World weather, 15 Nov: China, Colombia and Saudi Arabia

11/15/2026

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World weather, 15 Nov: China, Colombia and Saudi Arabia

In the past 12 hours, global weather alerts have decreased to 2,144, down from 2,504, with significant developments particularly in Colombia and China.

11/15/2026

Updated: 11/15/2026

Roundups

12-hour round-up, 06:05 UK (06:05 UTC) on 15 Nov 2026

In the past 12 hours, global weather alerts have decreased to 2,144, down from 2,504, with significant developments particularly in Colombia and China. Colombia remains a critical hotspot, facing severe alerts for fire, landslides, and volcanic activity, especially in the Andes region. Heavy rain alerts have also intensified across various parts of the country, indicating a dangerous combination of hazards. Meanwhile, China is grappling with dense fog alerts, impacting visibility and travel, particularly in the northern regions.

The situation in Scandinavia continues to evolve, with high wind conditions persisting alongside cooler temperatures. Alerts remain active in Italy due to thunderstorms, while the Mediterranean region is experiencing a mix of mild weather in Turkey and escalating severe weather alerts for heavy rain. In the US West, a decrease in active alerts marks an improvement in conditions, although caution is still advised in coastal areas and regions under winter weather advisories. As we look ahead, the weather landscape remains dynamic, with ongoing threats from heavy rain and high winds across several regions.

At a glance

2,144 active warnings, 257 severe or extreme
20 earthquakes, strongest M5.5
45 active volcanoes, 38 erupting

Where it's happening

China: fog (30 events, up to extreme)
Colombia: fire, landslide, volcano (15 events, up to extreme)
Saudi Arabia: rain (14 events, up to extreme)
Colombia: fire, landslide (11 events, up to extreme)
Colombia: fire (10 events, up to extreme)
Saudi Arabia: rain (6 events, up to extreme)
North America (71°N, 156°W): marine, other, snow-ice (5 events, up to extreme)
North America (71°N, 149°W): marine, other, snow-ice (4 events, up to extreme)
Spain: coastal, other, rain, wind (124 events, up to severe)
Norway: coastal, wind (64 events, up to severe)
Canada: coastal, earthquake, flood, marine, rain, wind (36 events, up to severe)
Italy: rain, thunderstorm, wind (27 events, up to severe)
Germany: coastal, cold, fog, snow-ice, wind (24 events, up to severe)
Italy: rain, thunderstorm, wind (24 events, up to severe)
France: flood (23 events, up to severe)
China: fog (23 events, up to severe)
France: avalanche, cold, fog, snow-ice, wind (16 events, up to severe)
Italy: flood, rain, thunderstorm, wind (15 events, up to severe)
United States of America: cold, marine (13 events, up to severe)
Georgia: avalanche, fire, fog, other, rain, snow-ice, wind (13 events, up to severe)
Mexico: coastal, flood, marine, wind (12 events, up to severe)
China: cold, fog, other, snow-ice, wind (12 events, up to severe)
Argentina: thunderstorm (12 events, up to severe)
Italy: rain, thunderstorm, volcano, wind (12 events, up to severe)
United States of America: cold (11 events, up to severe)
Canada: coastal, marine, wind (10 events, up to severe)
Kazakhstan: fog, rain, snow-ice, wind (9 events, up to severe)
China: fire, fog, rain, snow-ice, wind (9 events, up to severe)
Russia: fog, other, snow-ice, wind (9 events, up to severe)
52°N, 173°W: marine, wind (8 events, up to severe)
Colombia: fire, thunderstorm (8 events, up to severe)
China: fire, fog, wind (8 events, up to severe)
Russia: drought, other, snow-ice, wind (7 events, up to severe)
Kazakhstan: fog, rain, snow-ice, wind (7 events, up to severe)
Mexico: cold (6 events, up to severe)
Canada: earthquake, marine (6 events, up to severe)
North America (71°N, 163°W): marine, other (6 events, up to severe)
China: fog (6 events, up to severe)
China: fog (5 events, up to severe)
Kazakhstan: fire, fog (5 events, up to severe)
Australia: fire, heat (4 events, up to severe)
United States of America: flood (4 events, up to severe)
Russia: other, snow-ice, wind (3 events, up to severe)
Australia: fire, heat (3 events, up to severe)
Canada: marine, rain (3 events, up to severe)
North America (70°N, 144°W): marine, other (3 events, up to severe)
China: fog (3 events, up to severe)
China: snow-ice, wind (3 events, up to severe)
Saudi Arabia: rain (3 events, up to severe)
Russia: coastal, rain, thunderstorm (3 events, up to severe)
53°N, 176°W: marine, volcano (3 events, up to severe)
Southeast Asia (8°S, 121°E): 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)
North America (57°N, 170°W): marine, wind (2 events, up to severe)
Russia: earthquake, wind (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)
Russia: volcano, wind (2 events, up to severe)
North America (20°N, 156°W): marine, volcano (2 events, up to severe)
Argentina: other, volcano (2 events, up to severe)
China: 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)
China: fog (1 event, up to severe)
South America (4°N, 82°W): other (1 event, up to severe)
United States of America: flood (1 event, up to severe)
Guinea: heat (1 event, up to severe)
20°S, 178°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)
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)
Papua New Guinea: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
Russia: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
Colombia: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
Russia: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
Costa Rica: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
Poland: fog, wind (118 events, up to moderate)
Finland: other, snow-ice (64 events, up to moderate)
Kazakhstan: cold, fog, landslide, wind (41 events, up to moderate)
Canada: marine (41 events, up to moderate)
Germany: coastal, cold, fog, snow-ice, wind (30 events, up to moderate)
Estonia: other, wind (29 events, up to moderate)
Argentina: thunderstorm (28 events, up to moderate)
Hungary: flood, fog, wind (24 events, up to moderate)
Russia: fog, other, rain, snow-ice, wind (24 events, up to moderate)
France: thunderstorm, wind (22 events, up to moderate)
United States of America: coastal, marine, snow-ice (22 events, up to moderate)
Kazakhstan: fog, snow-ice, wind (22 events, up to moderate)
Austria: cold, flood, fog, rain, snow-ice, wind (21 events, up to moderate)
Canada: marine, wind (21 events, up to moderate)
Slovakia: wind (19 events, up to moderate)
China: fire, fog, wind (19 events, up to moderate)
North America (58°N, 152°W): marine, other, snow-ice (19 events, up to moderate)
North America (61°N, 148°W): earthquake, marine, other, snow-ice (19 events, up to moderate)
Central African Republic: fire (18 events, up to moderate)
Argentina: thunderstorm (17 events, up to moderate)
France: wind (16 events, up to moderate)
Argentina: thunderstorm (16 events, up to moderate)
Kazakhstan: fog, rain, snow-ice, wind (15 events, up to moderate)
Europe (52°N, 3°E): marine, wind (14 events, up to moderate)
Norway: wind (14 events, up to moderate)
Finland: wind (13 events, up to moderate)
Norway: wind (12 events, up to moderate)
Argentina: thunderstorm (12 events, up to moderate)
North America (59°N, 142°W): marine (12 events, up to moderate)
Poland: fog (12 events, up to moderate)
Mexico: marine, wind (11 events, up to moderate)
Argentina: thunderstorm (11 events, up to moderate)
Greece: other, rain, thunderstorm (11 events, up to moderate)
Algeria: rain, thunderstorm (10 events, up to moderate)
New Zealand: rain, wind (10 events, up to moderate)
Kazakhstan: rain, wind (10 events, up to moderate)
Kazakhstan: fog, landslide (10 events, up to moderate)
China: cold, other (10 events, up to moderate)
Finland: other, snow-ice, wind (9 events, up to moderate)
Australia: fire (9 events, up to moderate)
North America (59°N, 148°W): marine (9 events, up to moderate)
Kazakhstan: rain, wind (9 events, up to moderate)
China: other (8 events, up to moderate)
Russia: fog, other, snow-ice, wind (8 events, up to moderate)
Argentina: thunderstorm (8 events, up to moderate)
Kazakhstan: rain, wind (8 events, up to moderate)
Norway: wind (7 events, up to moderate)
Norway: wind (7 events, up to moderate)
North America (54°N, 167°W): marine (7 events, up to moderate)
Republic of Serbia: rain (7 events, up to moderate)
Norway: snow-ice, wind (7 events, up to moderate)
Russia: other, snow-ice, wind (7 events, up to moderate)
Russia: other, snow-ice, wind (7 events, up to moderate)
United States of America: fog (6 events, up to moderate)
Kyrgyzstan: cold, fog (6 events, up to moderate)
United States of America: coastal, marine (6 events, up to moderate)
Kazakhstan: fog, rain, wind (6 events, up to moderate)
China: fog (6 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)
Algeria: rain, thunderstorm (5 events, up to moderate)
China: fog, snow-ice (5 events, up to moderate)
Argentina: earthquake, thunderstorm (5 events, up to moderate)
Europe (62°N, 4°E): marine, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
Russia: other, snow-ice, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
Russia: other, snow-ice, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
Russia: other, snow-ice, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
Dominican Republic: flood (5 events, up to moderate)
Finland: snow-ice, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
South Sudan: fire (4 events, up to moderate)
Botswana: fire (4 events, up to moderate)
Tajikistan: cold, fog, landslide (4 events, up to moderate)
China: other (4 events, up to moderate)
United States of America: earthquake, fog (4 events, up to moderate)
China: snow-ice (4 events, up to moderate)
United States of America: coastal, marine (4 events, up to moderate)
72°N, 27°E: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
Canada: fog (4 events, up to moderate)
Norway: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
Iran: marine, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
Russia: snow-ice, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
Russia: fog, other, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
Russia: other, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
Finland: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
Kazakhstan: snow-ice, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
Australia: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
Central African Republic: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
Australia: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
Russia: other (3 events, up to moderate)
Russia: other, snow-ice, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
Australia & Oceania (43°S, 147°E): cold, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
Canada: marine (3 events, up to moderate)
Australia: cold (3 events, up to moderate)
Australia: cold (3 events, up to moderate)
Europe (67°N, 3°W): wind (3 events, up to moderate)
77°N, 25°E: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
New Zealand: rain (3 events, up to moderate)
Mexico: marine (3 events, up to moderate)
Russia: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
Russia: other, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
Belarus: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
North America (19°N, 68°W): earthquake, flood (3 events, up to moderate)
North America (55°N, 163°W): marine, volcano (3 events, up to moderate)
Argentina: earthquake, heat (3 events, up to moderate)
France: flood (2 events, up to moderate)
Australia: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
China: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
Australia: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
China: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
Bolivia: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
China: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
Russia: fog, other (2 events, up to moderate)
Canada: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
North America (67°N, 145°W): other (2 events, up to moderate)
United States of America: snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
Russia: avalanche, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
North America (62°N, 151°W): earthquake, snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
Australia & Oceania (41°S, 175°E): rain, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
Iran: dust, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
Kazakhstan: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
Kazakhstan: other (2 events, up to moderate)
Russia: fog (2 events, up to moderate)
China: fog (2 events, up to moderate)
China: fog (2 events, up to moderate)
Russia: snow-ice, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
Belarus: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
South Africa: thunderstorm (2 events, up to moderate)
United Republic of Tanzania: other, rain (2 events, up to moderate)
Australia & Oceania (38°S, 176°E): volcano (2 events, up to moderate)
Brazil: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Central African Republic: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Mozambique: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Central African Republic: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Cameroon: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Botswana: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Argentina: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
South Sudan: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
Burkina Faso: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
China: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
Australia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
Canada: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
Europe (67°N, 0°E): wind (1 event, up to moderate)
China: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
China: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
Canada: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
Australia: cold (1 event, up to moderate)
North America (69°N, 167°W): marine (1 event, up to moderate)
Canada: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
58°N, 175°W: marine (1 event, up to moderate)
Canada: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
Greece: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
Canada: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
74°N, 15°E: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
Europe (71°N, 5°E): wind (1 event, up to moderate)
Europe (71°N, 13°E): wind (1 event, up to moderate)
76°N, 15°E: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
North America (69°N, 151°W): snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
Saudi Arabia: dust (1 event, up to moderate)
China: other (1 event, up to moderate)
China: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
13°N, 72°W: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
United Kingdom: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
Kazakhstan: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
Russia: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
China: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
Panama: thunderstorm (1 event, up to moderate)
Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
Russia: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
Burundi: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
4°N, 99°W: 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 (57°N, 163°W): marine (6 events, up to minor)
North America (57°N, 157°W): marine (5 events, up to minor)
Australia: flood (4 events, up to minor)
Canada: marine (3 events, up to minor)
China: snow-ice (3 events, up to minor)
Canada: marine (3 events, up to minor)
Argentina: wind (3 events, up to minor)
United States of America: marine (2 events, up to minor)
United States of America: flood (2 events, up to minor)
North America (60°N, 145°W): marine (2 events, up to minor)
Russia: marine (2 events, up to minor)
North America (21°N, 157°W): marine (2 events, up to minor)
United States of America: marine (2 events, up to minor)
Australia: flood (2 events, up to minor)
East Asia (10°N, 138°E): coastal (1 event, up to minor)
China: snow-ice (1 event, up to minor)
North America (55°N, 159°W): marine (1 event, up to minor)
North America (61°N, 167°W): marine (1 event, up to minor)
Argentina: wind (1 event, up to minor)
Botswana: rain (1 event, up to minor)
South Africa: thunderstorm (1 event, up to minor)
South Africa: wind (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)
United States of America: earthquake (1 event, up to minor)
Australia: flood (1 event)

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