTN that majority of the larger hail was found outside of town, while golf-ball sized hail hit downtown.
Watch this video to see the damage:
That larger hail hit hard at the Kiehl Ranch, about 20 minutes southwest of Winnett.
"It was so loud," said Haley Kiehl on Monday afternoon. "We saw one fall right out, and I thought a bird fell out of the sky, it was so big."
Kiehl said the storm interrupted her family's work around the property, as they quickly hid for cover in their shop. She said that the hail fell for the next 10-15 minutes and that it was hard to hear anything.
"That was hands down the biggest hail I've ever seen," Kiehl said.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province erupted on Tuesday (Jun 17), spewing a towering ash cloud 11km high, the country's volcanology agency said.
The agency also said it had raised the alert level of the volcano to the most dangerous, warning of potential lava flows if it rains heavily.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, a 1,584m-high twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted at 5.35pm there, the volcanology agency said in a statement.
"The ash column was observed to be grey with thick intensity," it added.
Cameras have captured the moment an 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook Lima, Peru on Sunday morning, causing panic among worshipers at the city's cathedral.
The epicentre was recorded 23km off the coast of Callao, according to the The United States Geological Survey.
It was felt in the capital and surrounding regions, killing at least one and triggering landslides, officials said.
President Dina Boluarte urged for calm from citizens, noting that the earthquake did not generate a tsunami threat.
Numerous Flash Flood Warnings and two rare Flash Flood Emergencies were issued in West Virginia over the weekend as deadly flooding struck the state. Some areas in Ohio County, West Virginia, saw up to 4 inches of rain in an hour. A state of emergency was declared in Marion County, where an apartment building partially collapsed in Fairmont.
At least six people have been killed, and two others remain unaccounted for after dangerous flash flooding impacted Wheeling and surrounding communities in West Virginia over the weekend, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey told FOX Weather on Monday morning.
The governor said during a news conference on Sunday that a 3-year-old child was among the deaths being attributed to flash flooding.
"There were roughly 3 to 4 inches of water that fell in the area in less than an hour. That's very, very difficult to deal with," Morrisey said as he commended the first responders attempting to reach people during the flooding.
Search and rescue efforts resumed Monday morning, and officials continue to urge people to stay off local roads.
Chao Li-yen and Chao Yen-hsiang focustaiwan.tw Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:08 UTC
A man believed to be a migrant worker died Monday after being struck by lightning while fishing in Taichung, central Taiwan.
The deceased, estimated to be around 30 years old, has not yet been identified due to the lack of an ID card, the Taichung Fire Bureau said.
The bureau received a report at 4:51 p.m. about a male angler struck by lightning near a bridge in Houli District, prompting emergency personnel to rush to the scene.
The man, who had no vital signs when personnel arrived, was taken to hospital, where attempts to revive him failed.
Three climbers died after being struck by lightning while hiking in Austria's Tyrol region at the weekend.
The victims were a married couple, both aged 60, and the wife's 62-year-old brother, police said on Monday.
The three were ascending the 2,600-metre-high Mittagsspitze, in the far west of the country, on Sunday when sudden and severe weather changes forced them to turn back.
Concerned relatives alerted local authorities when the group failed to return to the valley. An emergency helicopter crew located the three bodies near a marked trail at an elevation of around 2,300 metres.
Medical examiners later confirmed that all three died from a lightning strike.
Marek Kučera mkweather.com Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:28 UTC
8.5 cm hail in Olby, Auvergne Region, France on June 14th 2025.
On June 14, 2025, a powerful hailstorm swept through the Auvergne and Bourgogne regions of France, delivering hailstones up to 9 cm in diameter. The storm caused significant damage to agriculture, vehicles, and infrastructure. Reports from the European Severe Weather Database (ESWD) and eyewitness accounts confirm the severity of the event.
The most intense hailstorm occurred in Olby, Auvergne, France, on June 14, 2025, at 20:15 UTC, where hailstones reached a maximum diameter of 8.5 centimeters. This event represents the largest hailstones recorded in the dataset, indicating a highly severe storm.
Close behind was the hailstorm in Sougy-sur-Loire, Bourgogne, France, on the same day at 20:48 UTC, with hailstones measuring up to 8 centimeters. This storm was also quite severe and likely caused significant damage.
Following these were hailstorms producing hailstones around 4.5 centimeters in Brinay at 21:25 UTC and La Machine at 20:55 UTC, both in Bourgogne, showing a strong and persistent hail-producing system in the region.
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