Massive sewage plume closes Southern California beaches. Hurricane Erick slams Mexico as earliest Cat 3 on record. Heatwave grips U.S. with temps over 110°F in the Southwest. X1.91 solar flare erupts, but no major CME. Power outages hit PA & VA. Flooding shuts down roads in Memphis. Etna, Dukono, and other volcanoes active. SpaceX Starship explodes on the pad. Plus: ancient Assyrian deities unearthed, and new research confirms 22,000-year-old footprints in New Mexico.
