Kilauea is ERUPTING Hawaii!

"Volcano: Kilauea.... the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 2:04 p.m. HST on August 22 and is currently fountaining from the north vent. All eruptive activity is confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park." VA

Rare octuplet waterspouts form over the Baltic Sea between Poland and Denmark

"A rare waterspout outbreak occurred over the Baltic Sea on August 21, 2025, producing at least 12 waterspouts off the coast of Poland and 8 off Denmark, including one sighting of eight simultaneous funnels.
They form when warm surface waters interact with cooler air masses aloft, creating strong vertical instability, low-level wind shear, and convergence zones conducive to vortex formation." W

Strong 6.0-magnitude quake hits off Kamchatka's coast in Russia's Far East

"A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 was recorded off the coast of Russia's
Kamchatka Region, the local branch of the Federal Research Center of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) reported." W

Earthquake of 7.5 Magnitude Hits Drake Passage

"A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the Drake Passage off the coasts of Argentina, Chile

and Antarctica Thursday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and Chile began moving people away from beaches.
The quake struck around 02:16:19 (UTC) with a depth of 6.7 miles, roughly in the middle of the Drake Passage, about 350 miles south of the southern tip of South America and about 300 miles from the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.
An aftershock of 5.1 magnitude struck in the same area an hour later, the USGS said." AP

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits off Japan coast

"An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 rocked off the coast of the Honshu Island in Japan, the

European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said.
According to it, the epicenter was located 76 km northeast of the city of Ishinomaki, where about 117,000 people live. The source was located at a depth of 50 km." AP

Russian Strike on Flex Plant Wrecks Critical Node in Ukraine’s High-Tech Arms Production

"Ukraine’s Flex electronics plant, run by US Texas giant Flex Ltd., took the hardest hit in Russia’s latest crushing wave of strikes on Ukrainian attack drone enterprises.
The Flex plant—a key maker of custom circuits—transforms standard electronics into specialized systems used in drones, cruise missiles, and other precision weapons, military expert Alexey Anpilogov told Sputnik.
This blows apart Zelensky’s claim that the US-owned Flex plant was “an ordinary civilian facility” that produced “household items, such as coffee machines." Sputnik

Terrified tourists watch MASSIVE LANDSLIDE in a village on Santorini

"Caldera cliff collapses in Santorini’s Imerovigli, triggering slope instability concerns ! One piece of land was particularly impacted by the construction of a new facility." Saiku

Niger armed forces kill Boko Haram leader ”Bakoura”

"The Nigerien army claims to have killed ’Bakoura’, a long-time leader of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram on Shilawa Island in Southeastern Niger.
"An air force fighter aircraft launched three targeted and successive strikes on the positions Bakoura used to occupy in Shilawa," an army source told AFP.
’Bakoura, ’ whose real name is Ibrahim Mahamadou, has been the leader of Boko Haram since 2021." AfricaNews

Large tornado carves a 23.1 mile forest scar in Khanty-Mansi, Siberia, Russia

"A long-track tornado up to 2.5 km (1.6 miles) wide crossed remote forest near Taylakovo,
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, at around 14:15 UTC.
According to a confirmed ESWD record (QC1), the tornado moved WSW–ENE, caused forest blowdown, and reached a maximum path width of 2 500 m (1.6 miles) along a 23.1 mile track. ESWD lists forest impacts only, with no populated places noted." W

Record glacial outburst flooding rocks parts of Alaska's capital as residents seek higher ground

"The Mendenhall River near Alaska’s capital of Juneau crested at a record level Wednesday morning after a glacial outburst sent water filled with debris rushing downstream and into communities, forcing residents to evacuate and seek higher ground.
According to the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Juneau, the Mendenhall River crested at 16.65 feet – which makes this event the largest glacial lake outburst flooding event on record." msn

Large-scale helicopter evacuation after glacial lake outburst flood in Bugaboo Provincial Park, Canada

"More than 60 hikers were airlifted from Bugaboo Provincial Park, British Columbia, at
around 08:00 local time (LT) after a glacial lake outburst flood blocked exit routes. More than 60 hikers were airlifted from Bugaboo Provincial Park, British Columbia, at around 08:00 local time (LT) after a glacial lake outburst flood blocked exit routes." W

Cloudburst floods kill nearly 400 in Pakistan

"At least 385 people were killed in Pakistan as torrential rains and cloudbursts triggered deadly flash floods and landslides across the country.
According to Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the death toll has now surpassed 700 since the start of the monsoon season. This includes 427 fatalities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 164 in Punjab, 56 in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, 29 in Sindh, 22 in Balochistan, and 8 in Islamabad." W

Defense Forces destroy 46 of 55 enemy drones attacking Ukraine at night

"In the night the defense forces destroyed or neutralized 46 Russian drones of various types out of 55 launched. The air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile forces, units of electronic warfare and unmanned systems, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine." Ukrin

157 combat clashes as Russian forces ramping up attacks

"157 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops along the frontline, 43 of them occurred in the Pokrovsk sector. The enemy also intensified activity in the Novopavlivka and Lyman sectors.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian forces repelled four enemy attacks, while the enemy launched nine air strikes using 17 guided bombs and conducted 252 artillery strikes, including six from MLRS.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy attempted ten times to advance near Synelnykove, Vovchansk, Khatne, Ambarne, Zapadne, and toward Kolodiazne, but failed.
In the Kupiansk sector, five enemy attacks were repelled near Holubivka and Kupiansk.
In the Lyman sector, 24 combat clashes occurred. The enemy tried to advance near Karpivka, Zelena Dolyna, Kolodiazi, Dibrova, Zarichne, Torske, and toward Yampil.
In the Siversk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled five enemy attacks near Serebrianka, Vyimka, Hryhorivka, Siversk, and Fedorivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, six enemy attacks occurred near Bila Hora and toward Predtechyne.
In the Toretsk sector, six attacks were repelled near Oleksandro-Kalynove, Pleshchiivka, Sofiivka, Poltavka, and Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the Ukrainian defenders stopped 43 enemy assaults near Nikanorivka, Novoekonomichne, Mykolaivka, Rodynske, Sukhetske, Horikhove, Myroliubivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Promin, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Novopavlivka, Muravka, Novoukrainka, Zatyshok, Kotlyne, Udachne, Lysivka, and Dachne." Ukrin