heat and flood Millions of dead fish on Australia river According to the Ministry of Primary Industries, the death of the fish is likely due to a combination of the heat and low oxygen levels from the receding floods. photo © ---/GEOFFREY LOONEY/AAP/dpa Australia suffers particularly from climate change - heat waves, fires and floods are the result. The discovery of millions of dead fish in the south-east of the country shows that the animals are also massively affected. A...
Since the earthquake around five weeks ago, hundreds of thousands of people in south-east Turkey have been homeless and living in makeshift tents. At least 14 people have died in flooding after exceptionally heavy rain. Five people were still missing on Wednesday, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said.Twelve people were killed in the province bordering on Syria and the capital of the same name, Şanlıurfa, and rescue operations were under way, provincial governor Salih Ayhan told the state broadcaster TRT...
Another winter storm has brought rain and snow, as well as flooding and power outages to California, the US state whose residents have been experiencing an unusually large number of storms and precipitation since the end of last year.Loud Los Angeles Times As a result of the eleventh "Atmospheric River Storm", i.e. a storm that is based on warm, humid air masses from the tropics, thousands of people were once again forced to flee to higher altitudes to avoid flooding....
California finds itself under the threat of flooding on Saturday after the surge of a new storm the day before, which led to evacuation orders in several regions already victims of a particularly rainy winter in recent weeks. Up to 23 centimeters of precipitation are expected in places. This rain, coming from a rather warm depression, is likely to melt part of the exceptional snowpack accumulated over the past three months.What cause a runoff impossible to contain for the rivers...
Australia Outback floods: "Unprecedented flooding" After days of heavy rain, parts of the Australian state of Queensland are under water. photo © Milmarja Yanner/CARPENTARIA LAND COUNCIL ABORIGINAL CORPORATION/AAP/dpa Rivers reach "unprecedented water levels": In the Australian state of Queensland, water masses flood remote towns. Local residents are preparing for an evacuation. After days of heavy rain, parts of the Australian state of Queensland are under water. The remote outback towns of Doomadgee, Burketown and Gregory are particularly badly affected, as...
USA Snow and flooding in sun-kissed California Rare weather event in California's Angeles National Forest - while it occasionally snows in Southern California, such a blizzard is uncommon. photo © Jae C. Hong/AP/dpa "It Never Rains in Southern California" is the name of a famous song. But now it's raining there and in other parts of the US state - and not only that: In some places it's even snowing meters high. A rare winter storm has brought a lot...
Status: 02/14/2023 07:31 a.m After heavy rains, a nationwide disaster alert is in place in South Africa. So far, seven people have been killed in the floods that followed. Damage was reported to roads, bridges and a hospital. South Africa's government has declared a national emergency due to flooding in seven of the country's nine provinces. At least seven people were killed, the AFP news agency reported. After above-average rainfall, the civil protection authority reported flooded houses and overflowing dams,...
Environment Retention areas best protection against flooding The so-called closing structure of the Straussfurt flood retention basin. photo © Martin Schutt/dpa Rivers that have burst their banks can devastate entire regions, destroy towns or kill people. An EU study shows which protective measure could be the most efficient. According to an EU study, retention areas are the most cost-effective method of reducing potential future damage from river floods. In the European Union and Great Britain, flood damage could increase to...
STORY: Sacramento, the capital of the US state of California, resembled a water landscape on Monday. Streets and houses were flooded, people found it difficult to get from A to B. The US state has been hit by strong storms since Christmas, around 26 million people are affected by flooding. The latest storm in a series that has lasted since Christmas is on Saturday with violent ones Rains swept across an already hard-hit California. Fields and roads were flooded in...
weather Rain can sometimes bring flooding at the weekend Firefighters from the Heuchelheim volunteer fire department pull an Audi out of the water. photo © Boris Roessler/dpa In view of the heavy rainfall in NRW, the German Weather Service has issued a severe weather warning. Accordingly, the water levels could rise again. In parts of Germany it will be stormy at the weekend. Floods can also occur regionally. According to the German Weather Service (DWD), 30 to 40 liters of...
