diff --git a/src/main/java/com/livingworld/LivingWorldMod.java b/src/main/java/com/livingworld/LivingWorldMod.java
index 91ce5d2..fc843ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/livingworld/LivingWorldMod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/livingworld/LivingWorldMod.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.entity.animal.Squid;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.animal.Bee;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.monster.Monster;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.MobSpawnType;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.item.ItemEntity;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.Items;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.biome.Biome;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.biome.Biomes;
@@ -616,6 +617,10 @@ public class LivingWorldMod {
                             Math.max(movement.y, 0.12),
                             movement.z + (random.nextDouble() - 0.5) * 0.35);
                 }
+                if (bootstrap.isStormIncoming(coord) && random.nextInt(8) == 0) {
+                    playAmbientSound(player, Holder.direct(SoundEvents.WEATHER_RAIN),
+                            0.08f, 0.75f);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -651,6 +656,7 @@ public class LivingWorldMod {
         double tidalPushZ = Math.sin(windAngle) * tidalCurrentMag * TIDAL_CURRENT_STRENGTH;
         boolean hasTidalCurrent = Math.abs(tidalCurrentMag) > 0.1;
 
+        Set<UUID> processedItems = new HashSet<>();
         for (ServerPlayer player : minecraftServer.getPlayerList().getPlayers()) {
             if (!(player.level() instanceof ServerLevel level)) continue;
             BlockPos pos = player.blockPosition();
@@ -694,6 +700,31 @@ public class LivingWorldMod {
                 var mm = mob.getDeltaMovement();
                 mob.setDeltaMovement(mm.x + mobFlow.x * mobForce, mm.y, mm.z + mobFlow.z * mobForce);
             }
+
+            var nearbyItems = entityLevel.getEntitiesOfClass(
+                    ItemEntity.class, player.getBoundingBox().inflate(48));
+            for (ItemEntity item : nearbyItems) {
+                if (!processedItems.add(item.getUUID())) continue;
+                var itemFluid = entityLevel.getFluidState(item.blockPosition());
+                if (!itemFluid.is(FluidTags.WATER)) continue;
+                var movement = item.getDeltaMovement();
+                if (!itemFluid.isSource()) {
+                    var itemFlow = itemFluid.getFlow(entityLevel, item.blockPosition());
+                    double force = CURRENT_STRENGTH * (itemFluid.getAmount() / 8.0) * 0.8;
+                    item.setDeltaMovement(movement.x + itemFlow.x * force,
+                            movement.y, movement.z + itemFlow.z * force);
+                } else if (hasTidalCurrent) {
+                    RegionCoordinate itemCoord = RegionCoordinate.fromBlock(
+                            entityLevel.dimension().location().toString(),
+                            item.blockPosition().getX(), item.blockPosition().getZ(),
+                            LivingWorldConstants.DEFAULT_REGION_SIZE_CHUNKS);
+                    Double elevation = bootstrap.getRegionElevation(itemCoord);
+                    if (elevation != null && elevation <= seaLevel + 6) {
+                        item.setDeltaMovement(movement.x + tidalPushX,
+                                movement.y, movement.z + tidalPushZ);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -710,14 +741,16 @@ public class LivingWorldMod {
         RegionCoordinate coord = new RegionCoordinate(dimId, regionX, regionZ);
 
         // Volcanic ambience — highest priority when eruption is active
-        String volcanoPhase = bootstrap.getVolcanoPhaseAt(coord);
+        String volcanoPhase = bootstrap.getNearbyVolcanoPhase(coord, 3);
         if (volcanoPhase != null) {
-            if ("ERUPTING".equals(volcanoPhase) && random.nextInt(4) == 0) {
-                playAmbientSound(player, Holder.direct(SoundEvents.FIRE_AMBIENT), 0.55f, 0.8f + random.nextFloat() * 0.4f);
+            if ("ERUPTING".equals(volcanoPhase) && random.nextInt(3) == 0) {
+                playAmbientSound(player, SoundEvents.AMBIENT_BASALT_DELTAS_MOOD,
+                        0.45f, 0.55f + random.nextFloat() * 0.25f);
                 return true;
             }
-            if ("BUILDING".equals(volcanoPhase) && random.nextInt(20) == 0) {
-                playAmbientSound(player, SoundEvents.AMBIENT_BASALT_DELTAS_MOOD, 0.25f, 0.7f + random.nextFloat() * 0.2f);
+            if ("BUILDING".equals(volcanoPhase) && random.nextInt(10) == 0) {
+                playAmbientSound(player, SoundEvents.AMBIENT_BASALT_DELTAS_MOOD,
+                        0.22f, 0.75f + random.nextFloat() * 0.15f);
                 return true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/livingworld/bootstrap/LivingWorldBootstrap.java b/src/main/java/com/livingworld/bootstrap/LivingWorldBootstrap.java
index 20f07b7..5173eb2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/livingworld/bootstrap/LivingWorldBootstrap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/livingworld/bootstrap/LivingWorldBootstrap.java
@@ -1489,6 +1489,33 @@ public final class LivingWorldBootstrap {
         return phase != null ? phase.name() : null;
     }
 
+    /** Returns the strongest volcanic phase within the requested region radius. */
+    public String getNearbyVolcanoPhase(RegionCoordinate coord, int radius) {
+        if (coord == null) return null;
+        VolcanoPhase strongest = null;
+        for (RegionCoordinate volcanic : volcanicRegions) {
+            if (!volcanic.dimensionId().equals(coord.dimensionId())) continue;
+            if (Math.abs(volcanic.x() - coord.x()) > radius
+                    || Math.abs(volcanic.z() - coord.z()) > radius) continue;
+            VolcanoPhase phase = volcanoPhase.get(volcanic);
+            if (phase == VolcanoPhase.ERUPTING) return phase.name();
+            if (phase == VolcanoPhase.BUILDING) strongest = phase;
+        }
+        return strongest != null ? strongest.name() : null;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isStormIncoming(RegionCoordinate coord) {
+        if (coord == null || isClimateEventActive(coord, ClimateEventType.LIGHTNING_STORM)
+                || isClimateEventActive(coord, ClimateEventType.BLIZZARD)
+                || isClimateEventActive(coord, ClimateEventType.SANDSTORM)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return getRegionalWeather(coord)
+                .map(atmosphere -> atmosphere.getThunderLevel() >= 0.25
+                        && atmosphere.getThunderLevel() < 0.55)
+                .orElse(false);
+    }
+
     /** Marks a region as oceanic so it can host submarine volcanoes. */
     public void markOceanicRegion(RegionCoordinate coord) {
         if (coord != null) oceanicRegions.add(coord);