Even while drought is bringing many of Europe's rivers to record lows and damaging biodiversity, the threat of catastrophic flooding following a dry spell lurks in the background.
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Aug 19, 2022
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A major wildfire in eastern Spain that has destroyed vast swathes of land flared up again Friday despite heavy rainfall, threatening to spread to a nearby natural park, officials said.
Environment
Aug 19, 2022
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Water supplies to some US states and Mexico will be cut to avoid "catastrophic collapse" of the Colorado River, Washington officials said Tuesday, as a historic drought bites.
Environment
Aug 17, 2022
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Vermont farmer Brian Kemp is used to seeing the pastures at Mountain Meadows Farm grow slower in the hot, late summer, but this year the grass is at a standstill.
Environment
Aug 15, 2022
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The Great Lakes region is enjoying another year of lower water levels and wider beaches.
Earth Sciences
Aug 12, 2022
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Over the last fifty years, disasters caused by landslides and floods have become ten times more frequent, despite landslides being significantly underreported in global databases. Worldwide, 4500 people are killed on average ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 10, 2022
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Hours after rare and intense flooding hit California's Death Valley, closing roads and stranding some 1,000 people, waters were receding Saturday and police escorted many of those trapped to safety.
Environment
Aug 7, 2022
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Major flooding in California's Death Valley on Friday stranded approximately 1,000 people, buried cars and shut down all roads into and out of the famously parched national park.
Environment
Aug 6, 2022
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Consumers should be adapting their behavior in a bid to save water during the ongoing dry weather, according to Cranfield University academics.
Environment
Aug 5, 2022
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Since late 2020, the La Niña climate pattern has led to two years of above-average rainfall across much of Australia, and severe floods in parts of the country.
Environment
Aug 1, 2022
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