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fromBoston.com
1 day ago
US news

Crews battle fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California that's forced some to evacuate

fromBoston.com
1 day ago
US news

Crews battle fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California that's forced some to evacuate

fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Evacuations as two wildfires break out in southern California

The Springs fire in Riverside county has grown to 3,500 acres, prompting local authorities to issue several evacuation orders. The fire is concentrated in an area mostly north and east of Lake Perris, burning portions of the surrounding state recreation area.
East Bay (California)
#earthquakes
OMG science
fromMail Online
2 days ago

Earthquakes strikes near Atlantic trench linked to US tsunami risk

Dozens of earthquakes near the Puerto Rico Trench raise concerns about seismic risks and potential tsunami generation.
Barcelona
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Not if, but when: how Spain's coastal towns are preparing for tsunamis

Southern Spain experiences routine earthquakes, and while tsunamis are rarely discussed, Chipiona prepares its citizens for potential tsunami threats.
#earthquake
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 days ago
World news

Earthquake off Indonesia topples buildings, kills 1 person and sets off small tsunami

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake in northern Indonesia caused fatalities, injuries, building damage, and a small tsunami.
fromThe Oaklandside
3 days ago
East Bay (California)

How to prepare for the next earthquake in Oakland

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake in the Santa Cruz Mountains emphasizes the need for preparedness in the Bay Area.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

On a whole other level': rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists

Record-low snowpack levels in the American West threaten water supply due to a historically warm winter and rapid melt-off.
Environment
fromEarth911
4 days ago

Classic Sustainability In Your Ear: Coastal Flooding in 2050 With Climate Scientist James Renwick

Coastal flooding due to climate change could increase by two feet in the next century without immediate radical action to reduce emissions.
#hawaii
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

US: Hawaii hit by historic flooding, more rain coming

Oahu faces severe flooding, the worst in over 20 years, forcing thousands to evacuate and causing estimated damages exceeding $1 billion.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

The deal that cost father and son's lives in 'forgotten disaster'

A father and son died in a 1946 crush at an FA Cup match at Burnden Park when over 85,000 people exceeded the stadium's 20,000 capacity, killing 33 and injuring 400.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago

Mississauga monitoring flood risk after high levels of melting snow, rain | CBC News

Mississauga faces flooding risk from melting snow and rainfall due to heavy winter snowpack, multiple waterways, and drainage system limitations during spring thaw.
fromMail Online
3 weeks ago

Hazardous weather alert for 200 million as megastorm barrels across US

The storm from Sunday into Monday has the potential to become a bomb cyclone, which occurs when central pressure drops at least 0.71 inches of mercury (24 millibars) in 24 hours or less. That rapid strengthening would generate an expansive and intense wind field.
Chicago
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

At least 64 killed, dozens reported missing in Ethiopia landslides, floods

The death toll from landslides and flooding in the Gamo Zone of southern Ethiopia has risen to at least 64, with dozens more people missing, police have said. The number of people missing due to the recent flood in Gamo zone has reached 128, and according to the latest information, 64 bodies have been found.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Hawaii faces flash flooding, blizzard conditions and landslides with more rain to come

Flash flooding has been a major problem in recent days in places such as Maui, Molokai and the Big Island, where rain had been falling between 1 and 2in (2.5 and 5cm) an hour overnight, according to the Hawaii emergency management agency.
Miami food
fromSFGATE
2 weeks ago

Hawaii braces for new storm as it still recovers from the last

We're not expecting much in terms of winds, mainly just going to be flood potential. And thinking that the focus is going to be Oahu, Maui County and Big Island, with Kauai kind of being on the fringes of it versus, you know, all the Islands were impacted last time.
Environment
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 weeks ago

Video: Welcome to the Neighborhood. It's Sinking.

Portuguese Bend in Rancho Palos Verdes sits on an active landslide that has accelerated due to heavy rainfall, yet some homebuyers purchase properties there at discounted prices despite the geological risks.
Environment
fromNature
2 weeks ago

AI set to map risks of future climate disasters

Brazil is developing an AI agent to provide climate-disaster information and preparedness guidance to residents, integrating AI, simulations, and citizen participation for household-level risk management.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Navigating the Messy Middle of Disaster Recovery

Disaster recovery extends beyond the initial crisis phase; year two brings psychological challenges including chronic stress, financial strain, and bureaucratic delays that impair functioning and compound trauma.
Miscellaneous
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

An Avalanche Catastrophe as a Psychological Event

Avalanche tragedies result from social psychological factors and bad decisions rather than natural forces alone, as demonstrated by the Castle Peak ski tragedy involving nine fatalities.
California
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Caltrans: Limited access through Highway 1 in Elk after landslide

A landslide on Highway 1 in Mendocino County blocked traffic Wednesday but reopened Thursday with alternating one-way passage and 10-minute delays.
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Massive mudslide in Mendocino cuts off Highway 1 into Elk

The emergency project has now transitioned to Construction, and the contractor, Granite Construction, mobilized a second shift and worked through the night to accelerate repairs. K-rails are currently being installed, and the construction team anticipates reopening the site to single-lane traffic by noon today.
California
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Massive rain dump on Sydney leads to flash flooding and rescue operations

Flash flooding is a real risk and can occur quickly, without much warning. We urge people to steer clear of floodwaters and never drive through a flooded road regardless of how safe you think it may be.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

A devastating force': how recent Mediterranean storms turned to tragedies

In Grazalema, Spain's wettest town, a year's-worth of rain fell in a fortnight and overloaded the karst aquifer beneath it. Water rushed into homes through floors, walls and even electricity sockets. Authorities ordered everyone to evacuate. I felt a lot of fear, said Sanchez Barea, a guesthouse owner whose home is one of hundreds still in an exclusion zone.
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California
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

VIDEO: Sonoma County home on the verge of collapse amid landslide threat

A Guerneville home has been red-tagged and ordered evacuated due to water damage to erosion barriers creating collapse risk from landslides and falling trees.
#avalanches
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Man dies in fall from California's notoriously dangerous Devil's Slide

A 70-year-old man died after falling from a cliff at Devil's Slide in Pacifica, California, following a medical emergency witnessed by bystanders.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago

Flood the Zone

As the Class of 2026 prepares to enter the workforce this summer, they-like last year's graduates and those already in the job market-are facing what economists now call a "low hire, low fire" economy. Whether this is driven by AI or other economic factors remains hotly debated, but the causes are beside the point for new grads looking for jobs postgraduation in an economy marked by a pullback in early-career hiring.
Higher education
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
2 months ago

Grid Protection in Severe Weather: What Security Leaders Need to Know

A major winter storm severely strained U.S. power systems, creating disruptions that cybercriminals exploited by targeting existing infrastructure weaknesses.
Environment
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Sonoma County neighborhood under evacuation warning due to landslide threat

A Guerneville neighborhood is under evacuation warning due to a hillside collapse on Neeley Road that damaged a home, with officials investigating the cause as heavy rain approaches.
World news
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

Singapore warns residents to avoid Pioneer, Jurong East and Bukit Timah as flash floods hit the city - Silicon Canals

Flash floods in Singapore's Pioneer, Jurong East and Bukit Timah submerged roads and disrupted daily life due to intense rainfall and saturated ground.
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

Why freezing rain can be so much more dangerous than snow

Freezing rain causes more damage than snow by forming adhesive ice on exposed surfaces, adding weight to power lines and tree branches and causing outages.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Storm Chandra: Fears heavy rainfall could bring worst flooding in more than a decade

Storm Chandra caused widespread flooding, uprooted trees, and heavy rainfall across parts of Ireland and southwestern Britain, prompting amber rain warnings and flood-preparation advice.
#flooding
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

Frantic race to install flood defences as three counties hit with Orange rain warnings and further nine counties with Yellow

fromIrish Independent
2 months ago
Miscellaneous

Storm Chandra: Emergency group warns 'flooding risks will continue into Wednesday and Thursday' as rain falls on saturated ground

fromIrish Independent
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

Frantic race to install flood defences as three counties hit with Orange rain warnings and further nine counties with Yellow

fromIrish Independent
2 months ago
Miscellaneous

Storm Chandra: Emergency group warns 'flooding risks will continue into Wednesday and Thursday' as rain falls on saturated ground

#avalanche
France news
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

Rain and flooding: Emergency alerts in the south of France

Heavy rain and severe flood risk forced partial evacuation in Narbonne, with multiple départements on orange alert and travel limited.
#landslide
fromABC7 San Francisco
7 years ago

The ABC7 Exclusive Storm Impact Scale explained

LIVE RADAR: Track storms as they move through the Bay Area with Live Doppler 7 Take a look at the chart above -- we will give each storm a number with 1 being the lightest type of storm and 5 being the most severe. This way you'll know what to expect. Number 1 means a light storm with 1/2 an inch of rain or less and likely lasting a few hours or less. Number 2 is a moderate storm with 1/2 an inch to one inch of rain forecast and could include scattered power outages.
Environment
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Long-awaited reports outline problems with Palisades infrastructure

Pacific Palisades remains largely noncompliant with evacuation standards and needs nearly $1 billion in infrastructure work—undergrounding power, water repairs, and brush clearance—for wildfire resilience.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Two confirmed dead and more presumed buried after landslides hit house and campground in New Zealand

Landslides hit a house and a campground in New Zealand on Thursday, leaving at least two dead while emergency crews were trying to rescue others buried in rubble, officials said. The first hit a house in the community of Welcome Bay on New Zealand's North Island at 4:50am, police said. Two people escaped the house, and the bodies of two who were trapped inside were recovered hours later, the emergency management minister, Mark Mitchell, said.
World news
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

A series of deadly California storms continues to bring more rain, snow and danger

Showers moving into the region from the Central Coast should bring steady rain to Ventura and Los Angeles counties Thursday morning, with frosty temperatures pushing snow levels lower than normal, potentially impacting commuters along the Grapevine, according to the National Weather Service. "Steady precipitation will taper off to showers by late this afternoon and become confined to the mountains by late tonight," the weather service posted in a Thursday morning forecast.
California
Miscellaneous
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Sicily landslide forces evacuation of 1,500

A massive landslide in Niscemi, Sicily destroyed homes, forced over 1,500 evacuations, created a 150-meter no-go zone, and will require permanent relocations and costly aid.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Landslides on one side, floods on the other: the Costa Rican village desperate to escape the climate crisis

In Emilio Pena Delgado's home, several photos hang on the wall. One shows him standing in front of a statue with his wife and oldest son in the centre of San Jose and smiling. In another, his two sons sit in front of caricatures from the film Cars. For him, the photos capture moments of joy that feel distant when he returns home to La Carpio, a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Costa Rica's capital.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Australia news live: woman dead in powerful storm as landslide and flood warnings issued for Sydney

Australia's east coast is being smashed by summer storms as residents are told to evacuate. An emergency warning was in place for Sydney's northern beaches on Sunday morning, with residents at Narrabeen Lagoon and surrounds told to leave. More than a dozen people have been rescued across Sydney, with cars submerged and homes flooded. At Great Mackerel Beach, in the northern beaches, a landslide damaged numerous homes with at least one woman injured.
World news
Environment
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

Further flooding expected today as rainfall warnings to come into effect at noon

A weather warning for heavy rain affects Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow and Waterford from noon to 11:59pm Friday.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

California storm closes roads, triggers flash flood warnings. Here's how long it will last

Californians looking to resume their weekly commute Tuesday awoke to see several major roads closed after heavy rains drenched much the state Monday - with the expected precipitation far from over. Among the closures was a section of Highway 1 through Big Sur, which state officials just weeks ago celebrated reopening for the first time in three years. The road closed Monday after rockslides left "debris in the roadway at multiple locations," according to the California Department of Transportation.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Strong storm set to pummel L.A. with heavy rains, flooding and beach hazards

A powerful storm system arrives Sunday with heavy rain, thunderstorms and dangerous waves, posing threats of flooding and debris flows through early next week. The strongest impacts hit late Sunday through Monday, with 1-2 inches of rain expected in valleys and coasts, twice as much in mountains. High-surf advisory expected Monday through Thursday, with waves exceeding 10 feet across all Southern California beaches and a 20-30% chance of damaging sets midweek.
Environment
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Fast-moving storm floods SoCal freeways, triggers flash flood warning in burn scar

A fast-moving storm drenched Los Angeles, caused flash-flooding and freeway lane floods, produced heavy rainfall, and will bring intermittent rain before tapering off.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Flooding hammers Mozambique, SADC countries

Flooding across southern Africa has severed critical transport routes, displaced hundreds of thousands of people and left governments and aid agencies struggling to respond. Southern Mozambique has suffered the heaviest toll so far. Authorities say more than 645,000 people have been affected nationwide, with at least 112 deaths recorded so far. Over 91,000 people are sheltering in 68 temporary accommodation centers, while 99 others have been injured. Thousands of homes, classrooms and health facilities have been damaged or destroyed,
World news
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

Palo Alto's horizontal levee passes test, reduces flooding during storms

So, with this storm surge and the King tide event, it was a great opportunity for us to test this out. So, we came out here and we were able to further document and see how well it performed. So, we got to see that the king tide came up very close to where the pathway is behind you, and it did what it's supposed to do,
Environment
Environment
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

Weather warning fatigue is real and experts say it's putting lives at risk - Silicon Canals

Warning fatigue causes people to ignore severe weather alerts, increasing personal and public risk.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

New Zealand could see more deadly landslides as climate crisis triggers intense storms, experts warn

Climate-driven stronger storms, combined with New Zealand’s tectonic slopes and human land-use changes, will likely increase landslide frequency and risk.
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