Last Updated: August 8, 2025
Key Takeaways
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- Reported heat-related illness visits to Virginia emergency and urgent care facilities in 2025 have surpassed the previous annual record set in 2024.
- The sixth strongest earthquake on record struck off Russia’s east coast, triggering tsunamis and a volcanic eruption, but damage and injuries were limited.
- A foodborne illness outbreak stressed a 13-bed hospital on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
- Questions continue to arise as federal support for disaster relief and state preparedness remains in flux.
- After early season quiet, conditions may be more favorable for tropical cyclone development in August.
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