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Peru – 2 Dead After Tonga Volcano Triggers Coastal Flooding

Peru – 2 Dead After Tonga Volcano Triggers Coastal Flooding

17 January, 2022

Two people have died in Peru after the eruption of an undersea volcano thousands of kilometres away off the coast of Tonga caused high waves along the Peruvian coast on…

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USA – Atmospheric River Causes Floods and Mudflows in California

USA – Atmospheric River Causes Floods and Mudflows in California

25 October, 2021

A convergence of strong Pacific storms – a “bomb cyclone” and an “atmospheric river” – triggered floods, mudflows and wind damage in California on 24 October. The storm also affected…

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How Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Strategies Impact Economies and Floodwaters

How Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Strategies Impact Economies and Floodwaters

9 August, 2021

Communities trying to fight sea-level rise could inadvertently make flooding worse for their neighbors, according to a new study from the Stanford Natural Capital Project. The research, published in Proceedings…

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USA – California Storm Triggers Mudslides, Prompts Evacuation Orders in Burn Areas

USA – California Storm Triggers Mudslides, Prompts Evacuation Orders in Burn Areas

28 January, 2021

A powerful storm brought heavy rain, snow and strong winds to parts of California on 27 January 2021. This is the third storm to affect the area in recent days.…

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Wildfires Can Cause Dangerous Debris Flows, Warns Study

Wildfires Can Cause Dangerous Debris Flows, Warns Study

24 October, 2020

Wildfires don’t stop being dangerous after the flames go out. Even one modest rainfall after a fire can cause a deadly landslide, according to new UC Riverside research. “When fire…

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Rising Seas Could Make U.S. Coastal Flooding a Daily Peril by 2100

Rising Seas Could Make U.S. Coastal Flooding a Daily Peril by 2100

18 April, 2020

Many coastal areas of the United States could see floods that now happen about twice a century occur almost daily by the turn of the century, as ocean levels rise…

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USA – More Rain and Less Snow Means Increased Flood Risk in West

USA – More Rain and Less Snow Means Increased Flood Risk in West

3 February, 2020

As the world warms and precipitation that would have generated snowpack instead creates rain, the western U.S. could see larger floods, according to new Stanford research. An analysis of over…

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Atmospheric River Storms Can Drive Costly Flooding – and Climate Change Is Making Them Stronger

Atmospheric River Storms Can Drive Costly Flooding – and Climate Change Is Making Them Stronger

2 February, 2020

Ask people to name the world’s largest river, and most will probably guess that it’s the Amazon, the Nile or the Mississippi. In fact, some of Earth’s largest rivers are…

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USA – Atmospheric River Storms Create $1 Billion-a-Year Flood Damage

USA – Atmospheric River Storms Create $1 Billion-a-Year Flood Damage

5 December, 2019

Atmospheric rivers pose a $1 billion-a-year flood risk in the West, according to a new study. Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and…

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USA – Flash Floods in Southern California and Arizona

USA – Flash Floods in Southern California and Arizona

30 November, 2019

Heavy rain caused flash flooding in parts of southwest USA from 29 November, 2019. In a tragic incident, 2 children died and one is still missing after raging waters of…

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USA – Coastal Communities Face $400 Billion in Seawall Costs by 2040 Says Study

USA – Coastal Communities Face $400 Billion in Seawall Costs by 2040 Says Study

2 July, 2019

A new study claims that sea-level rises in the United States will require the construction of more than 50,000 miles (80,000km) of coastal barriers in 22 states by 2040, a…

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USA -1 Dead as Flooding Continues in Northern California

USA -1 Dead as Flooding Continues in Northern California

1 March, 2019

Rivers in northern California are still high after record-breaking rain brought by an atmospheric river earlier this week. One man has died after being swept away by flood water from…

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USA – Over 520mm of Rain in 48 Hours, Evacuations as Rivers Rise in Northern California

USA – Over 520mm of Rain in 48 Hours, Evacuations as Rivers Rise in Northern California

27 February, 2019

Heavy rain brought by an atmospheric river caused river levels to increase dramatically in Northern California from 26 February, 2019. NWS Bay Area said that Venado in Sonoma County has…

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USA – Winter Storm Dumps 230mm of Rain in California

USA – Winter Storm Dumps 230mm of Rain in California

14 February, 2019

A winter storm has dumped more than 9 inches / 228.6 mm of rain in parts of California, causing flooding and mudslides. Flash flood watches were in effect for much…

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USA – Southern California Storm Brings Floods, Mudslides and Record Rain

USA – Southern California Storm Brings Floods, Mudslides and Record Rain

7 December, 2018

A second storm in a week has caused further flooding and mudslides in California, USA. Following the storm earlier this week that affected burn scar areas in northern California, a…

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California – Flooding Hits Areas Burned by Wildfires

California – Flooding Hits Areas Burned by Wildfires

1 December, 2018

Flash flooding affected fire-scarred areas of Northern California on Thursday, 29 November, 2018. People were rescued from flooded homes and vehicles trapped in flooding near Paradise and Chico in Butte…

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