9am UK weather forecast – Sunny 20C weekend on the cards as clouds and drizzle give way despite ‘wettest September ever’

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 10:42:00 +0200thesun (en)

A SUNNY weekend with 20C weather has been forecast as clouds and drizzle disappear. That's good news after flood alerts were yesterday put out for England, during the "wettest September ever". The balmy weather will follow highs of 22C sunshine this week, with another warm and dry weekend ahead.

10pm UK weather forecast – Flood alerts in force for England as odds slashed on wettest September EVER – LIVE updates

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 23:23:00 +0200thesun (en)

FLOOD alerts are in force for England, the Met Office has reported. A flood alert has been issued for Rivers Dutton, Crake and Mill Beck, with river levels set to rise as a result of heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, bookies are slashing the odds on the UK having the wettest September ever despite 26C India n Summer forecasts.

Deaths due to forces of nature increased by 18.2% in 2019, says NCRB report

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 17:44:00 +0200thehindu (en)

Deaths due to forces of nature like floods, sun/heat stroke, lightning strikes and avalanches increased by 18.2 % from 2018 to 2019, according to the recently published report on Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) by the National Crime Records Bureau.

India: Ministry of Home Affairs Disaster Management Division (National Emergency Response Centre) Situation report as on 1st September 2020 at 1800 Hrs.

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 16:31:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

1 . Brief about flood situation/ damage report during last 24 hours is as under. State wise details is at Annexure I. 2 . Total 155 Teams of NDRF have been deployed across the country. State wise deployment is at - Annexure-II. 3 . Forecast: India Meteorological Department (IMD) Significant Weather....

Google’s AI flood warnings now cover all of India and have expanded to Bangladesh

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 19:15:00 +0200theverge (en)

Google says its flood prediction service, which uses machine learning to identify areas of land prone to flooding and alert users before the waters arrive, now covers all of India and has expanded to parts of Bangladesh as well. The search giant launched the tool in 2018 for India’s Patna region,....

MP rain: One killed in house collapse at Sehore, 60 rescued by IAF chopper

Sun, 30 Aug 2020 09:39:00 +0200newindianexpress (en)

BHOPAL: A 35-year-old womanwas killed and three others were injuredwhen a house collapsed after heavy rains at Sehore in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, while nearly 60 stranded people were airlifted from a village in the district by an IAF helicopter, officials said.

Madhya Pradesh Flood: Army, NDRF Deployed in Hoshangabad, CM Briefs PM Modi

Sun, 30 Aug 2020 07:23:00 +0200india (en)

New Delhi: Torrential rains over the last two days triggered flooding in several districts of Madhya Pradesh, including Hoshangabad, where the Army and the NDRF were roped in on Saturday to rescue people from inundated areas, officials said. Also Read - BJP to Observe ‘Seva Saptah’ From Sep 14-20....

Extreme rain, flooding rivers in central India, more rain likely says IMD

Sun, 30 Aug 2020 07:12:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)

New Delhi: Parts of central India recorded exceptional rain in the past two days leading to overflowing reservoirs that are at “extreme flood situation”. Extremely heavy rain was recorded at Chhindwara, Seoni, Hoshangabad and Harda districts of Madhya Pradesh (MP). Chaurai in MP recorded 41 centimetres (cm) of rainfall.

Pakistan lacks modern flood warning system

Sat, 29 Aug 2020 20:48:00 +0200tribune (en)

ISLAMABAD: Every year, urban flooding in the cities and flash floods in the mountainous areas cause huge loss of life and properties during the monsoon season. However, the country has neither an effective telemetry system nor modern weather forecast radars for timely prediction of flooding.

OP-ED: The climate-Covid double-punch

Sat, 29 Aug 2020 20:18:00 +0200dhakatribune (en)

Amid the unprecedented Covid-19 crisis, the world’s most climate-vulnerable country Bangladesh is bearing the brunt of natural disasters, and currently is being battered by the worst flood in recent years. Heavy monsoon floods have submerged one-third of Bangladesh. The flooding severely affected over 5.

Parts of Madhya Pradesh flooded after heavy rain; Army,NDRF deployed in Hoshangabad

Sat, 29 Aug 2020 19:30:00 +0200timesofindia (en)

BHOPAL: Torrential rain over the last two days triggered flooding in several districts of Madhya Pradesh, including Hoshangabad, where the Army and the NDRF were roped in on Saturday to rescue people from inundated areas, officials said. Sehore and Chhindwara districts also continue to be lashed by....

Downpour floods parts of Madhya Pradesh, Army, NDRF deployed in Hoshangabad

Sat, 29 Aug 2020 15:22:00 +0200newindianexpress (en)

BHOPAL: Torrential rains over the last two days triggered flooding in several districts of Madhya Pradesh, including Hoshangabad, where the Army and the NDRF were roped in on Saturday to rescue people from inundated areas, officials said. Sehore and Chhindwara districts also continue to be lashed by....

Army Deployed In Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad For Rescue Ops Amid Floods

Sat, 29 Aug 2020 14:04:00 +0200ndtvnews (en)

Bhopal: Torrential rains over the last two days triggered flooding in several districts of Madhya Pradesh, including Hoshangabad, where the Army and the NDRF were roped in today to officials said. Sehore and Chhindwara districts also continue to be lashed by heavy rains, which sent water bodies in these regions into spate, they said.

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Sat, 29 Aug 2020 12:26:00 +0200dailytimesPK (en)

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast another system of monsoon rains in Sindh and Balochistan from today until Monday. The new system is expected to bring heavy rains in Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Shaheed Benazirabad, Dadu, Tharparker, Nagarparker, Mirpurkhas, Islam Kot, Umar Kot, Sanghar, Sukkur, and Larkana.

Researchers built a data set for training AI to detect natural disasters from social media images

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 20:57:00 +0200venturebeat (en)

Automation and Jobs. Read our latest special issue. Open Now This week, people in California and Gulf Coast states experienced the impact of historic natural disasters. Called signs of climate change, both are unique: The California fires were started by hundreds of lightning strikes, creating some....

Why Deaths From Hurricanes And Other Natural Disasters Are Lower Than Ever – OpEd

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 01:47:00 +0200eurasiareview (en)

Michael Mann, a professor at a Penn State, claims that storms are getting more destructive as “a consequence of human-caused planetary warming.” The New York Times reported , “Climate change is making hurricanes more dangerous in many ways, including increased rainfall and more powerful storm surge.

Downpour triggers flood in Odisha, IMD forecasts intense rainfall in central, north India

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 19:45:00 +0200timesofindia (en)

NEW DELHI: Steady downpour led to a flood situation in parts of Odisha on Thursday while 19 people were saved from drowning in Jammu where major rivers are in spate due to incessant rain even as the IMD forecast intense rainfall in central and north India over the next four days. Over 83.

Weather update: 3 rain-related deaths in Odisha, Jammu; intense rainfall likely in north India in next 4 days

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 20:09:00 +0200financialexpress (en)

Three rain-related deaths were reported in Odisha and Jammu on Wednesday, while the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a forecast of intense rainfall activity over several parts of north India for the next four days. In Bihar, no fresh areas were inundated by flood water for the fourth....

Caritas India brings Joyful Learning in 10 villages of Dhemaji district, Assam

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 06:20:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

CARITAS INDIA in association with HCL FOUNDATION is in continuous process of livelihood restoration of the people of the flood-affected areas. CARITAS INDIA with support from HCL FOUNDATION launched a WOMEN LED COMPREHENSIVE FLOOD RECOVERY PROJECT in Dhemaji district of Assam which is among the worst affected districts in the state of Assam.

Sufferings of people know no bounds

Sun, 23 Aug 2020 20:11:00 +0200daily-sun (en)

A rickshaw-puller lies unconscious as he fell on the roadside after hitting a pothole in the capital’s Chankharpool area on Sunday. Vehicles often face accidents in the city as many roads have developed potholes due to waterlogging caused by rain. — MD NASIR UDDIN.

Karnataka: Floods, landslides claim 12 lives in Malnad districts

Sun, 23 Aug 2020 12:04:00 +0200timesofindia (en)

MYSURU: In the first week of August, the Kodagu, Chikkamagalur, and Shivamogga, three prominent Malnad districts of Karnataka witnessed floods and landslides claiming over 12 lives. All the major reservoirs of this region reached their full capacity and floodwater was released from the dam.

The Climate Disasters We Ignore Today Will Eventually Come for Us

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:33:00 +0200gizmodo (en)

in the face of a moderate tropical storm yet these stories of widespread suffering are rarely found on front pages. All of this devastation was not inevitable. World leaders could have taken steps to move us away from fossil fuels decades ago. They also could have poured far more resources into....

CGTN: Xi Jinping conducts inspection tour in

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 08:18:00 +0200direktbroker (en)

20.08.2020 - 07:01 Uhr CGTN: Xi Jinping conducts inspection tour in flood-hit Anhui Province. Business Wire India . Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in east China's Anhui Province for an inspection tour on Tuesday. This press release features multimedia.

Uttarakhand Bridge Ruined in Flood Now Ready for 15,000 Villagers Residing in Pithoragarh

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:49:00 +0200news-yahoo-in (en)

Almost disconnected from other areas for 21 days, the lives of 15,000 people residing in 20 villages in the Jauljibi sector of Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district have now come on track with the reconstruction of a bailey bridge. The bridge was ravaged in a cloudburst last month.

Lessons From the Frontlines of Global Warming

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 19:07:00 +0200newrepublic (en)

Ronnie Scott lost his wife when she tried to to rescue their dog and cat from floodwaters in West Virginia in 2016. Carole Duncan almost lost her 83-year-old father during Australia’s massive 2019 bushfires, the firefighters finding him just in time. KerryAnn Laufer returned home days after the 2019....

South Asia counts losses from devastating monsoon floods

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 15:40:00 +0200egyptindependent (en)

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — When the Dharala River burst its banks in early July, Kamal Hossain left his home with five members of his family to take shelter in a school in northern Bangladesh, carrying their most prized belongings: cattle, a few sacks of rice and clothes. Like him, an estimated 17.

South Asia counts losses from devastating monsoon floods

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:51:00 +0200wsoctv (en)

The impact of global warming in South Asia is evident by a steady sea level rise, changes in ambient temperature and rainfall patterns and an increase in cyclonic activity, experts say. More landslides and flooding are projected across the region, which is home to almost one-fourth of the world’s population.

South Asia counts losses from devastating monsoon floods DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — When the Dharala River burst its banks in early July, Kamal Hossain left his home with five members of his family to take shelter in a school in northern Bangladesh, carrying their most prized belongings: cattle, a few sacks of rice and clothes. Like him, an estimated 17.5 million people across South Asia are suffering as a result of the devastation of this year's monsoon floods. Nearly 700 have died. A third of... Associated Press

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:30:00 +0200msn-uk (en)

© Provided by Associated Press A Bangladeshi elderly person cuts an uprooted tree as the area around him is seen submerged with flooded waters in Manikganj, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. Across South Asia, more than 17 million people have been affected by this year's monsoon flood.

South Asia counts losses from devastating monsoon floods

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:27:00 +0200ABCnews (en)

A Bangladeshi elderly person cuts an uprooted tree as the area around him is seen submerged with flooded waters in Manikganj, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. Across South Asia, more than 17 million people have been affected by this year's monsoon flood.

South Asia counts losses from devastating monsoon floods

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:16:00 +0200actionnewsjax (en)

The impact of global warming in South Asia is evident by a steady sea level rise, changes in ambient temperature and rainfall patterns and an increase in cyclonic activity, experts say. More landslides and flooding are projected across the region, which is home to almost one-fourth of the world’s population.

Rain-related incidents leave two dead in UP, one in Bihar; Delhi receives heaviest downpour this season

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 21:16:00 +0200firstpost (en)

Heavy rain lashed several states on Thursday, with Uttar Pradesh and Bihar recording deaths due to the downpour. Meanwhile, Delhi received the heaviest spell of rainfall this season. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall across the country over the next two to three days.

Bihar Floods Impact 77.18 Lakh People; Heavy Rains to Subside for Next 2 Days

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 18:02:00 +0200weather-en-IN (en)

Thursday, August 13: Over the past few weeks, incessant heavy rains have caused a severe flood situation over Bihar, impacting the lives of lakhs of people across the state. Now, latest forecasts indicate the wet conditions may subside for the next 2-3 days, which could temporarily improve the situation in the affected areas.

Assam floods: Early flood-warning system to alert local authorities launched for Guwahati

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:03:00 +0200financialexpress (en)

A tool to alert local authorities in Guwahati about flash floods and heavy rainfall was launched on Thursday. Developed under The Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI) project supported by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with the India Meteorological Department....

9:45 Muertos por inundaciones aumentan a 202 en Bangladesh

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 15:48:00 +0200prensa-latina (es)

El país añadió cuatro muertes más a la lista de decesos por hechos relativos al diluvio, según la Dirección General de Servicios de Salud. Tres personas se ahogaron y otra murió por la mordedura de una serpiente. Un total de 40 mil 710 personas fueron afectadas hasta hoy por varias enfermedades diarreicas, apuntó el portal Prothom Alo.