Scientists warn dozens of coastal cities are in danger of being washed over by flooding due to rising sea levels – but two dozen are at higher risks.
A team of researchers led by Virginia Tech identified 24 locations that are battling a combination of sinking land and rising sea levels, putting one out of every 50 resident at risk.
Those living along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic seaboard were deemed in the ‘danger zone,’ while Pacific coast
The death toll from days of heavy rains and flooding in Slovenia has climbed to six, police said Monday (7 August), as clean-up operations continued with help from neighbouring countries.
Prime Minister Robert Golob has described the torrential rains and severe flooding that hit the Alpine country of two million as its worst natural disaster since independence three decades ago.
Flash floods and landslides that began Thursday had submerged large swathes of central and northern Slovenia, cutting off access to
Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands, although the country appears to have averted the worst effects of the typhoon season
For days, the rain came down in sheets, pounding Beijing and areas around it in what the government said was the heaviest deluge China’s capital had seen since record keeping began 140 years ago.
When the extreme downpour finally stopped on Tuesday, most of Beijing had been spared the worst — but partly because officials made sure the floodwaters went elsewhere.
Officials in Hebei Province, which borders Beijing, had opened flood gates and spillways in seven low-lying flood control zones
Days of unusually heavy rains around China’s capital, Beijing, have flooded houses, torn apart roads and left at least 20 people dead and 27 missing, state media reported Tuesday.
The flooding prompted authorities to close train stations and evacuate people in vulnerable areas to school gyms. Cars were washed away and piled into stacks by the rushing waters.
The level of rainfall is rarely seen in Beijing, which generally enjoys moderate, dry summers but has experienced record-breaking extended days of
Met Office weather forecasters have warned “heavy and thundery showers” will dominate during the first few days of August as Atlantic mobility unsettles conditions over the UK.
The agency has released its latest predictions for the week ahead, covering up to Sunday, August 6, during which time people may experience some flooding.
While Tuesday, August 1, will bring some welcome change compared to previous weeks, the forecasters said, a wet pattern will quickly re-establish itself.
A low-pressure system will cross
Fierce rain and flooding pummeled Beijing on Monday, killing at least two people as the downpour triggered landslides and swept away cars on the city’s outskirts after the authorities issued a red alert for what they warned was the heaviest deluge in years.
The intense rain since the weekend prompted Beijing to close tourist attractions like the ancient Forbidden City. But the worst effects have been felt in the city’s outer districts, where downpours overwhelmed riverbeds that usually stay dry
A hiker in Vermont who went missing amid the historic flooding in the state earlier in July has been found dead, according to officials.
The Vermont State Police said in a statement on Friday that Robert Kerker, 67, was found dead along the Stony Brook in Stockbridge, Vermont.
Kerker was last seen on July 9 when a witness saw him at the Stony Brook Shelter on the Appalachian Trail. Severe rain and flooding hit the state beginning on July 10,
Residents in four states have been warned to brace for flash flooding as a massive rain bomb smashes the east coast of Australia.
NSW, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania will be battered by heavy downpours and thunderstorms as a slow moving low pressure system continues to wreak havoc.
Sky News Weather meteorologist Alison Osborne has warned the wild weather could become worse with the possibility of an east coast low forming over the weekend.
‘So this is a serious forecast. And
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NEW BERN, NC—Janice Crews knew time was not on her side after Hurricane Florence’s record-breaking storm devastated her flood-prone neighborhood on September 14, 2018.
The retired postal worker acted quickly. She recruited an activist friend, organized neighbors, met with city officials and signed a petition for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to buy out their homes in the North Hills
