World weather, 8 Nov: Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan
11/8/2026
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World weather, 8 Nov: Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan

In the past 12 hours, global weather alerts have surged to 2,701, up from 2,179, with severe hotspots primarily in Kazakhstan, which is facing critical fire, fog, and wind conditions across multiple regions.

11/8/2026

Updated: 11/8/2026

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12-hour round-up, 18:05 UK (18:05 UTC) on 8 Nov 2026
In the past 12 hours, global weather alerts have surged to 2,701, up from 2,179, with severe hotspots primarily in Kazakhstan, which is facing critical fire, fog, and wind conditions across multiple regions. The highest alert level of 4 has been issued for numerous forestfire warnings, particularly in areas like the northern parts of Kazakhstan. Additionally, Colombia continues to grapple with severe fire and volcanic alerts, while China is contending with extreme cold and snow-ice conditions, particularly in the north.
The Pacific region remains active with ongoing volcanic activity and high wind alerts, while heavy rainfall is affecting coastal regions in Africa, alongside rising temperatures in sub-Saharan cities. Notably, the Mediterranean is experiencing a mix of mild temperatures and severe weather alerts, especially in Spain, where thunderstorms and flooding risks persist. Seismic activity has also increased, with 25 earthquakes reported, the largest reaching a magnitude of 4.8.

At a glance

  • 2,701 active warnings, 226 severe or extreme
  • 4 tropical cyclones under warning
  • 25 earthquakes, strongest M4.8
  • 45 active volcanoes, 38 erupting

Where it's happening

  • Kazakhstan: fire, fog, landslide, rain, thunderstorm, wind (34 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, fog, other, rain, snow-ice, wind (17 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, snow-ice, wind (9 events, up to extreme)
  • China: cold, other, snow-ice, wind (8 events, up to extreme)
  • Colombia: fire, volcano (7 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, fog, snow-ice (5 events, up to extreme)
  • China: wind (5 events, up to extreme)
  • Australia: fire, heat (5 events, up to extreme)
  • Colombia: landslide (4 events, up to extreme)
  • Madagascar: rain (3 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, snow-ice, wind (3 events, up to extreme)
  • Portugal: coastal, other, rain, thunderstorm, wind (203 events, up to severe)
  • Portugal: coastal, other, rain, thunderstorm, wind (170 events, up to severe)
  • Morocco: rain, thunderstorm, wind (65 events, up to severe)
  • Spain: rain, wind (59 events, up to severe)
  • China: cold, fog, marine, other, snow-ice, wind (55 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, fog, landslide, rain, wind (54 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: marine, snow-ice (52 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog, rain, wind (40 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fog, rain, snow-ice (36 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fog, other, rain, snow-ice, wind (31 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: marine, wind (25 events, up to severe)
  • Mexico: coastal, flood, marine, rain (20 events, up to severe)
  • North America (59°N, 142°W): marine (20 events, up to severe)
  • Greece: other, rain, thunderstorm (16 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fog, other, rain, snow-ice, wind (14 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: fire, fog, other (13 events, up to severe)
  • China: landslide, rain (12 events, up to severe)
  • North America (58°N, 152°W): earthquake, marine (12 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog, other, rain, snow-ice, wind (12 events, up to severe)
  • Colombia: fire, landslide (12 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: coastal, flood (10 events, up to severe)
  • China: cold, fog, other, wind (10 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fog, other, snow-ice (9 events, up to severe)
  • North America (61°N, 147°W): marine, snow-ice (9 events, up to severe)
  • China: wind (8 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, fog, snow-ice (8 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fog, snow-ice (8 events, up to severe)
  • Australia: fire, heat (8 events, up to severe)
  • China: wind (7 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: marine (6 events, up to severe)
  • North America (59°N, 148°W): marine (6 events, up to severe)
  • China: wind (6 events, up to severe)
  • North America (69°N, 166°W): marine, other (5 events, up to severe)
  • Italy: rain, thunderstorm, wind (4 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood (4 events, up to severe)
  • North America (71°N, 149°W): marine, other (4 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: fire, fog, snow-ice (4 events, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (2°N, 127°E): earthquake, volcano (4 events, up to severe)
  • North America (71°N, 163°W): other (3 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: wind (3 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: drought, fog, snow-ice (3 events, up to severe)
  • North America (19°N, 156°W): earthquake, 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)
  • Italy: rain, thunderstorm (2 events, up to severe)
  • Australia: fire (2 events, up to severe)
  • North America (70°N, 144°W): other (2 events, up to severe)
  • Australia: fire, heat (2 events, up to severe)
  • Brazil: earthquake, 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)
  • Canada: flood (1 event, up to severe)
  • North America (67°N, 162°W): other (1 event, up to severe)
  • North America (72°N, 156°W): other (1 event, up to severe)
  • North America (60°N, 145°W): marine (1 event, up to severe)
  • Israel: coastal (1 event, up to severe)
  • Costa Rica: rain (1 event, up to severe)
  • Syria: coastal (1 event, up to severe)
  • Russia: drought (1 event, up to severe)
  • Guinea: heat (1 event, up to severe)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (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)
  • 52°N, 176°W: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Italy: 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)
  • Colombia: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (3°N, 98°E): volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Russia: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Costa Rica: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Poland: fog (218 events, up to moderate)
  • Slovakia: fog, other, snow-ice, wind (51 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: wind (34 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: flood, rain, wind (29 events, up to moderate)
  • China: cold, wind (29 events, up to moderate)
  • Poland: fog (28 events, up to moderate)
  • China: cold, fog, other, rain, wind (27 events, up to moderate)
  • Chile: wind (24 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, other, rain, snow-ice (23 events, up to moderate)
  • Poland: fog, other, snow-ice, wind (22 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: coastal, earthquake, flood, marine (22 events, up to moderate)
  • Morocco: coastal, rain, wind (21 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (19 events, up to moderate)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: fog, rain, thunderstorm, wind (18 events, up to moderate)
  • Finland: wind (17 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: rain, wind (15 events, up to moderate)
  • Estonia: other, wind (14 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (12 events, up to moderate)
  • China: wind (12 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: snow-ice, wind (12 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fire, rain, wind (12 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (11 events, up to moderate)
  • Germany: cold, fog (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Austria: cold, fog, rain, wind (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Austria: cold, rain (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: coastal, wind (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: rain, thunderstorm, wind (10 events, up to moderate)
  • China: landslide, rain (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Uzbekistan: landslide, rain, wind (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (9 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: coastal, marine (9 events, up to moderate)
  • Spain: rain, wind (8 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (19°N, 67°W): coastal, earthquake, flood (8 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: coastal, flood, marine (8 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: cold, fog, other, snow-ice (8 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: marine, wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: rain, thunderstorm, wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • 38°N, 27°W: coastal, wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Finland: other, snow-ice, wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Botswana: fire (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Europe (71°N, 27°E): wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fog, wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Europe (72°N, 17°E): wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: coastal, flood (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Burkina Faso: fire (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: cold (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, snow-ice (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: cold (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Georgia: fog, other, snow-ice, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Belarus: fog, snow-ice (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: snow-ice, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire, flood (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Morocco: rain, thunderstorm (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: snow-ice, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, other (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: other, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • China: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • 73°N, 5°E: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, fog, snow-ice (4 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fog, other, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, other, snow-ice (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Kyrgyzstan: rain (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Madagascar: cyclone, marine, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Egypt: fog, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: thunderstorm (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: heat, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Ireland: fog, marine (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: fog, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, other, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, other, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fog, other, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: flood (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: flood (3 events, up to moderate)
  • France: flood, thunderstorm (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Kosovo: fog (3 events, up to moderate)
  • China: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Zambia: fire, rain (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Mali: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • United Kingdom: fog (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: cold, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: dust, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: dust, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: coastal, marine (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Europe (71°N, 13°E): wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: coastal, cold (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Jordan: fog, other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
  • China: cold, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Iran: earthquake, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (54°N, 163°W): marine, volcano (2 events, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (40°N, 142°E): earthquake, volcano (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia & Oceania (38°S, 176°E): volcano (2 events, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (22°N, 137°E): cyclone (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Papua New Guinea: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • South Sudan: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Indonesia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Ethiopia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Botswana: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Niger: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Botswana: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Southeast Asia (8°S, 138°E): fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 12°N, 156°W: cyclone (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Saudi Arabia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Iran: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Saudi Arabia: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: thunderstorm (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Malawi: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia & Oceania (29°S, 154°E): wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: cyclone (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Europe (67°N, 0°E): wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • France: thunderstorm (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Belarus: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Iran: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 40°N, 31°W: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Burundi: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • South America (8°N, 37°W): earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 28°S, 64°E: earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (20°N, 145°E): volcano (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: cold, wind (12 events, up to minor)
  • China: cold, wind (10 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: marine (8 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (7 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (6 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (6 events, up to minor)
  • 52°N, 173°W: marine (5 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (4 events, up to minor)
  • China: snow-ice, wind (4 events, up to minor)
  • Australia: flood (4 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: cold (3 events, up to minor)
  • Argentina: heat, rain, thunderstorm (3 events, up to minor)
  • 63°N, 171°W: marine (3 events, up to minor)
  • North America (62°N, 150°W): earthquake, marine (3 events, up to minor)
  • United Kingdom: marine (3 events, up to minor)
  • Australia: flood (3 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: cold (2 events, up to minor)
  • North America (53°N, 167°W): marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • Russia: marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • North America (56°N, 156°W): marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • Bolivia: thunderstorm (2 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: earthquake (2 events, up to minor)
  • North America (25°N, 82°W): flood (1 event, up to minor)
  • United States of America: cold (1 event, up to minor)
  • China: wind (1 event, up to minor)
  • Canada: other (1 event, up to minor)
  • China: wind (1 event, up to minor)
  • China: wind (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (64°N, 170°W): marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (21°N, 158°W): marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (55°N, 159°W): marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • Europe (61°N, 0°E): marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • China: cold (1 event, up to minor)
  • China: wind (1 event, up to minor)
  • China: wind (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (19°N, 64°W): earthquake (1 event, up to minor)
  • United States of America: earthquake (1 event, up to minor)
  • United States of America: earthquake (1 event, up to minor)

Notable events

  • Forestfire (Extreme)
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  • Forestfire (Extreme)
  • Heavy Rainfall (Extreme)

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