Flood

Floods are temporary overflows of water onto land that is usually dry, caused by heavy rainfall, river overflow, storm surges, or rapid snowmelt. Increasingly, climate change is influencing the frequency and intensity of floods by altering precipitation patterns, accelerating snowmelt, and raising sea levels, which can amplify the impact on communities, ecosystems, and infrastructure.

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Flash floods kill 50 in western AfghanistanNews

Flash floods kill 50 in western Afghanistan

By Abdullah Hasrat, with Mohsen Karimi in Herat | AFP Kabul, Afghanistan (UPDATED) - Flash flooding has killed at least 50 people in western Afghanistan,…
SourceSourceMay 18, 2024 Full article
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Floods in parts of northern Europe after heavy rainsNews

Floods in parts of northern Europe after heavy rains

Frankfurt, Germany | AFP Heavy rains caused flooding in parts of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands overnight into Saturday, swamping streets and buildings and sparking…
SourceSourceMay 18, 2024 Full article
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Brazil’s Porto Alegre: a flood disaster waiting to happenNews

Brazil’s Porto Alegre: a flood disaster waiting to happen

By Sandra FERRER | AFP Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Porto Alegre, the Brazilian metropolis left submerged after torrential rains, had been lulled into a…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article
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New approach for improved early flood warningScience

New approach for improved early flood warning

By Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Climate change increases frequency of extreme events such as flooding. This reinforces the need to develop methods for…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article
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Rivers rise again as rain batters flood-hit south BrazilNews

Rivers rise again as rain batters flood-hit south Brazil

By Florian PLAUCHEUR Porto Alegre, Brazil - River levels were rising again Sunday as strong rains lashed waterlogged southern Brazil, where flooding has killed more…
SourceSourceMay 12, 2024 Full article
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Dogs, horses, rabbits: more than 10,000 animals rescued from Brazil floodsNews

Dogs, horses, rabbits: more than 10,000 animals rescued from Brazil floods

By Mauricio RABUFFETTI Porto Alegre, Brazil - At a makeshift field hospital for pets rescued from Brazil's flooded south, a steady stream of volunteers arrives…
SourceSourceMay 12, 2024 Full article
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Brazil authorities warn of more floods, landslides as new rains hit southNews

Brazil authorities warn of more floods, landslides as new rains hit south

By Mauricio RABUFFETTI | AFP Porto Alegre, Brazil - New rains in waterlogged southern Brazil are expected to be heaviest between Sunday and Monday, authorities…
SourceSourceMay 12, 2024 Full article
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Brazil’s catastrophic weather spawns spate of conspiracy theoriesNews

Brazil’s catastrophic weather spawns spate of conspiracy theories

By Maria-Eduarda JOIA | AFP Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - The climate catastrophe that has struck southern Brazil, killing more than a hundred people and…
SourceSourceMay 11, 2024 Full article
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Floods misery reminder of climate’s role in supercharging rainFactsNews

Floods misery reminder of climate’s role in supercharging rain

By Nick Perry | AFP Paris, France - Floods have been tearing a path of destruction across the globe, hammering Kenya, submerging Dubai, and forcing…
SourceSourceMay 8, 2024 Full article
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Northwestern Europe grapples with storm chaos: Floods, snow, and extreme cold pose challengesNews

Northwestern Europe grapples with storm chaos: Floods, snow, and extreme cold pose challenges

Northwestern Europe faced challenges on Wednesday as the latest Atlantic storm, part of a recurring series, unleashed rain and snow on already saturated ground. Meanwhile,…
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