Many people are familiar with flash floods—torrents that develop quickly after heavy rainfall. But there's also such a thing as a flash drought, and these sudden, extreme dry spells are becoming a big concern for farmers ...
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Nov 10, 2022
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The northern part of Central America was on high alert Wednesday for the passage of Hurricane Lisa, with warnings of devastating winds, downpours and flash floods also affecting Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.
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Nov 2, 2022
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Flooding stirs up river sediments, which can spread contaminants in our waterways and floodplains. Flood water can carry sediments bearing contaminants from a range of sources, both historical and new, such as sewage, petrol ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2022
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There has been severe flooding in Nigeria—the worst in a decade. Earlier this month, Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency warned of catastrophic flooding for states located along the courses of the Niger and Benue ...
Environment
Oct 24, 2022
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Some of Victoria's most important agricultural regions are among the areas worst hit by severe floods inundating the state this week.
Environment
Oct 20, 2022
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More than half of the flood victims in Pakistan's worst-hit Sindh province have returned to their homes over the past three weeks as the waters there gradually receded, officials said Monday.
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Oct 17, 2022
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Flash floods swamped hundreds of homes in southeastern Australia Friday with waterlogged residents now facing a "nerve-wracking" wait to assess the damage.
Environment
Oct 14, 2022
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Some cities around the world are pulling back from shorelines, as rising seas from climate change increase flooding. But so far, retreat appears out of the question for Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Environment
Oct 12, 2022
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An analysis of thousands of water and oil wells in the Houston metro area has uncovered significant rates of subsidence, or gradual sinking of the ground, in some of the region's fast-growing suburbs that have not been previously ...
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Oct 11, 2022
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Summer 2022 has been an unprecedented one with five "1-in-1,000-year" floods experienced across the U.S.: St. Louis and Eastern Kentucky, both in July, and Southeast Illinois, Death Valley and Dallas, all in August.
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