It Literally Never Stops: The Earth Is Being Absolutely Pummeled By Disaster After Disaster
So many disasters are happening so frequently that it is almost impossible to keep up with them all. Somehow, 2025 has become “the year of the flood” and “the year of the fire” simultaneously. 2025 is also the year of the largest earthquake that we have witnessed this decade. The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that recently shook the Pacific Ring of Fire was quickly followed by hundreds of other very large earthquakes. Overall, there were 494 earthquakes of at least magnitude 5.0 within a recent 30 day period. Many were hoping that things would settle down during the month of August, but over the past few days there have been many new disasters making headlines all over the globe.
For example, unprecedented rainfall caused enormous flash floods to rip through the Wisconsin state fair…
Flash flooding slammed parts of Wisconsin on Saturday evening, forcing revelers at the state fair to flee and left residents trapped inside their homes.
Torrential rainfall battered the Badger State, with the National Weather Service (NWS) issuing a flash flooding warning for Milwaukee, West Allis and Wauwatosa.
Images emerged of flood waters rising over cars in the state, in one clip a man is seen stranded sitting on the hood of a car as fast flowing water passes him.When I say “unprecedented rainfall”, I am not kidding.
Some parts of Milwaukee have actually had over 14 inches of rain so far, and more rain is coming…
Milwaukee was hit with 5.74 inches of rain on Saturday, setting a new daily record for the area. The rain has only continued since, with some areas of Milwaukee seeing more than 14 inches of total rainfall as of Sunday morning, according to the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District.
The Central Plains and Midwest regions are set to see even more rain and flash floods, according to the National Weather Service. Severe thunderstorms, hail and isolated tornadoes could threaten the region through Sunday night.
This sort of thing is happening over and over again in 2025.
Why is that?
In the old days, “1,000 year storms” used to be quite rare.
But now they are occurring all the time.
Just look at what happened in Chicago in late July. More than 5 inches of rain fell in just two hours…
The torrential rainfall that pounded parts of Chicago on July 25 was so extreme, it typically occurs only once every 1,000 years, according to the National Weather Service.
Midday July 25, a corridor of extreme rainfall developed along a stalled atmospheric boundary on the south side of Chicago. As much as 5.61 inches of rain fell in Garfield Ridge in just two hours.
Extreme rain was also observed in Bedford Park near the border with Clearing, where an unofficial gauge measured 5.98 inches in three hours.Conditions have been even worse on the other side of the planet.
The amount of rainfall that Yuzhong County, China has been getting has been absolutely insane.
At least 10 people have died after that county received “up to half of the county’s average annual rainfall” on August 7th and 8th…
Flash floods in Yuzhong County, Gansu Province, China, killed at least 10 people and left 33 missing after up to half of the county’s average annual rainfall fell between August 7 and 8, 2025. Chinese President Xi Jinping urged local authorities to carry out full-scale rescue operations.
Meanwhile, “the year of the fire” just continues to roll on.
On Friday, a brand new wildfire suddenly erupted in the Los Angeles area…
A fierce wildfire north-west of Los Angeles prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents on Friday, as extreme heat and dry conditions fuelled its rapid spread.
The blaze, named the Canyon Fire, ignited on Thursday afternoon along the border of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. By Friday evening, it had expanded from 30 acres to nearly 5,400.
Authorities believe that they are getting the Canyon Fire under control, but the Gifford Fire has now grown to 114,000 acres…
Evacuation orders remain in effect in parts of Central California as the massive Gifford Fire crosses the 110,000 acre threshold.
The fire is the largest of the year in California with more than 114,000 acres scorched, according to fire officials. Nearly 3,000 firefighting personnel are attacking the blaze that’s burning primarily in rural areas of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. The fire is 21% contained as of Sunday morning.
The amount of rainfall that Yuzhong County, China has been getting has been absolutely insane.
At least 10 people have died after that county received “up to half of the county’s average annual rainfall” on August 7th and 8th…
Flash floods in Yuzhong County, Gansu Province, China, killed at least 10 people and left 33 missing after up to half of the county’s average annual rainfall fell between August 7 and 8, 2025. Chinese President Xi Jinping urged local authorities to carry out full-scale rescue operations.
Meanwhile, “the year of the fire” just continues to roll on.
On Friday, a brand new wildfire suddenly erupted in the Los Angeles area…
A fierce wildfire north-west of Los Angeles prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents on Friday, as extreme heat and dry conditions fuelled its rapid spread.
The blaze, named the Canyon Fire, ignited on Thursday afternoon along the border of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. By Friday evening, it had expanded from 30 acres to nearly 5,400.
Authorities believe that they are getting the Canyon Fire under control, but the Gifford Fire has now grown to 114,000 acres…
Evacuation orders remain in effect in parts of Central California as the massive Gifford Fire crosses the 110,000 acre threshold.
The fire is the largest of the year in California with more than 114,000 acres scorched, according to fire officials. Nearly 3,000 firefighting personnel are attacking the blaze that’s burning primarily in rural areas of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. The fire is 21% contained as of Sunday morning.
