World weather, 8 Nov: Colombia, China and China
11/8/2026
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World weather, 8 Nov: Colombia, China and China

In the past 12 hours, global weather alerts have decreased to 2,179, down from 2,647, with notable hotspots remaining in Colombia, China, and Kazakhstan. Colombia continues to face severe fire and landslide warnings, particularly in areas affected by heavy rainfall.

11/8/2026

Updated: 11/8/2026

Roundups
12-hour round-up, 06:04 UK (06:04 UTC) on 8 Nov 2026
In the past 12 hours, global weather alerts have decreased to 2,179, down from 2,647, with notable hotspots remaining in Colombia, China, and Kazakhstan. Colombia continues to face severe fire and landslide warnings, particularly in areas affected by heavy rainfall. China is grappling with extreme cold and snow-ice alerts, especially in the northern regions, while Kazakhstan is dealing with critical fire and fog conditions, compounded by wind and snow-ice hazards. The Pacific region remains active with ongoing volcanic activity and extreme heat warnings.
Seismic activity has seen a slight decline, with 17 earthquakes reported, the largest reaching a magnitude of 5.9. The Mediterranean region is experiencing a mix of mild temperatures and severe weather alerts, particularly in Spain, where thunderstorms and flooding risks are still a concern. Meanwhile, the Sahel region is experiencing extreme heat, although thunderstorms have cleared from Mali, improving conditions since the last update.

At a glance

  • 2,179 active warnings, 225 severe or extreme
  • 4 tropical cyclones under warning
  • 17 earthquakes, strongest M5.9
  • 45 active volcanoes, 38 erupting

Where it's happening

  • Colombia: fire, landslide (20 events, up to extreme)
  • China: fire, fog, wind (11 events, up to extreme)
  • China: cold, other, snow-ice, wind (8 events, up to extreme)
  • Colombia: landslide, thunderstorm (7 events, up to extreme)
  • Colombia: fire, volcano (7 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, fog, snow-ice (5 events, up to extreme)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, snow-ice (5 events, up to extreme)
  • China: wind (4 events, up to extreme)
  • Australia: fire, heat (3 events, up to extreme)
  • Madagascar: rain (2 events, up to extreme)
  • Morocco: rain, thunderstorm, wind (146 events, up to severe)
  • Portugal: coastal, other, rain, wind (108 events, up to severe)
  • Spain: rain, wind (44 events, up to severe)
  • China: cold, cyclone, other, snow-ice, wind (40 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, fog, rain, wind (33 events, up to severe)
  • China: cold, fog, rain, thunderstorm, wind (30 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: marine, snow-ice, wind (28 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fog, rain, snow-ice, wind (28 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: coastal, marine, rain, wind (22 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fog, rain, snow-ice, wind (18 events, up to severe)
  • North America (59°N, 142°W): marine (13 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: coastal, flood (10 events, up to severe)
  • Mexico: coastal, flood, marine (10 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: cold, marine (9 events, up to severe)
  • Saudi Arabia: rain (9 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: fire, fog, other (9 events, up to severe)
  • China: cold, fog, wind (7 events, up to severe)
  • Saudi Arabia: rain (7 events, up to severe)
  • Saudi Arabia: rain, wind (7 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, wind (7 events, up to severe)
  • China: fire, fog, wind (7 events, up to severe)
  • China: wind (7 events, up to severe)
  • North America (68°N, 166°W): marine, other (6 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: flood, marine, rain, wind (6 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fog, snow-ice, wind (6 events, up to severe)
  • North America (71°N, 163°W): marine, other (5 events, up to severe)
  • Iran: rain (5 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: drought, snow-ice, wind (5 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: cold (4 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: wind (4 events, up to severe)
  • Africa (14°S, 51°E): cyclone, marine, wind (4 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood (4 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: marine, wind (3 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, snow-ice (3 events, up to severe)
  • China: wind (3 events, up to severe)
  • China: fire, rain (3 events, up to severe)
  • China: earthquake, volcano (3 events, up to severe)
  • Guatemala: earthquake, volcano (3 events, up to severe)
  • Nicaragua: earthquake, 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: cold (2 events, up to severe)
  • Israel: coastal (2 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood (2 events, up to severe)
  • Australia: fire, heat (2 events, up to severe)
  • North America (70°N, 144°W): other (2 events, up to severe)
  • North America (71°N, 149°W): other (2 events, up to severe)
  • China: landslide, rain (2 events, up to severe)
  • Colombia: fire (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)
  • Australia & Oceania (16°S, 168°E): volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Australia: heat (1 event, up to severe)
  • North America (72°N, 156°W): other (1 event, up to severe)
  • Costa Rica: rain (1 event, up to severe)
  • South America (4°N, 82°W): other (1 event, up to severe)
  • Russia: fire (1 event, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (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)
  • 16°S, 173°W: earthquake (1 event, up to severe)
  • South America (7°N, 37°W): 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)
  • 52°N, 176°W: 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)
  • 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 (184 events, up to moderate)
  • Portugal: coastal, rain, thunderstorm, wind (127 events, up to moderate)
  • Poland: fog (93 events, up to moderate)
  • China: cold, fog, other, rain, wind (33 events, up to moderate)
  • China: cold, fog, rain, wind (26 events, up to moderate)
  • Morocco: coastal, rain, wind (24 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: coastal, flood, marine (21 events, up to moderate)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: fog, rain, thunderstorm, wind (20 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, other, rain, snow-ice, wind (20 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: flood, rain, wind (19 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine (17 events, up to moderate)
  • Chile: wind (15 events, up to moderate)
  • Germany: cold, fog (14 events, up to moderate)
  • Morocco: rain, thunderstorm (14 events, up to moderate)
  • Poland: fog (13 events, up to moderate)
  • Central African Republic: fire (12 events, up to moderate)
  • Finland: snow-ice, wind (12 events, up to moderate)
  • Slovakia: fog (11 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (11 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: wind (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: coastal, flood, marine (9 events, up to moderate)
  • Spain: rain (8 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: rain, wind (8 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (59°N, 148°W): marine (8 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (8 events, up to moderate)
  • Georgia: fire, fog, other, rain, snow-ice, wind (8 events, up to moderate)
  • 38°N, 27°W: coastal, wind (8 events, up to moderate)
  • Estonia: wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: coastal, wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Jordan: other, rain, thunderstorm, wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Kyrgyzstan: earthquake, rain (6 events, up to moderate)
  • France: flood, thunderstorm (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Greece: other, rain, thunderstorm (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Kosovo: fog (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Estonia: wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, snow-ice (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: heat (6 events, up to moderate)
  • South Sudan: fire (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: snow-ice, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: fog, snow-ice, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: rain, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fog (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Austria: cold, fog (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Italy: fog (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: cold, flood (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Puerto Rico: coastal, earthquake (4 events, up to moderate)
  • China: cold, fog, landslide (4 events, up to moderate)
  • China: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • China: cold, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: other, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • 73°N, 5°E: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • 73°N, 5°W: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Europe (71°N, 18°E): wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Belarus: fog (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Finland: snow-ice, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Niger: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Botswana: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Mozambique: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Burkina Faso: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Zambia: fire, rain (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire, flood (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: rain, thunderstorm (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: rain, thunderstorm (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: cold (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: other, rain, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: flood (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: flood (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Saudi Arabia: rain, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, snow-ice, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: fog, rain, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • China: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, snow-ice (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Italy: fog, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Netherlands: fog (2 events, up to moderate)
  • United Republic of Tanzania: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Ethiopia: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Bolivia: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Mozambique: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Central African Republic: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Chad: fire, other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Botswana: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: coastal, cold (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: fog (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: 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)
  • France: thunderstorm (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Europe (69°N, 3°W): wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Saudi Arabia: rain (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Egypt: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Ireland: marine (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Iran: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • 40°N, 31°W: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: coastal, flood (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia & Oceania (38°S, 176°E): volcano (2 events, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (21°N, 139°E): cyclone (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Papua New Guinea: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Finland: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Indonesia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Central African Republic: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Bolivia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Botswana: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • United Kingdom: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 11°N, 155°W: cyclone (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: thunderstorm (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Europe (67°N, 0°E): wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Kyrgyzstan: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Europe (71°N, 13°E): wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: cold (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Iraq: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Belarus: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Iran: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Burundi: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (7°N, 124°E): earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Southeast Asia (4°S, 129°E): earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
  • North America (55°N, 164°W): volcano (1 event, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (20°N, 145°E): volcano (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Japan: volcano (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: cold, wind (20 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: marine (11 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (8 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (5 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: cold (4 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (4 events, up to minor)
  • Australia: flood (4 events, up to minor)
  • North America (58°N, 151°W): marine (4 events, up to minor)
  • 52°N, 172°W: marine (4 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: cold (3 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (3 events, up to minor)
  • 63°N, 171°W: marine (3 events, up to minor)
  • Australia: flood (3 events, up to minor)
  • Mexico: marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: cold (2 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • China: landslide, snow-ice (2 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: other (2 events, up to minor)
  • North America (67°N, 162°W): marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • North America (62°N, 148°W): earthquake, marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • Russia: marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • United Kingdom: marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • Bolivia: thunderstorm (2 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: earthquake (2 events, up to minor)
  • China: cold (1 event, up to minor)
  • China: wind (1 event, up to minor)
  • Canada: other (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 (60°N, 145°W): marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (53°N, 167°W): marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (55°N, 156°W): marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • Europe (61°N, 0°E): marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • United States of America: marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • Mali: dust (1 event, up to minor)
  • China: wind (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (61°N, 151°W): earthquake (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (67°N, 144°W): earthquake (1 event, up to minor)
  • Canada: earthquake (1 event, up to minor)

Notable events

  • Heavy Rainfall (Extreme)
  • gale (Extreme)
  • Extreme Heat (Extreme)
  • Blizzard (Extreme)
  • Blizzard (Extreme)
  • Blizzard (Extreme)
  • Blizzard (Extreme)
  • Blizzard (Extreme)
  • Landslide warning (Extreme)
  • Landslide warning (Extreme)
  • Blizzard (Extreme)
  • Blizzard (Extreme)
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