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Switzerland and Italy Underwater: Deadly Floods Sweep Through Region

On June 30, 2024 By Syed Kazmi In Flood, Weather

When the Swiss and Italian Alps come to mind, picture-perfect little towns home to snow-covered bell towers appear. Imagine all the places you love, and that brought people together even in times of terror, pounded …

Leeds Recovers: Assessing the Damage and Building Resilience After Flash Floods

On May 12, 2024 By Syed Kazmi In Flood, UK, Weather, Weather API, Weather Map

The flash floods that hit Leeds on 7th May 2024 were a powerful reminder of the city’s vulnerability to such events. The threat has passed, but the consequences linger. In this article, we examine what …

Double Trouble: Floods Devastate Kenya and Indonesia

On May 5, 2024 By Syed Kazmi In Climate, Flood, Global warming, sustainability, Temperature, Weather

After heavy rains, the whole world suffered this week, and it caused terrible floods in two distant parts of the world – Kenya in East Africa and Indonesia in South-East Asia. Although both countries are …

Southern Brazil Under Water: A Story of Devastation and Hope

On May 5, 2024 By Syed Kazmi In Climate, Flood, Weather, Weather Map

One may not even want to think about continuous rainfall lasting for days. The rivers become giants and the towns are underwater. This is what happened to the south of Brazil, extremely rainy to the …

From Desert Jewel to Drenched Metropolis: Dubai Floods

On April 21, 2024 By Syed Kazmi In Flood, Weather

The rain swept through the desert paradise of Dubai in a manner that had never been seen before. On April 16th, 2024, the deluge swamped the sun-soaked city, turning the sun-scorched streets into angry torrents …

Weather News: UK and USA (30.07-05.08)

On July 30, 2018 By Editor In Flood, UK, USA, Weather

Weather forecast for the UK is expected to be fairly dry and warm for most this week. At the beginning of the week, all regions have sunny spells but showers become widespread although the south-east …

Weather News: UK and USA (25.06-01.07)

On June 25, 2018 By Editor In Flood, Hurricane, UK, USA, Weather

Weather of the UK is expected very warm, often hot, dry and sunny. For much of the week, high pressure is expected to remain near-stationary across the UK. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be dry, …

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Natural disasters: spending and solutions

On August 10, 2015 By admin In Earthquake, Flood, Hurricane, Philippines, Storm, Tornado, Tornado, Tropical Storm, USA, Weather

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Examining hospitals as safe havens during natural disasters

On August 3, 2015 By admin In Earthquake, Flood, Hurricane, Storm, Tropical Storm, USA

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Prepare for more extreme weather in India

On April 2, 2015 By admin In Climate, Flood, forecast, Global warming, India, Past Weather, Philippines, Storm, Tropical Storm, Weather

The list of extreme weather hitting India in recent years has been long and varied

Emergency essentials to weather a winter storm

On February 13, 2015 By admin In Climate, Flood, forecast, Storm, Tropical Storm, Weather

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Natural disasters threatening businesses

On January 29, 2015 By admin In Climate, Earthquake, Fire, Flood, Hurricane, Past Weather, Storm, Tornado, Tropical Storm, USA, Weather

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China battered by Torrential Rain and Flooding

On July 7, 2014 By admin In China, Flood, Weather

Heavy rainfall in China has left towns, cities and villages across provinces and regions that include Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou and Zhejiang. Rainfall has been falling torrential downpours for several weeks that has …

Flooding in the UK over the Last Ten Years

On April 25, 2014 By admin In Flood

The flooding that took place during December 2013 and has continued into 2014, devastated the southern coast of England and some lower lying regions further north. It seems that flooding in the United Kingdom seems …

Flooding- What you need to know

On January 9, 2014 By admin In Flood, Health, Weather

There are few places on Earth where people need not be concerned about flooding. Even a cabin at the summit of Everest wouldn

Flooding: Are you at risk?

On April 3, 2013 By admin In Flood, UK, Weather

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Australia Blames Climate Change for Extreme Weather

On March 28, 2013 By Editor In Australia, Fire, Flood, Ozone, Weather

A new report by the Australian Climate Commission warns that climate change is responsible for the extreme weather conditions suffered by Australia in 2012-13 and has a grim prediction that this situation is set to …

Fatal Floods Hit Ecuador

On March 7, 2013 By Editor In Flood

Hours of heavy rainfall over the weekend have led to severe floods, affecting large parts of southwestern Ecuador where it is feared that at least 8 people have been killed. The flooding occurred around the …

Venice Hit by High Tide Flooding 70% of City

On February 18, 2013 By Editor In Flood

The UK has not been alone in experiencing bad weather of late. The weather front which brought heavy snow to most parts of Britain has now edged its way across to the Mediterranean leading to …

Deadly Floods in Jakarta Kill Four

On January 28, 2013 By Editor In Flood

The Indonesian capital of Jakarta has become water logged today as heavy rains turned roads into fast flowing rivers that have proved lethal for some. Days of heavy rain are common during the wet season …

Flood-affected Fiji declares state of emergency, cancels flights

On April 1, 2012 By Editor In Flood

More than 7500 people have been dislodged in flood-hit Fiji, tourists have been asked to stay away from the country, flights have been cancelled and the government has declared the state of emergency. The flood …

Philippines flood: Death toll tops 1,000

On December 21, 2011 By Editor In Flood

The death toll from Philippines flood has already topped 1,000, says a government official. A total of 1,002 people have been dead in the affected Philippine cities. The toll rose rapidly as the bodies of …

Flash Floods kill 200 people in southern Philippines

On December 17, 2011 By Editor In Flood

Floods sparked by Washi, a tropical storm, have killed more than 190 people in southern Philippines. According to military officials and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, nearly 100 dead bodies have already …

Sumatra and Kalimantan are at risk of flood: Indonesia

On December 12, 2011 By Editor In Flood

The weather agency of Indonesia says that Sumatra and Kalimantan regions are at high risk of flooding in December. It predicted that the state

Thailand overcomes flood crisis

On November 24, 2011 By Editor In Flood, Thailand

Daily life in Bangkok is returning to typical gradually although still some dwellers, especially in the north and west of the city, are waterlogged. Tourists or outsiders who cancelled their travel plans because of the …