Floods

The United Nations weather agency said Thursday that 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record, warning of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt and heat waves in the future.The World Meteorological Organization also warned that the average temperature for the year is up some 1.4 degrees C from pre-industrial times — a mere one-tenth of a degree under a target limit for the end of the century as laid out by the Paris climate accord in 2015.The WMO secretary general said the…

In 2023, heavy rains in the Horn of Africa led to widespread flooding, displacing hundreds of thousands and causing extensive damage, despite early climate predictions warning of such events. Heavy rainfall in the Horn of Africa submerged entire towns in floodwater. Heavy rainfall led to extensive flooding in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya in October and November 2023. The floods came in the wake of the most prolonged drought on record, which left millions of people food insecure between 2020 and 2023. Since October 1,…

Megafloods in Europe. a, Five hydroclimatic regions: Boreal (purple), Continental (blue), Mediterranean (orange), Alpine (green) and Atlantic (red). b–f, Maximum observed specific flood discharges (points) and mean of annual specific flood discharges (squares) over the entire observation period at each stream gauge as a function of catchment area. Regional envelope curves (thick lines) and median regional annual specific flood discharges (thin lines)…

An unusually high tide, called a King Tide, floods a highway on-ramp in Northern California in January 2023. Sea level rise and El Niños can exacerbate this type of flooding. Credit: California King Tides Project An analysis by NASA's sea level change science team finds that if a strong El Niño develops this winter, cities along the western coasts of the Americas could see an increase in the frequency of high-tide flooding…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Floods and landslides in Sri Lanka could be better predicted by applying weather forecasting techniques currently used in India, a study has found. The new research has the potential to help communities better prepare for extreme rainfall in Sri Lanka. The South Asian island is extremely vulnerable…

Many Indian states are currently experiencing heavy rainfall. We recently heard news about the floods in Delhi, and weeks later, we now have reports from Gujarat with similar news. Several districts in Gujarat have been receiving heavy rainfall, resulting in flooding or flood-like situations in many regions. Junagadh city is one of the most affected areas in Gujarat. Severe rain has caused flooding in numerous urban areas, and many villages have also been cut off due to rising water levels in rivers and dams.…

The Italian region of Emilia-Romagna was devastated by severe floods in May 2023, killing 15 people, displacing more than 35,000 and resulted in an estimated €8.8 billion in damages. With the region still grappling with the aftermath, satellites have been instrumental in assessing the damages of the affected areas. This map details the affected cities and shows how a month later, the lack of vegetation is an indicator of the severity of the flood.…

Images of the 2020 Bobcat Fire area indicate soil burn severity and the locations the researchers studied. Credit: a: USDA Forest Service; b: A.J. West; d: Pléiades / CNES, Distribution AIRBUSDS, sourced via SkyWatch Space Applications Inc., and USGS 3D Elevation Program In 2020, one of the largest wildfires in Los Angeles County raged across the San Gabriel Mountains, scorching more than 115,000 acres, damaging or destroying…

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Vermont and other surrounding parts of New England are expected to see flash flooding today and into later this week, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Local officials are on high alert after the state saw some flooding and persistent rainfall last week. Extreme Weather Events in 2022 | Extreme EarthThe Weather Prediction Center has issued a High Risk of Excessive Rainfall for much of Vermont and throughout the Champlain Valley. Mudslides could potentially occur in some parts of the region alongside the…