[ad_1] DURBAN, South Africa — In 2009, officials in the port city of Durban moved hundreds of residents from their tin huts near the city center to a flood-prone areaRead More
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Severe Floods and Mudslides Leave At Least 45 Dead in South Africa
[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG — Days of heavy rainfall off the east coast of South Africa killed at least 45 people as rivers overflowed and mudslides swept the city and surrounding areasRead More
Faced with Catastrophic Floods, Turned to Mangrove Trees for Protection
[ad_1] LAKSHMIPUR, India — The women strapped their binoculars around their necks, secured their bright green saris, and boarded a motorboat to begin their weekly patrol in the Sundarbans, oneRead More
Fires, Then Floods: Risk of Deadly Climate Combination Increases
[ad_1] With global warming drastically increasing the risk of heavy rains following extreme wildfires in the western United States, a new study highlights the need for better preparations for hazardsRead More
Government Struggles to Respond to Floods in Australia
[ad_1] LISMORE, Australia – As floodwaters rose, flooding the pillars that once protected his home, Laurence Axtens grabbed a chair and set it on a table. He put his 91-year-oldRead More
First Fires, Then Floods: Climate Extremes Sink Australia
[ad_1] WEE WAA, Australia – Two years ago, the fields outside Christina Southwell’s family home near Australia’s cotton capital looked like a dusty brown desert as drought-induced bushfires burned toRead More
14 Dies After Bus Falls From Bridge As Floods Destroy China
[ad_1] For the second time in three months, China is grappling with torrential flooding caused by unusually heavy rains that killed at least 29 people and displaced more than 120,000Read More
How Government Decisions Have Exposed Tennessee to Deadly Floods
[ad_1] The flood that killed at least 20 people in Tennessee last weekend came with shocking speed and violence – apparently a case study of the challenges of protecting peopleRead More
Tennessee Floods: What Role Does Climate Change Play?
[ad_1] In the past 48 hours, parts of Tennessee have been swept by record-breaking rainfall and unexpected flash flooding. killed at least 21 people and left dozens missing. “This isRead More
Scientists Find Climate Change Contributing to Europe’s Deadly Floods
[ad_1] The study is the latest in the growing field of rapid correlation science that examines extreme weather events such as torrential rains and heatwaves to see if and toRead More