Australia – 2 Months of Rain in 1 Hour Causes Flash Floods in Geelong, Victoria
A storm in Geelong, Victoria, Australia on 27 January 2016 dumped more than double the January monthly average rain on parts of the city in just 1 hour. Avalon, a…
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New Zealand – Wake of Cyclone Victor Causes Flooding in Auckland
The North Island of New Zealand has seen heavy rain and thunderstorms over the last 2 days as former tropical cyclone Victor sweeps past the country. Yesterday, almost 50 mm…
Colombia – 6 Dead, 4 Missing after Floods and Landslides in Nariño
Colombia Civil Defense (La Defensa Civil Colombiana) says that heavy rain since Monday 25 January, 2016, has caused flooding and landslides in remote areas of the department of Nariño. A…
Malawi – Flood Warnings for Central and Southern Regions
Malawi‘s Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services yesterday 25 January, 2016, issued a five-day weather forecast for heavy rainfall for Central and Southern Regions of the country. Since then…
Ecuador – 1 Dead After Floods and Landslides – 14cm of Rain in 24 Hours in Esmeraldas
Parts of Ecuador have been hit by torrential rainfall, floods and landslides for the second time in a week. Heavy rain between 19 and 20 January 2016 caused flooding in…
Indonesia – 5 Dead, 1 Missing After Floods and Landslides in 14 Regions
Floods and landslides in Indonesian over the last few days have left as many as 5 people dead and 1 missing. Authorities say that the rainy season arrived later than…
USA – East Coast Winter Storm Brings Flooding to New Jersey and Delaware
Winter storm Jonas has swept northwards along eastern USA, affecting over 80 million people. The Nor’easter brought high levels of snowfall and winds up to 80 mph (130 kmh). At…
Brazil – Floods in Rio de Janeiro State Displace Over 500
Days of constant rain since 15 January 2016 have put several municipalities in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on flood and landslide alert. According to the State Environmental…
Tanzania – 400 Displaced and 1 Dead after Floods in Mwanza and Dodoma – Further Flood Warnings Issued
Several periods of heavy rainfall in Tanzania since 14 January 2016 have caused flooding in the regions of Mwanza and Dodoma, according to local media. At least 400 people have…
Mozambique – Floods in the North, Drought in the South
The National Emergency Operating Center (CENOE: Centro Nacional Operativo de Emergencia) in Mozambique announced last week that 33 people had died as a result of strong wind, heavy rain and…
Jason-3 Satellite Mission To Monitor Global Sea Level Rise
A US-European oceanography satellite mission to monitor global sea level rise successful launched on 17 January 2016 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Jason-3 is an international mission led…
Brazil – Floods Affect 65,000 in Mato Grosso do Sul
As many as 29 municipalities in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, have declared a state of emergency after heavy rain and floods that began in early January 2016. The flooding…
Ecuador – Floods in Manabí and Guayas
Heavy rain that began on 19 January 2016 has caused flooding in the Manabí and Guayas provinces of Ecuador. Manabí Province In the province of Manabí, the heavy rain began…
Indonesia – Floods Displace 500 in East Java, Flood Warnings in Jambi as Batang Hari River Rises
Floods in parts of East Java, Indonesia, have forced at least 500 people to evacuate their homes. Meanwhile in North Aceh, the floods that affected 12 districts have started to…
Bolivia – Thousands Affected by Floods in La Paz Department – Impacts of El Niño Seen in 8 Departments
Around 25 families have been left homeless after rivers overflowed, destroying their homes in Guanay, Larecaja province, about 140 km north of the capital La Paz, Bolivia. A further 600…
Indonesia – 1,500 Evacuate Floods in Aceh Province
Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) reported yesterday that flooding in Aceh Province, on the island of Sumatra, has forced 1,505 people to evacuate. Several days of heavy rain increased…
