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Hurricane Helene is pictured (Sept. 25, 2024) from the International Space Station as it orbited 257 above the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Mississippi
Record-breaking heat from climate change supercharged Hurricane Helene’s deadly impact across U.S. Southeast, study saysClimateNews

Record-breaking heat from climate change supercharged Hurricane Helene’s deadly impact across U.S. Southeast, study says

Late on September 26th, Hurricane Helene made a catastrophic landfall in Florida’s panhandle as a Category 4 hurricane, unleashing a relentless barrage of high winds,…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 9, 2024 Full article
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Global water resources at risk: WMO report warns of increasing hydrological instabilityClimate

Global water resources at risk: WMO report warns of increasing hydrological instability

The year 2023 marked a critical low point for global water resources, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) latest State of Global Water Resources…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 7, 2024 Full article
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Flash flooding kills three in northern ThailandNews

Flash flooding kills three in northern Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand (AFP) - Flash flooding in popular Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai has killed three people, a health official said Sunday, as visitors evacuated…
SourceSourceOctober 6, 2024 Full article
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Search continues for missing in deadly Bosnia floodsNews

Search continues for missing in deadly Bosnia floods

By Elvis BARUKCIC, with Mina PEJAKOVIC in Belgrade | AFP Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina - The search for dozens of people reported missing in floods…
SourceSourceOctober 5, 2024 Full article
Climate disasters linked to rising domestic violence against women, study findsClimate

Climate disasters linked to rising domestic violence against women, study finds

A groundbreaking study from University College London (UCL) reveals a troubling connection between climate shocks - specifically landslides, storms, and floods - and increased intimate…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 3, 2024 Full article
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100 dead in storm Helene damage, flooding across US southeastNews

100 dead in storm Helene damage, flooding across US southeast

By John Falchetto | AFP Valdosta, United States - At least 100 people have been killed after destructive floods ripped through the US southeast, officials…
SourceSourceSeptember 30, 2024 Full article
Cities can curb floodplain development with existing toolsClimate

Cities can curb floodplain development with existing tools

A recent paper published in Oxford Open Climate Change sheds light on an unexpected trend: many U.S. cities are successfully avoiding development in flood-prone areas,…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 19, 2024 Full article
Stronger summer storms threaten urban areas with flooding risksClimate

Stronger summer storms threaten urban areas with flooding risks

Recent research shows that summer storms tend to be more frequent and intense over urban areas compared to rural surroundings, raising concerns about the increased…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 11, 2024 Full article
Flooding: the unexpected biggest threat to desertsScience

Flooding: the unexpected biggest threat to deserts

A new study from the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering, in collaboration with the University of Paris Cité, has revealed a…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 10, 2024 Full article
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Bangladesh’s flood response turns crisis into cooperationNews

Bangladesh’s flood response turns crisis into cooperation

By Shafiqul Islam, Tufts University | 360info Bangladesh has shown how its 'engineering diplomacy' approach to managing a flood crisis could be a pathway to…
SourceSourceSeptember 6, 2024 Full article
New model enhances accuracy of flash flood predictionsScience

New model enhances accuracy of flash flood predictions

An international team of climate scientists has developed a new approach that offers significant advancements in predicting life-threatening flash floods triggered by extreme rainfall. This…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 30, 2024 Full article
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12 dead, more than 20 missing after Yemen floods: Huthi mediaNews

12 dead, more than 20 missing after Yemen floods: Huthi media

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - Flash floods triggered by torrential rainfall have killed at least 12 people and left more than 20 others missing…
SourceSourceAugust 28, 2024 Full article
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Urban street networks, building density shape severity of floodsScience

Urban street networks, building density shape severity of floods

Researchers’ new analytical model can assess neighborhood-level hazards globally By University of California - Irvine Cities around the globe are experiencing increased flooding due to…
SourceSourceAugust 19, 2024 Full article
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Floods kill 54 in northern Chad: governorNews

Floods kill 54 in northern Chad: governor

N'Djamena, Chad (AFP) - Floods in Chad's northeast province of Tibesti have killed at least 54 people, the authorities said. The flooding in the region…
SourceSourceAugust 15, 2024 Full article
Disaster plant pathology: solutions to combat agricultural threats from disastersClimate

Disaster plant pathology: solutions to combat agricultural threats from disasters

By American Phytopathological Society An often-overlooked component of natural and human-driven disasters is their potential to affect plant health and thus food security at domestic…
SourceSourceAugust 7, 2024 Full article
Reclaimed by floods, wildlife returns to Romania’s Danube DeltaNews

Reclaimed by floods, wildlife returns to Romania’s Danube Delta

By Ani SANDU | AFP Mahmudia, Romania - Tour guide Eugen Grigorov steered his boat past half-underwater combine harvesters and last year's flooded crops in…
SourceSourceAugust 1, 2024 Full article
New model uses satellite imagery, machine learning to map flooding in urban environmentsClimateScience

New model uses satellite imagery, machine learning to map flooding in urban environments

By Joey Pitchford | North Carolina State University As climate change causes storms to intensify, new tools are needed to map where flooding occurs in…
SourceSourceJuly 31, 2024 Full article
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Research will establish best ‘managed retreat’ practices for communities faced with climate change disasterClimate

Research will establish best ‘managed retreat’ practices for communities faced with climate change disaster

By University of Kansas Around the globe, communities at risk from repeated flooding due to climate change face stark decisions. Some communities in peril of…
SourceSourceJuly 19, 2024 Full article
Older people are climate change’s hidden victimsClimate

Older people are climate change’s hidden victims

By Yulisna Mutia Sari, Monash University, Indonesia | Sharyn Davies, Monash University, Australia | Rafika Nurul Hamdani Ramli, Hasanuddin University | 360info As the planet continues…
SourceSourceJuly 19, 2024 Full article
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Heavy rains kill 5, leave 8 missing in northern China: state mediaNews

Heavy rains kill 5, leave 8 missing in northern China: state media

Beijing, China (AFP) - Torrential rains have killed five people and left eight missing in northern China's Shaanxi province, state media reported Friday. Heavy rain…
SourceSourceJuly 19, 2024 Full article
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Early warning systems and plans to avert disasters due to extreme rainfall are still flawed, study showsScienceClimate

Early warning systems and plans to avert disasters due to extreme rainfall are still flawed, study shows

Researchers analyzed landslides caused by storms in São Sebastião (Brazil) in 2023, when at least 65 people died, and suggest involvement of the local community…
SourceSourceJune 27, 2024 Full article
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El Niño forecasts extended to 18 months with innovative physics-based modelClimateScience

El Niño forecasts extended to 18 months with innovative physics-based model

By University of Hawaii at Manoa Across Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and the Americas, El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) brings variations in winds, weather, and…
SourceSourceJune 26, 2024 Full article
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Why Indian cities flood during monsoon rainsClimate

Why Indian cities flood during monsoon rains

By Amita Bhide, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai | 360info To avoid floods, Indian cities need to engage in nuanced, localised and comprehensive planning…
SourceSourceJune 25, 2024 Full article
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Human activity: A double-edged sword in the face of droughtClimateScience

Human activity: A double-edged sword in the face of drought

By Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) Earth and environmental scientists reported that as human socio-economic activities increase, greenhouse gas emissions will rise, leading…
SourceSourceJune 21, 2024 Full article