LKAB says ground deformation from the Kiruna iron ore mine will extend farther than previously forecast, forcing relocation of about 2,700 homes and 6,000 residents. The expanded impact zone must be replaced within 10 years at an estimated cost of SEK 22.5 billion.

A sheep house east of Vík í Mýrdal was washed out to sea amid heavy surf, and rescuers fear a nearby horse stable could be lost at the next high tide as winds strengthen. No animals were inside; valuables were cleared and yellow weather warnings are in effect for South and Southeast Iceland.

Residents of Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, were allowed to return home on August 15 after an evacuation order due to the Paddy’s Pond wildfire was lifted, even as the fire continued to burn and other wildfires raged across Atlantic Canada.

Reykjavík fire department responded to 18 water damage calls over two hours during heavy rain, including flooding in the basement of the Kjarvalsstaðir art museum.

A rooftop in Berlevåg is packed with common kittiwakes occupying every nook and cranny. The scene highlights seabirds’ increasing use of urban structures for roosting in coastal northern Norway.

The flood reached a record-breaking crest of 16.65 feet at about 8 a.m. Wednesday. Water continues to seep into Valley neighborhoods.

Storm Floris struck Langesund in Telemark, Norway, ripping roofs off summer cabins at a Norsk Hydro holiday site, though no injuries were reported.

In July 2025, lightning-triggered wildfires near the Kobuk River in Northwest Alaska threatened local homes and the tundra ecosystem. The author returned by small plane to set up firebreaks and sprinkler systems with fire crews to protect his sod house and surrounding caribou habitat.

With wildfires spreading in the Kobuk River country of Northwest Alaska, I just knew I needed to find a way to get home.The Nuna fire is burning still, pushed north by strong southerly winds. There has been some rain, not a lot. I remain concerned about my home. I’m worried about the caribou, too, and what brush will revegetate that tundra after these fires. I’m worried about that beautiful big land between the Jades and Onion Portage, the Hunt and Nuna river valleys.

Flash floods kill an average of 127 people annually in the U.S., and nearly half of all deaths involve vehicles. People don’t realize that it doesn’t take much water to strand or even sweep away a car.

After a snowy winter followed by a week of heavy rain, over 40 cabins near Lake Françoys-Malherbe outside Salluit, Nunavik, have been flooded, with some sitting in water and one appearing to float.

Over the past five days, Mongolia’s National Emergency Management Agency reports that 12 of 22 recorded forest and steppe wildfires across multiple aimags have been fully extinguished, with four fires still active.

Multiple primary residences have burned in the Bear Creek Fire in Denali Borough, Alaska, as officials work to identify impacted homes.

A forest fire near Musquodoboit Harbour on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore has stabilized after rainfall, allowing some evacuees to return home while others remain displaced as crews continue to monitor the 30-hectare blaze.

High water on the Noatak River is accelerating erosion and causing the destruction of a decades-old cement pillow revetment wall in Noatak.

The Oskawalik Fire near Crooked Creek in southwest Alaska has expanded from 350 to over 1,400 acres, threatening Native allotments and prompting a large-scale firefighting response under windy conditions.

On June 13, heavy rain with hail hit Noyabrsk, leading to localized flooding that submerged sidewalks, parking lots and even entered apartment entrances.

The Tulip Lake wildfire in Northwest Territories has grown to over 13,000 hectares under gusting winds, prompting installation of high-volume sprinkler systems in Fort Fitzgerald and Fort Smith as crews work to secure containment lines.

Unusually heavy rainfall struck northern Iceland’s town of Ólafsfjörður on 4–5 June 2025, prompting fire brigade pumping operations, minor debris flows, and continued landslide and avalanche hazards. A debris-flow specialist warns such downpours occur only once every few decades.

A massive landslide from the Birch Glacier in Blatten has created a debris cone threatening nearby villages with potential tidal waves and debris flows, as the glacier's movement could lead to further catastrophic events.