World weather, 5 Nov: Colombia, Kazakhstan and Colombia
11/5/2026
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World weather, 5 Nov: Colombia, Kazakhstan and Colombia

In the past 12 hours, global weather alerts have increased to 1,873, up from 1,831, with severe conditions persisting in several regions.

11/5/2026

Updated: 11/5/2026

Roundups
12-hour round-up, 18:05 UK (18:05 UTC) on 5 Nov 2026
In the past 12 hours, global weather alerts have increased to 1,873, up from 1,831, with severe conditions persisting in several regions. Colombia remains a significant hotspot, facing extreme fire and landslide warnings, particularly in areas around 6.331° latitude and -73.810° longitude, where maximum severity levels have reached 4. Kazakhstan continues to grapple with multiple hazards, including fire, high winds, and snow-ice alerts, with similar severity levels reported across various locations.
Notable events include a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in the Fiji region, which registered as a significant seismic event. Additionally, severe forest fire warnings have been issued in Kazakhstan and Colombia, while thunderstorms at sea are affecting North America, particularly around 17°N and 78°W. The Caribbean region is still experiencing warm temperatures alongside coastal hazards, with thunderstorms and flooding advisories remaining in effect.

At a glance

  • 1,873 active warnings, 187 severe or extreme
  • 1 tropical cyclone under warning
  • 7 earthquakes, strongest M6.1
  • 45 active volcanoes, 38 erupting

Where it's happening

  • Colombia: fire, landslide (19 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, fog, rain, snow-ice, wind (11 events, up to extreme)
  • Colombia: landslide, rain, thunderstorm (8 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, snow-ice, wind (8 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, snow-ice, wind (5 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, fog, rain, snow-ice (5 events, up to extreme)
  • Ecuador: thunderstorm, volcano (4 events, up to extreme)
  • Colombia: fire, volcano (4 events, up to extreme)
  • China: drought (4 events, up to extreme)
  • North America (17°N, 78°W): thunderstorm (2 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, snow-ice (2 events, up to extreme)
  • 21°S, 179°W: earthquake (1 event, up to extreme)
  • France: flood, thunderstorm, wind (65 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: marine, wind (50 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog, wind (25 events, up to severe)
  • United Kingdom: flood (24 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: marine, wind (22 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, fog, rain, snow-ice, wind (17 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fog, wind (13 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: wind (12 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood, fog (11 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: fire, fog, other, snow-ice, wind (11 events, up to severe)
  • United Kingdom: flood, marine, wind (11 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: drought, snow-ice, wind (10 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, fog, wind (9 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: snow-ice, wind (7 events, up to severe)
  • Brazil: fire (6 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood (6 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, fog (6 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood (5 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: drought, other, snow-ice, wind (5 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: volcano, wind (5 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: wind (4 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood, wind (4 events, up to severe)
  • North America (71°N, 149°W): marine, other, snow-ice (4 events, up to severe)
  • North America (71°N, 163°W): marine, other (4 events, up to severe)
  • 77°N, 5°W: other, wind (4 events, up to severe)
  • Australia: fire, heat (4 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fog, snow-ice, wind (4 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, other (4 events, up to severe)
  • Italy: thunderstorm, volcano (4 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood, marine (3 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood (3 events, up to severe)
  • Iran: dust (3 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: marine (3 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: marine, rain (3 events, up to severe)
  • North America (72°N, 156°W): marine, other (3 events, up to severe)
  • North America (70°N, 144°W): marine, other (3 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog, wind (3 events, up to severe)
  • Israel: coastal (3 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: fire (3 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: rain, snow-ice, wind (3 events, up to severe)
  • Australia: fire, heat (3 events, up to severe)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (3 events, up to severe)
  • 53°N, 176°W: marine, volcano (3 events, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (2°N, 127°E): volcano (3 events, up to severe)
  • East Asia (13°N, 123°E): volcano (3 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: volcano (3 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood (2 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood (2 events, up to severe)
  • Saudi Arabia: dust (2 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: snow-ice, wind (2 events, up to severe)
  • Australia: fire, heat (2 events, up to severe)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (2 events, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (4°N, 98°E): flood, volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • China: volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (8°S, 122°E): volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (8°S, 112°E): volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Guatemala: volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Nicaragua: volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Australia & Oceania (16°S, 168°E): volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood (1 event, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood (1 event, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood (1 event, up to severe)
  • Guinea: heat (1 event, up to severe)
  • China: wind (1 event, up to severe)
  • Iraq: flood (1 event, up to severe)
  • China: earthquake (1 event, up to severe)
  • United Republic of Tanzania: earthquake (1 event, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (6°S, 105°E): volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Europe (38°N, 15°E): volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • North America (19°N, 155°W): volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Brazil: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Papua New Guinea: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (0°S, 100°E): volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • China: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Mexico: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Argentina: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Papua New Guinea: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Russia: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Russia: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Costa Rica: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Poland: fog (286 events, up to moderate)
  • China: cold, other, snow-ice, wind (40 events, up to moderate)
  • Poland: fog (37 events, up to moderate)
  • Poland: fog (34 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (31 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: wind (30 events, up to moderate)
  • Germany: cold, fog (27 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, other, rain, snow-ice, wind (26 events, up to moderate)
  • Poland: fog (22 events, up to moderate)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: fog, thunderstorm, wind (20 events, up to moderate)
  • Estonia: other, snow-ice, wind (20 events, up to moderate)
  • Croatia: thunderstorm, wind (19 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: fog, marine, wind (18 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: wind (18 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: coastal, flood, marine (17 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (59°N, 141°W): marine (16 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: wind (16 events, up to moderate)
  • Portugal: cold, fog, other, rain (15 events, up to moderate)
  • Africa (29°N, 18°W): rain, wind (15 events, up to moderate)
  • Austria: cold, wind (13 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine (13 events, up to moderate)
  • Germany: cold, wind (11 events, up to moderate)
  • Central African Republic: fire (11 events, up to moderate)
  • Botswana: fire (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Morocco: rain, wind (10 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fire, wind (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: other, snow-ice, wind (10 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fog, wind (10 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fog, wind (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Kosovo: fog (9 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: wind (9 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm, wind (9 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: heat, wind (9 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: flood (8 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia & Oceania (42°S, 146°E): other, wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • China: wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (57°N, 158°W): marine (7 events, up to moderate)
  • 52°N, 172°W: marine (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: flood (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Portugal: rain (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Georgia: fire, fog, wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fog, wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Spain: flood, rain (5 events, up to moderate)
  • South Sudan: fire (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Central African Republic: fire (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: cold, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (59°N, 148°W): marine (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Belarus: fog, snow-ice, thunderstorm (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, other (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: rain, snow-ice, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Spain: rain (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Mozambique: fire (4 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fog, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (4 events, up to moderate)
  • China: other (4 events, up to moderate)
  • 78°N, 15°E: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • 73°N, 5°W: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, other, snow-ice, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • China: other, snow-ice (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: rain, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, snow-ice, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • China: other (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: flood (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Finland: other, snow-ice (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Europe (35°N, 25°E): other, rain (3 events, up to moderate)
  • China: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: coastal, marine (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: rain, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • China: cold, fog, snow-ice (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Belarus: other, snow-ice, thunderstorm (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: rain, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Syria: dust, other (3 events, up to moderate)
  • 73°N, 5°E: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • 78°N, 5°E: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • China: other, snow-ice, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, other, snow-ice (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, snow-ice, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Finland: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: flood (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Finland: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Central African Republic: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Chad: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • 37°N, 25°W: rain (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Germany: cold (2 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: earthquake, other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Saudi Arabia: dust (2 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fog (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
  • China: other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • China: other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: marine (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • China: other, snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: rain, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
  • China: snow-ice, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • China: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (54°N, 163°W): marine, volcano (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia & Oceania (38°S, 176°E): volcano (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • United Republic of Tanzania: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Papua New Guinea: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Niger: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Ethiopia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Burkina Faso: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Bolivia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Bolivia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Saudi Arabia: dust (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Saudi Arabia: dust (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Mexico: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (29°N, 142°E): cyclone (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: marine (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 81°N, 6°E: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 74°N, 15°E: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 79°N, 25°E: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Saudi Arabia: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia & Oceania (36°S, 174°E): thunderstorm (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Ethiopia: cold (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Europe (67°N, 0°E): wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: cold (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Southeast Asia (3°N, 101°E): flood (1 event, up to moderate)
  • India: flood (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Iran: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Burundi: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Panama: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Chad: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Chad: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (20°N, 145°E): volcano (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Japan: volcano (1 event, up to moderate)
  • North America (58°N, 153°W): earthquake, marine (8 events, up to minor)
  • North America (54°N, 167°W): marine (7 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (6 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (5 events, up to minor)
  • North America (56°N, 163°W): marine (5 events, up to minor)
  • North America (68°N, 166°W): marine (4 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: marine (3 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (3 events, up to minor)
  • 63°N, 171°W: marine (3 events, up to minor)
  • North America (63°N, 168°W): marine (3 events, up to minor)
  • Australia: flood (3 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • Argentina: wind (2 events, up to minor)
  • North America (21°N, 158°W): coastal, marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • North America (61°N, 148°W): marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • Australia: flood (2 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • United States of America: marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • United States of America: flood (1 event, up to minor)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (1 event, up to minor)
  • Bolivia: thunderstorm (1 event, up to minor)
  • United States of America: flood (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (55°N, 159°W): marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (57°N, 170°W): marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • Europe (61°N, 0°E): marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (60°N, 145°W): marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • China: wind (1 event, up to minor)
  • China: wind (1 event, up to minor)
  • Puerto Rico: earthquake (1 event, up to minor)

Notable events

  • M6.1 — Fiji region
  • Landslide warning (Extreme)
  • Forest fire warning (Extreme)
  • Thunderstorm at Sea Warning (Extreme)
  • Forestfire (Extreme)
  • Thunderstorm at Sea Warning (Extreme)
  • Forestfire (Extreme)
  • Forestfire (Extreme)
  • Forestfire (Extreme)
  • Forestfire (Extreme)
  • Forestfire (Extreme)
  • Forestfire (Extreme)

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