Floods

In this case, however, just how big a role climate change played isn’t clear. It’s relatively straightforward to conduct an attribution study that assesses the influence of warming in heat waves, where hotter average temperatures push up the baseline that such sweltering events take off from. The group has precisely calculated how much climate change altered the odds of the blistering Pacific Northwest heat wave last year (such conditions would be “at least 150 times rarer without human-induced climate change”), the…

Hundreds of vehicles broke during during the Bengaluru floods that inundated some parts of the city recently. However, there were some brave souls who ventured on flooded roads and got away unscathed. One such person is the driver of this Mahindra Thar, which was seen water wading on a road adjacent to the Bellandur lake, the epicenter of the flooding. The video we’ve lined up for you shows the Mahindra Thar fording through water that nearly touches the bonnet. That there was no other vehicle driving alongside the Thar…

As we all know, Karnataka is currently experiencing heavy rains and many parts have seen waterlogging. Bengaluru is one of the worst hit places and in the last couple of days we have seen several videos and images of people struggling to get to office and other places available online. Several cars and bikes have submerged in water and the state has reported losses worth hundreds of crores. Schools and colleges are shut and many offices have offered work from home to their employees. A video of Unacademy CEO Gaurav…

Location of flood and drought paired events colored according to changes in impact and their indicators of change. a, Location of flood and drought paired events (n = 45). Numbers are paired-event IDs. b, Indicators of change, sorted by impact change. Impact is considered to be controlled by hazard, exposure and vulnerability, which are exacerbated by risk management shortcomings. Credit: Nature (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04917-5…

With rivers breaking their banks, flash flooding and glacial lakes bursting, Pakistan is experiencing its worst floods this century. At least one-third of the country is under water. Scientists say several factors have contributed to the extreme event, which has displaced some 33 million people and killed more than 1,200. Researchers say the catastrophe probably started with phenomenal heatwaves. In April and May, temperatures reached above 40 °C for prolonged periods in many places. On one sweltering day in May, the…

Firefighters and recruits for the Jackson, Miss., Fire Department carry cases of bottled water to residents vehicles, Aug. 18, 2022, as part of the city’s response to longstanding water system problems. Photo: Rogelio V. Solis (AP)Jackson, Mississippi is facing down a multifaceted water crisis days after severe flooding from the Pearl River this past weekend rendered much of the city without running or drinkable water. The overflowing river left more than 180,000 residents without running or drinkable water coming out of…

Flash floods over the weekend left one-third of Pakistan submerged from weeks of heavy rains, compounding an already difficult set of political and economic crises in the country. The catastrophic flooding has affected 33 million people, about 15 percent of the population, according to Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority. More than 1,130 people have been killed since June’s monsoon season began, and at least 75 died in the past day. There has been $10 billion of damage and an estimated 1 million homes…

Destructive natural disasters add urgency to researchers’ efforts to find better ways to get warnings out fast, even in remote areas Destructive natural disasters add urgency to researchers’ efforts to find better ways to get warnings out fast, even in remote areas FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their…

This aerial view shows a flooded residential area after heavy monsoon rains in Balochistan province on August 29, 2022Photo: FIDA HUSSAIN/AFP (Getty Images)Pakistan is being pummeled by the worst floods the country has experienced in over a decade. Sherry Rehman, the country’s climate minister, has called this a “serious climate catastrophe,” Al Jazeera reported.More than 30 million people across the country have been affected by the torrential rains and seemingly never-ending floods, Reuters reported. Over 1,100 people…

At least 39 people were killed during the heavy rains and subsequent flooding that hammered Eastern Kentucky at the end of July. In addition to the lives lost, the devastating inundation and accompanying debris destroyed cars, homes, and other infrastructure. It could be months before utilities like water and electric are fully restored to parts of the state, according to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.Now, a group of the survivorsare hoping to hold a mining company accountable for its possible role in the devastation.…