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2011 Natural Disasters:Biggest Weather-Related Catastrophies
It was a bad year for extreme weather related natural disasters. The USA saw more weather related disasters costing more than $1 billion than ever before. Drougnhts floods, hurricanes,typhoons,dust...
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Deadly floods rupture a dam in Brazilian town
Heavy rains have again hit South-east Brazil. A small dam ruptured and sent water cascading throughTres Vendas distict in Northern Rio de Janeiro state. 8 people have died and 35000 have been...
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Floods hit much of Northern England
A month’s worth of rain – up to 100mm fell in just 24 hours in Northern England causing many floods. Approximately 500 homes were flooded after rivers burst their banks. All this seems like a sick...
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USA suffering from weather related disasters
Storms have hit the region around the capital, Washington D.C. and the mid-west. At least 12 deaths have been reported. Severe storms were associated with high temperatures (40C) and 130kph winds....
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Disaster data and statistics
Latest data from UNISDR and Munich Re (an re-insurance company which collates data about natural disasters). I apologise if this is a bit like a twitter feed – but the graphics and stattistics are just...
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Why has our weather been so wet?
An easy to understand explanation of how the jet stream has caused our very wet weather so far this summer. It is now further south than normal. The cause of this is thought to be the very hot...
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Flooding in England
Flood warnings from the Environment Agency have become as much a part of our summer as the cricket scores (match abandoned due to rain!). Whilst a previous post has looked at why it has rained so much...
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Niger : First drought – then floods
Food shortages were already a problem due to drought – but then the skies filled with clouds. River levels hit highest levels since 1920′s leaving 65 dead, 125000 homeless and thousands of fields...
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Floods in England bring havoc to many areas
Unusually heavy rain has brought floods to many parts of the UK. My area near Bristol received 76mm in about 6 hours on Monday *a months worth’. Many roads and houses were flooded. However the...
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South African Floods, East Cape
The Eastern Cape area of South Africa has suffered a billion rand hit to property and infrastructure it has been reported. At least 10 people have also been killed and crops destroyed. read more
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Solomon Island Floods cause dengue fever alert
19 Dead, 40 missing and 49000 homeless as flood sweeps through town. Real concern about the spread of dengue fever Read more here Follow
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Floods kill 7 in one of the world'[s driest deserts.
Communities in the desert region were struggling on Thursday to cope with a disaster that knocked out power and cut off roadways. Thunderstorms with torrential rains moved into the Atacama on Tuesday,...
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Storm Desmond brings disruption to North
Record rain, floods, emergency COBRA meetings – the impact of global warming and climate change on the UK. Communities across Britain have been hit by flooding in recent years, yet flood defence...
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