World weather, 13 Nov: China, Finland and China
11/13/2026
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World weather, 13 Nov: China, Finland and China

In the past 24 hours, global weather alerts have risen to 2,864, up from 2,814, with significant activity noted in regions facing severe conditions.

11/13/2026

Updated: 11/13/2026

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Daily round-up, 00:06 UK (00:06 UTC) on 13 Nov 2026
In the past 24 hours, global weather alerts have risen to 2,864, up from 2,814, with significant activity noted in regions facing severe conditions. China is a major hotspot, grappling with dense fog and a maximum severity alert of 4, while Finland also faces severe snow and wind alerts. Brazil is under threat from fire and landslide warnings, and Colombia is dealing with severe thunderstorms and landslide risks, particularly in the Andes region. Additionally, Saudi Arabia is experiencing dust and rain alerts, contributing to a complex weather landscape.
Seismic activity has decreased, with 33 earthquakes recorded, the strongest being a magnitude 5.8 event. The Arctic and Antarctic regions continue to endure extreme cold and high winds, which pose travel hazards. Meanwhile, the Caribbean is experiencing increasing rainfall, particularly in the Dominican Republic, and the US Northeast is facing heavy rain and flash flood warnings. As weather patterns evolve, alerts remain active across various regions, indicating a dynamic and potentially hazardous situation ahead.

At a glance

  • 2,864 active warnings, 495 severe or extreme
  • 2 tropical cyclones under warning
  • 33 earthquakes, strongest M5.8
  • 45 active volcanoes, 38 erupting

Where it's happening

  • China: fog (27 events, up to extreme)
  • Finland: snow-ice, wind (20 events, up to extreme)
  • China: fog, wind (20 events, up to extreme)
  • Brazil: fire, landslide (16 events, up to extreme)
  • Saudi Arabia: dust, rain (15 events, up to extreme)
  • Colombia: fire, landslide, volcano (14 events, up to extreme)
  • Saudi Arabia: rain, wind (13 events, up to extreme)
  • Saudi Arabia: dust, rain, wind (11 events, up to extreme)
  • Colombia: fire, landslide (11 events, up to extreme)
  • Colombia: thunderstorm, volcano (6 events, up to extreme)
  • North America (71°N, 149°W): marine, other, snow-ice (5 events, up to extreme)
  • North America (71°N, 156°W): other, snow-ice (3 events, up to extreme)
  • 1°S, 91°W: thunderstorm (2 events, up to extreme)
  • Myanmar: rain (1 event, up to extreme)
  • Hungary: flood, fog, rain, snow-ice, thunderstorm, wind (321 events, up to severe)
  • Croatia: cold, drought, flood, rain, snow-ice, thunderstorm, wind (258 events, up to severe)
  • Slovakia: fog, rain, snow-ice, thunderstorm, wind (149 events, up to severe)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: heat, marine, rain, snow-ice, thunderstorm, wind (137 events, up to severe)
  • Italy: flood, rain, thunderstorm, wind (64 events, up to severe)
  • Norway: coastal, snow-ice, wind (59 events, up to severe)
  • Kosovo: heat, rain, thunderstorm, wind (52 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: coastal, earthquake, flood, marine, snow-ice, wind (50 events, up to severe)
  • Finland: other, snow-ice, wind (47 events, up to severe)
  • Spain: coastal, other, wind (45 events, up to severe)
  • France: coastal, flood, rain, thunderstorm, wind (41 events, up to severe)
  • Germany: coastal, cold, snow-ice, wind (34 events, up to severe)
  • Poland: wind (26 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: coastal, earthquake, flood, marine, other (26 events, up to severe)
  • Germany: coastal, cold, snow-ice, thunderstorm, wind (21 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood, marine, snow-ice (21 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: coastal, flood, marine, other, wind (21 events, up to severe)
  • Norway: snow-ice, wind (17 events, up to severe)
  • Greenland: snow-ice (15 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: fire, fog, other, rain, thunderstorm, wind (14 events, up to severe)
  • Europe (52°N, 2°E): flood, marine, wind (13 events, up to severe)
  • South Sudan: drought, fire (13 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: snow-ice, wind (12 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: rain, wind (12 events, up to severe)
  • Belarus: rain, snow-ice, wind (12 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: cold, marine (11 events, up to severe)
  • Greenland: snow-ice (10 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog, other, snow-ice, wind (10 events, up to severe)
  • Italy: thunderstorm, volcano, wind (9 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog (9 events, up to severe)
  • Colombia: fire, landslide (8 events, up to severe)
  • Australia: fire, heat (8 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog (7 events, up to severe)
  • Greenland: earthquake, snow-ice, wind (6 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: cold, marine (6 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood (6 events, up to severe)
  • Georgia: avalanche, fire, fog, wind (6 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: coastal, other, rain, wind (6 events, up to severe)
  • Canada: earthquake, marine (5 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: drought, fog, snow-ice (5 events, up to severe)
  • United Republic of Tanzania: other, rain (5 events, up to severe)
  • North America (71°N, 163°W): marine, other (5 events, up to severe)
  • Belarus: rain, snow-ice, wind (5 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: cold (4 events, up to severe)
  • Saudi Arabia: rain (4 events, up to severe)
  • Mexico: earthquake, flood (4 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire, wind (4 events, up to severe)
  • China: other, snow-ice (4 events, up to severe)
  • 52°N, 176°W: earthquake, marine, volcano (4 events, up to severe)
  • North America (19°N, 155°W): earthquake, marine, volcano (4 events, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (2°N, 127°E): earthquake, volcano (4 events, up to severe)
  • Greenland: snow-ice (3 events, up to severe)
  • Iran: dust, rain, wind (3 events, up to severe)
  • China: fire, fog, snow-ice (3 events, up to severe)
  • Mexico: drought, rain, volcano (3 events, up to severe)
  • North America (70°N, 144°W): marine, other, wind (3 events, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: wind (3 events, up to severe)
  • Europe (37°N, 14°E): volcano, wind (3 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: earthquake, volcano, wind (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: marine (2 events, up to severe)
  • United States of America: cold (2 events, up to severe)
  • South America (4°N, 82°W): other, thunderstorm (2 events, up to severe)
  • South America (13°N, 73°W): wind (2 events, up to severe)
  • China: fog (2 events, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (4°N, 98°E): flood, volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Argentina: heat, volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Papua New Guinea: earthquake, volcano (2 events, up to severe)
  • Russia: 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)
  • Thailand: rain (1 event, up to severe)
  • United States of America: flood (1 event, up to severe)
  • United States of America: cold (1 event, up to severe)
  • Venezuela: drought (1 event, up to severe)
  • Kazakhstan: fire (1 event, up to severe)
  • Guinea: heat (1 event, up to severe)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (1 event, up to severe)
  • 51°S, 140°E: earthquake (1 event, up to severe)
  • 59°S, 26°W: earthquake (1 event, up to severe)
  • Southeast Asia (6°S, 105°E): volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Brazil: 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)
  • Papua New Guinea: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Russia: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Costa Rica: volcano (1 event, up to severe)
  • Finland: other, snow-ice (43 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (40 events, up to moderate)
  • Estonia: other, rain, snow-ice, wind (36 events, up to moderate)
  • Spain: rain (35 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (32 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (20 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, other, rain, snow-ice, thunderstorm, wind (17 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: rain, thunderstorm (15 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (58°N, 153°W): earthquake, marine, snow-ice (15 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine, snow-ice (13 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine, snow-ice (13 events, up to moderate)
  • Sweden: wind (12 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (12 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fog (11 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: fog, wind (11 events, up to moderate)
  • France: avalanche, cold, snow-ice (10 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fog, other, rain, snow-ice (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: avalanche, coastal, flood, rain, thunderstorm, wind (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: fog, other, snow-ice (10 events, up to moderate)
  • Europe (58°N, 6°E): wind (9 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: rain, thunderstorm (9 events, up to moderate)
  • China: flood, landslide (9 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, other, snow-ice, wind (9 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (8 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: air, coastal, marine (8 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: marine, wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine, snow-ice (7 events, up to moderate)
  • China: earthquake, fog, landslide, wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Europe (62°N, 4°E): marine, wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Spain: coastal, flood, other (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: fog, other, rain, snow-ice, wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: other, snow-ice, wind (7 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fog (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Central African Republic: fire (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (7 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • 73°N, 4°W: other, wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Algeria: wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Greece: other, rain (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: rain, wind (6 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine, rain, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: air, fog, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Dominican Republic: flood (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: fog, other, wind (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: fog (5 events, up to moderate)
  • Greenland: snow-ice (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia & Oceania (42°S, 147°E): wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • 77°N, 5°E: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Europe (68°N, 3°W): wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Moldova: fog, rain, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Saudi Arabia: rain, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • China: fog, snow-ice (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: other, wind (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, snow-ice (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Central African Republic: fire (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (4 events, up to moderate)
  • Kenya: other, rain (4 events, up to moderate)
  • North America (55°N, 163°W): marine, volcano (4 events, up to moderate)
  • France: rain (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Greenland: snow-ice (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: snow-ice (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: other, snow-ice (3 events, up to moderate)
  • 77°N, 5°W: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • 74°N, 5°E: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Portugal: coastal (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia & Oceania (38°S, 176°E): drought, volcano (3 events, up to moderate)
  • United Republic of Tanzania: fire, other, rain (3 events, up to moderate)
  • United Republic of Tanzania: other, rain (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: coastal, other, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, snow-ice, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, snow-ice (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Iran: marine, wind (3 events, up to moderate)
  • Canada: earthquake, marine (3 events, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (14°N, 145°E): coastal (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Australia: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • China: other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Greece: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Norway: snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: cold, other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • China: drought, other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: coastal, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: marine (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog, wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • China: other (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Afghanistan: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Central African Republic: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • South Sudan: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Burkina Faso: fire (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: wind (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other, snow-ice (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Argentina: thunderstorm (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Japan: earthquake, volcano (2 events, up to moderate)
  • Finland: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 30°N, 154°E: cyclone (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 10°N, 173°W: cyclone (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Dominican Republic: flood (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • North America (64°N, 148°W): fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • North America (69°N, 162°W): snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Spain: coastal (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Saudi Arabia: dust (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Mexico: rain (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Saudi Arabia: dust (1 event, up to moderate)
  • United States of America: drought (1 event, up to moderate)
  • India: drought (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: drought (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Brazil: drought (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Cambodia: drought (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Gabon: drought (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Madagascar: drought (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Colombia: thunderstorm (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Lithuania: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Egypt: cold (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 74°N, 15°E: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • 76°N, 25°E: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: wind (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: fog (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Kazakhstan: snow-ice (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Europe (67°N, 0°E): wind (1 event, 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)
  • Ethiopia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Botswana: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Mozambique: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Senegal: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Central African Republic: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Australia: fire (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • China: other (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Central African Republic: flood (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Russia: earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (27°N, 140°E): earthquake (1 event, up to moderate)
  • East Asia (20°N, 145°E): volcano (1 event, up to moderate)
  • Canada: marine (30 events, up to minor)
  • 52°N, 173°W: marine (9 events, up to minor)
  • North America (59°N, 148°W): marine (8 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (7 events, up to minor)
  • North America (59°N, 142°W): marine (7 events, up to minor)
  • North America (57°N, 158°W): earthquake, marine (7 events, up to minor)
  • North America (54°N, 167°W): marine (6 events, up to minor)
  • North America (56°N, 163°W): marine (5 events, up to minor)
  • North America (60°N, 152°W): earthquake (5 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (4 events, up to minor)
  • North America (60°N, 145°W): earthquake, marine (4 events, up to minor)
  • Argentina: heat (3 events, up to minor)
  • Australia: flood (3 events, up to minor)
  • Canada: marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • North America (21°N, 158°W): coastal, marine (2 events, up to minor)
  • Australia: flood (2 events, up to minor)
  • United States of America: marine (1 event, up to minor)
  • Canada: other (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (57°N, 170°W): marine (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: heat (1 event, up to minor)
  • 27°S, 109°W: wind (1 event, up to minor)
  • Bolivia: thunderstorm (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (67°N, 157°W): earthquake (1 event, up to minor)
  • United States of America: earthquake (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (69°N, 145°W): earthquake (1 event, up to minor)
  • North America (69°N, 145°W): earthquake (1 event, up to minor)

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