A concrete spill closed three lanes of southbound I-41/94 near Rawson Avenue in Oak Creek, causing a major traffic backup Tuesday afternoon.

A road northeast of Greeley was closed for almost 12 hours as crews cleaned up the roadway after two semitrucks carrying hazardous materials collided. 

One man has been found dead after a mid-air collision between two aircraft on Monday in Chilliwack, B.C., according to an RCMP statement.

Kīlauea’s ongoing summit eruption entered Episode 52 at 19:10 HST (05:10 UTC on July 29), July 28, 2026, as sustained lava fountaining began from the north vent inside Halemaʻumaʻu crater…

Former hurricane Fausto weakened to a tropical depression as it tracked north of the Hawaiian Islands late Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Dangerous surf generated by it is building across exposed east-facing…

The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has issued a Moderate Risk (Level 3 of 4) of excessive rainfall for portions of the northeastern United States on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Repeated rounds of heavy…

A 32-year-old man was killed after being struck by lightning in Monroe Township, New Jersey, on Tuesday, July 29, 2026, as severe thunderstorms swept across the state, bringing dangerous cloud-to…

Strombolian activity at Mount Etna’s Voragine Crater increased rapidly during the early hours of July 30, 2026, following a sharp increase in volcanic tremor. The eruption generated an ash plume…

Three Greek firefighters were killed in separate wildfire suppression operations on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, as Greece continued to battle dozens of fires amid extreme fire weather.

The death toll from the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28 has risen to 34 as of July 30, 2026. At least 123 people have been injured, while more than 267 000…

A dangerous heatwave is forecast to intensify across the southwestern United States on Friday, July 31, 2026, and then spread into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains during the weekend…

A long-duration M1.9 flare from Active Region 4492 coincided with a filament eruption near N20W67, producing an eruptive sequence associated with an Earth-directed partial-halo CME and an S1 – Minor…

Flash flooding and torrential rain prompted Putnam Valley to declare a state of emergency effective at 16:00 LT on July 29, 2026, after numerous road and bridge closures. A National Weather Service…

More than 100 firefighters remained involved in the response to a major wildfire across Dunwich Heath and RSPB Minsmere in Suffolk on July 31, 2026, as crews reported good progress after two nights of…

New activity/unrest was reported for 6 volcanoes from July 23-29, 2026. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 20 volcanoes.

Cook County issued a disaster proclamation after severe storms caused flash flooding, structural damage, transportation disruption and extensive utility outages…

Hungary’s Paks Nuclear Power Plant was producing about 25% of its 2 000 MW capacity on August 1, 2026, after falling Danube levels led to the shutdown of Units 1 and 3. The Hungarian Atomic Energy…

An estimated 2 877 heat-associated deaths occurred in England during two periods of hot weather in May and June 2026, according to an interim assessment published by the UK Health Security Agency on…

Yangsan reached 42.5°C (108.5°F) on August 2, 2026, establishing South Korea’s highest temperature since meteorological observations began, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).

Eight people were confirmed dead, eight remained missing and 13 were injured after heavy rainfall caused floods and landslides across Kerala, Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan said on August 2, 2026.