11. Aug 2025 | Allgemein, General, Recent Events
In California, on Thursday, 7 August 2025 (local time), the so-called “Canyon Fire” broke out about 60 kilometres northwest of Los Angeles [1, 2, 3, 4]. It spread rapidly within a few hours and burned almost 22 square kilometres of hilly terrain by Sunday...
7. Aug 2025 | Allgemein, Recent Events
France is currently experiencing its largest wildfire in more than 75 years. The fire spread rapidly in the south of the country in the mountainous Corbières region, affecting more than 16,000 hectares [1,2]. A total of 15 municipalities have been affected, numerous...
7. Aug 2025 | Allgemein, Recent Events
Sudden and heavy rain caused landslides and flash floods in the Himalayas. The weather service had earlier issued a severe weather warning [1,2,3]. The village of Dharali in the state of Uttarakhand, located in the foothills of the Himalayas in north-eastern India and...
30. Jul 2025 | Allgemein, Recent Events
In the morning of 30 July 2025, a seaquake occurred off the east coast of Russia, with its epicentre in the open sea around 130 km off the coast of Kamchatka. With a measured magnitude of 8.8, the quake was the strongest worldwide since the Fukushima disaster in March...
30. Jul 2025 | Allgemein, Recent Events
The Portuguese firefighters are currently fighting wildfires in several regions of the country. A total of around 2,700 firefighters with over 1,000 vehicles are involved in the operation [1]. The centre and north of the country are the worst affected. The situation...
30. Jul 2025 | Allgemein, Recent Events
Heavy rainfall caused severe flooding in the Chinese capital Beijing and the surrounding area. According to state media, at least 38 people were killed, 28 of them in the particularly hard-hit suburb of Miyun alone. Another eight died in a landslide in Luanping...
