Severe thunderstorms with radar-indicated wind gusts of up to 115 km/h (70 mph) crossed Perry County, Ohio, late in the morning of August 11, 2026, after parts of Perry and Morgan counties received…

The Perseid meteor shower will reach its 2026 maximum during the night of August 12–13, with the International Meteor Organization placing the nominal peak between 02:00 and 04:00 UTC on August 13.

The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse can be watched live online today through scheduled broadcasts from NASA, ESA, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), the Exploratorium and Royal…

At least two people died and more than 800 000 utility customers across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky were without power at 00:00 EDT on August 12 (04:00 UTC on August 12) after severe storms…

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit the South Sandwich Islands region at 11:47 UTC on August 12, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).

At least six tornadoes were confirmed after a preliminary derecho swept from eastern Iowa through northern Illinois and into northern Indiana on August 11, 2026. Three EF1 tornadoes were confirmed in…

Tropical Storm Cristobal formed WSW of the Azores on August 12, becoming the third named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. At 15:00 UTC on August 12, 2026, the National Hurricane Center…

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency in Perry and Muskingum counties on August 11, 2026, after severe flooding left one person dead and affected communities including Roseville…

Alaska issued a disaster declaration as an ongoing glacial lake outburst flood from Suicide Basin raised Mendenhall River into minor flood stage near Juneau. NWS expects the waterway to reach major…

Potential Tropical Cyclone One-C was moving toward the Hawaiian Islands on August 13, 2026 with 1-minute sustained winds of 65 km/h (40 mph). The system is forecast to continue strengthening during…

Eight people were confirmed dead after record rainfall caused widespread flooding across Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on August 13 and 14, 2026, according to prefectural and municipal authorities.

Tropical Storm Lala is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by August 15, 2026, as it approaches Hawaiʻi, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). A Hurricane Warning is in effect for…

A large wildfire reported near Lokva Rogoznica at 20:15 LT (18:15 UTC) on August 13, 2026, spread toward Omiš overnight, reaching residential areas and burning about 900 ha (2 200 acres) by 12:00 LT…

Asteroid 2026 PC6 passed Earth on August 12, 2026, at 0.053 lunar distances, making it the closest non-impacting asteroid flyby recorded so far in 2026.

A major earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.7 hit 68 km (42 miles) NNW of Ende, Indonesia at 21:58 UTC on August 14, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).

New activity/unrest was reported for 6 volcanoes from August 6-12, 2026. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 20 volcanoes.

A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.9 hit North Sumatra, Indonesia, at 10:54 UTC (17:54 LT) on August 15, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 172.5 km (107.2 miles).

A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Vanuatu at 03:20 UTC (14:20 LT) on August 16, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 188.1 km (116.9 miles). EMSC is reporting the same…

At least six people have died after severe storms and flooding spread across Indiana beginning August 11, 2026, while major White River flooding forced evacuations and rescues across several counties.