Floods Wreak Havoc Across Four Continents - The New York Times
WEB4 days ago · Sept. 18, 2024, 2:33 p.m. ET. Chad. Vietnam. Austria. The American South. In very disparate regions of the world, extreme rainfall in recent weeks has killed thousands of people, submerged entire ...
FloodList – Floods and flooding news from around the world
WEBMar 10, 2024 · Germany – Thousands Evacuate Floods in Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg. Afghanistan – Devastating Flash Floods Claim Hundreds of Lives in Northern Provinces. Indonesia – Deadly Floods and Landslides in West Sumatra After 300mm of Rain in 6 Hours.
Ten countries and territories saw severe flooding in just 12 days | CNN
WEBSep 16, 2023 · It was the first of a slew of extreme weather events that have hit ten countries and territories in just 12 days – the most catastrophic being the floods in Libya, which have killed more than...
'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through …
WEB2 days ago · As torrential rains across Central and West Africa have unleashed the most catastrophic floods in decades, residents of Maiduguri, the capital of the fragile Nigerian state of Borno — which has been at the center of an Islamic extremists’ insurgency — said they have seen it all. The floods, which have killed more than 1,000 people and ...
Deadly flooding is hitting several countries at once. Scientists say ...
WEBJul 10, 2023 · Lethal flooding has simultaneously hit India, Japan, China, Turkey and the U.S. Northeast. Scientists have long warned that more extreme rainfall is expected in a warming world.
‘Water Is Coming.’ Floods Devastate West and Central Africa
WEBSep 15, 2024 · Flooding caused by the rain has devastated cities and towns across west and central Africa in recent days, leaving more than 1,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed. Up to ...
Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across …
WEBMay 8, 2024 · “Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in East Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced from their homes in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Ethiopia and...
Flood Threats Are Rising. Here’s Where People Are Moving Into …
WEBOct 4, 2023 · Worldwide, humans now occupy more than twice as much land in flood-prone areas as they did four decades ago, according to a new study in the journal Nature. The findings highlight the degree to...
Flooding has devastated several parts of the world in a short …
WEB4 days ago · Steve Inskeep. Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First. Floods have taken lives and buried towns in eastern Europe, Nigeria and Shanghai this week. Scientists say intense precipitation is becoming more possible with human-driven climate change.
Floods: Research shows millions more at risk of flooding - BBC
WEBAug 4, 2021 · Flooding is the environmental disaster that impacts more people than any other, say researchers. That view has echoed around the world in recent weeks, with huge inundations destroying lives...
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