All posts tagged "Floods"

The death toll has risen to 143 following the devastating floods in southern Brazil. A further 125 were missing and 806 people injured, the Rio Grande do Sul State Civil Defence Department said on Sunday. As it also rained this weekend, the number of people who had to leave their homes has risen to over 618,000. In total, over 2 million people have been affected by the floods. According to the regional government, the largest warship in Latin America arrived in the harbour of the city of Rio Grande on Saturday for humanitarian aid operations. Its most important equipment includes two water tre......

A severe storm could slam a slew of major cities along the east coast with gusting winds and heavy rain this weekend, forecasts show.

That rain would be snow if it wasn’t so unseasonably warm, the Washington Post notes. It means flooding will be a risk along the Gulf Coast, which could see up to 4 inches of rain.

Tornado threats arrive in Florida late Saturday night, then creep north to Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia Sunday, the Washington Post forecast shows. ...

CHICAGO — Weather sirens in city and suburban communities across the Chicago area blared Wednesday evening as strong thunderstorms triggered tornado warnings in Cook and DuPage counties. At least one tornado was confirmed as having touched down near O’Hare International Airport, according to the National Weather Service. The poor weather briefly grounded all flights at O’Hare and Midway airports, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. While the weather service hadn’t confirmed any other tornadoes, fire officials in Elgin were on the scene of a suspected tornado touchdown that damage......

MIAMI — Seaports and airports are the lifeblood of South Florida’s tourism-based economy. But as the relentless rains that swamped Fort Lauderdale last week illustrated, those critical transit and supply chain hubs are vulnerable to debilitating flooding. Local authorities, state legislators, airlines and seaport managers have understood the risks for years — and they’ve already committed to spend millions of dollars to protect against storm surge, king tides and downpours. But the Fort Lauderdale deluge also underlines that upgrades can’t come quickly enough. Scientists warn that as climate c......

For most people, running a single marathon would be an incredible achievement. Australian businesswoman and advocate Mina Guli plans to run 200 in the space of a single year. On 22 March - World Water Day - the 52 year old laced up for the first run of her epic #RunBlue challenge, a bid to raise awareness about the global water crisis. She’s since completed 127 runs, each 42.195 kilometres in length. By the time she completes the last leg in March 2023, Guli will have run 8439 kilometres. That is the equivalent of jogging from Morocco to northern Estonia and back again. “The one thing we all h......

Hurricane Roslyn is expected to hit Mexico’s Pacific Coast at near or major hurricane strength Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Roslyn, which grew to a Category 4 storm in less than 24 hours, was moving toward the northwest at around 8 miles per hour, as of 11 a.m. ET Saturday. Forecasters with the NHC said in a morning update that the center of the storm is expected to move parallel to the southwestern coast of Mexico through midday. The hurricane will then turn inward, towards Mexico’s west-central coast, likely making landfall along the coast of the state of Nayarit, just no......