[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
Tag: Floods
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
Floods kill 21 as thousands flee to shelters in China.
[ad_1] The latest deadly downpour in a summer of extreme weather has killed 21 people in torrential flooding in China’s Hubei Province, officials said on Thursday. killed hundreds of peopleRead More
A German Village Rethinks Its Relationship With Peasants After Deadly Floods
[ad_1] RECH, Germany — Shortly before midnight, Dominik Gieler received a final WhatsApp message from his mother. He had watched a river tsunami take over one, then two, and thenRead More
Floods from India Landslides and Monsoons Kill Scores
[ad_1] NEW DELHI — The scenic mountain valley looked like a war zone in seconds. “Guys, we have to run!” A man filming the devastation in a hillside town inRead More
What Are Flash Floods? Here Are Some Safety and Preparation Tips
[ad_1] After hours of sweltering heat, the sky turns coal gray. Suddenly it feels like thunderstorms and heavy rain are coming. An alert appears on your phone or in theRead More
European Floods Final Sign of Global Warming Crisis
[ad_1] The German flood warning system leaves it up to local authorities to decide what action to take, according to the theory they have the best knowledge of the localRead More