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The Gulf of St Vincent lies off the coast of South Australia, separating the Yorke Peninsula from the Adelaide metropolitan area. Its sheltered marine waters support coastal ecosystems, including…
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The Danube River continues to be affected by exceptionally low water levels as a consequence of the prolonged drought across Central and Eastern Europe.
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Hopen is a narrow island in the Barents Sea, in the south-east of Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. The island and its surrounding waters form the Hopen Nature Reserve, an important habitat for seabirds…
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A severe wildfire emergency has been affecting northern Algeria in recent days. As of 28 August 2026, official reports indicate at least 12 fatalities and 54 injuries. Most of the reported casualties…
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A severe flooding event affected northern Nepal and Tibet on 26 August 2026. Initial assessments indicate that the partial collapse of a high-altitude glacier triggered a large avalanche of ice and…
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A severe flash flood struck northern Nepal on 26 August 2026, entering Rasuwa District from the Tibet side and travelling downstream through the Bhote Koshi–Trishuli river system. The flood caused…
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Severe fires are affecting parts of Indonesia as a consequence of prolonged dry conditions . Smoke has spread across surrounding areas of Southeast Asia, including neighbouring Malaysia, where…
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El Niño is a recurring climate phenomenon associated with unusually warm surface waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. As the warm phase of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation…
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Saudel is a Category 4 typhoon currently tracking across the northwestern Pacific Ocean. On 24 August 2026, it moved across the Philippine Sea, passing southwest of Iwo To, a remote Japanese island,…
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The Waal, in eastern Netherlands, is the largest Dutch branch of the Rhine and an important inland shipping route. Prolonged dry conditions across the Rhine basin have reduced flows to exceptionally…
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The Murzuq and Ubari Sand Seas are major dune fields in the Sahara Desert in south-western Libya. Their extensive dune systems surround rocky plateaus and escarpments, creating a marked contrast…
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Wexford Harbour, a natural harbour in County Wexford on the south-east coast of Ireland, lies at the mouth of the River Slaney, where the river flows into the Irish Sea. The area includes extensive…
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On 6 August 2026 a major wildfire broke out near Niebla, in the province of Huelva, southern Spain. After more than a week of firefighting operations, authorities declared the blaze stabilised on 16…
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Lake Velence, Hungary’s third-largest lake, located southwest of Budapest, is affected by record-low water levels following prolonged dry conditions. By 1 August 2026, its water level fell below the…
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A wildfire broke out on 14 August 2026 in the High Fens nature reserve, in the province of Liège, in eastern Belgium. By 16 August, around 3,000 hectares had burned, making it Belgium’s largest…
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Over the summer of 2026, dry conditions have been affecting the United Kingdom. According to the European Drought Observatory (EDO), 25% of the territory of England was in Alert conditions and 65% in…
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On 10 August 2026, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, causing severe damage across the region. According to the latest reports, the earthquake has resulted in 289 casualties and…
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The Buccaneer Archipelago comprises more than 800 islands off the Kimberley coast of north-western Australia. The archipelago is known for its complex coastline, strong tidal currents, rocky islands,…
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Marine heatwave conditions have been affecting the western Mediterranean Sea and parts of the north-eastern Atlantic through the summer of 2026, and unusually warm sea surface temperatures remained…
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On 12 August 2026, a total solar eclipse crossed the Arctic Ocean, eastern Greenland, western Iceland, and the northern half of Spain. The area covered by the full eclipse was at most 294 kilometres…
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