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Don’t blame Dubai’s freak rain on cloud seeding—the storm was far too big to be human-made
Don’t blame Dubai’s freak rain on cloud seeding—the storm was far too big to be human-made Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Some years ago, I found myself making my way up the narrow stairs of a Learjet on a sultry runway in a deserted airport near the South Africa-Mozambique border. The humidity was there to taste—the […]
China issues highest-level rainstorm warning after fatal Guangdong floods
GUANGZHOU (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin) China issues highest-level rainstorm warning after fatal Guangdong floods More than 100,000 people have been evacuated due to heavy rain and fatal floods in southern China, with the government issuing its highest-level rainstorm warning for the affected area on Tuesday. Torrential rains have lashed Guangdong province in recent days, swelling rivers and […]
Weather whiplash in Canada: extreme rains hit wildfire-devastated British Columbia
Weather whiplash in Canada: extreme rains hit wildfire-devastated British Columbia Climate change is likely to increase extreme flooding from atmospheric river events like this one. Flooding in British Columbia on November 15, 2021. (Image credit: BC Hydro) An intense low-pressure system brought an atmospheric river of water vapor and torrential rains to southern British Columbia and […]
“PoP” Goes the Weasel
“PoP” Goes the Weasel How do you plan your work in your garden? One of the things that is most likely to affect what you do is rainfall. But how do you know when and how much rain is likely to fall? One way to get an idea of the possibility of rain is to […]
Florence Death Toll Climbs To 17 As 3-Month-Old Dies; Wilmington “Virtually Cut Off”
Florence Death Toll Climbs To 17 As 3-Month-Old Dies; Wilmington “Virtually Cut Off” The storm that is now known as Tropical Depression Florence has seen its winds slacken since it first reached the Carolina coast on Friday (though it has battered parts of the state with wind and rains since Thursday), but the unceasing rains […]
Extreme Flash Floods Hit Hawaii As Dangerous Hurricane Lane Could Dump “30-40 Inches Of Rain”
Extreme Flash Floods Hit Hawaii As Dangerous Hurricane Lane Could Dump “30-40 Inches Of Rain” Dangerous Hurricane Lane is moving toward the main Hawaiian islands as a powerful Category 3 storm Friday. The hurricane could hit the isolated volcanic archipelago in the Central Pacific within 24 hours, and unleash torrential rain that may produce destructive flash […]
State of emergency, child missing amid Ontario floods
State of emergency, child missing amid Ontario floods Brantford state of emergency: HIGHLIGHTS, must-see visuals of ice jam Thursday, February 22, 2018, 7:34 AM – Wednesday was marked by flood crises in parts of southern Ontario, particularly the Grand River, where flood warnings were still in effect for much of its watershed Thursday. One person […]
Rampant Wildfires Will Affect Our Drinking Water
Rampant Wildfires Will Affect Our Drinking Water In a world of bigger, hotter fires, it is time to think of forests as vital infrastructure, and to invest in preserving these resources for the future. If you live in the northwestern half of the continent, as I do, there has been no escaping this year’s extraordinary wildfire […]
CO2 is Changing the Jet Stream in Ways that will Create more Harveys
CO2 is Changing the Jet Stream in Ways that will Create more Harveys The flooding over Houston has become absolutely devastating, and now it is officially record-breaking. Parts of Southeast Texas have now seen 50 inches of rain since Friday — and the rain is still falling. “The record for total rainfall from a tropical […]
Harvey Makes Second Landfall In Louisiana After Leaving “Apocalyptic” Flooding, Record Rainfall In Texas
Harvey Makes Second Landfall In Louisiana After Leaving “Apocalyptic” Flooding, Record Rainfall In Texas Five days after it first plowed into southwest Texas as a category 4 hurricane, Tropical Storm Harvey has made second landfall west of Cameron on the border between Texas and Louisiana, early Wednesday according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm, […]
Wet weather walloping much of Ontario, Quebec and heading east
Wet weather walloping much of Ontario, Quebec and heading east Ottawa River, Laurentian communities hit hard; New Brunswick expected to be next Some Pointe-Gatineau, Que., residents have had to abandon their cars trapped by flooding. Firefighters have gone door-to-door in parts of Gatineau to warn residents of the dangers of staying put as forecasts call […]
Stunning Drone Footage Of The Midwest Flooding Wreaking Havoc On US Oil
Stunning Drone Footage Of The Midwest Flooding Wreaking Havoc On US Oil After the first deadly winter storm this season, now come the floods: the near-record water level across the U.S. Midwest has disrupted everything from oil to agriculture, forcing pipelines, terminals and grain elevators to close. This is the worst flood in the region since […]
Another Reason To Move Away From California: ‘Conditions Are Like A Third-World Country’
Another Reason To Move Away From California: ‘Conditions Are Like A Third-World Country’ As if anyone actually neededanother reason to move out of the crazy state of California, now it is being reported that conditions in some areas of the state “are like a third-world country” due to the multi-year megadrought that has hit the state. […]
