Komen aftermath: At least 88 killed in floods across 4 states

Sun, 02 Aug 2015 23:08:00 +0200HindustanTimes (en)

Villagers wade through floodwaters at Mirati village in Birbhum district of West Bengal on August 2, 2015. The depression created from cyclone Komen, which has been hovering over Bangladesh , has triggered heavy rain in India ’s northeastern and eastern states, killing at least 75 people in Manipur, West Bengal and Odisha.

July: When city had to sweat and also got wet

Sun, 02 Aug 2015 22:48:00 +0200timesofindia (en)

CHENNAI: July 2015 couldn't make up its mind. It was the hottest July in the last two hundred years, but it was also one of the wettest in the same time period. While eight of the first eleven days in the month recorded temperatures above 40 deg C, the second half had a spell of concentrated rainfall for 10 days, producing 205.

Philippines vows to complete rehabilitation of typhoon-hit areas

Sun, 02 Aug 2015 17:37:00 +0200globaltimes (en)

The Philippine government assured Sunday the United Nations of its determination to complete the rehabilitation works in the areas affected by super typhoon Haiyan (locally named as Yolanda) almost two years ago. Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr.

Philippines vows to complete rehabilitation of typhoon-hit areas

Sun, 02 Aug 2015 16:17:00 +0200xinhuanet_en (en)

MANILA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government assured Sunday the United Nations of its determination to complete the rehabilitation works in the areas affected by super typhoon Haiyan (locally named as Yolanda) almost two years ago. Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr.

President is officials’accomplice – Osmeña

Sun, 02 Aug 2015 14:47:00 +0200manilatimes (en)

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd’s efforts to cover up for the corruption of his Cabinet members and other officials of his administration make him their accomplice, according to Sen. Sergio Osmeña 3rd. Although Aquino has a good side, Osmeña on Sunday said, the bad part is that he is surrounded by corrupt individuals.

State of emergency declared over Myanmar floods

Sun, 02 Aug 2015 10:16:00 +0200oneworld (en)

Burma's president Thein Sein headed to devastated rural regions where a state of emergency was declared after deadly monsoon rains displaced tens of thousands of people, flooded swathes of rice paddy and prompted fears of dams collapsing. Thein Sein arrived yesterday at a military base in Sagaing....

CUC: Power interruptions possible

Sun, 02 Aug 2015 04:37:00 +0200marianasvariety (en)

(CUC) — In anticipation of Typhoon Soudelor, the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. reminds the communities of Rota, Tinian and Saipan to prepare for possible power interruptions, which could also affect their water supplies. The 24-Hour CUC Customer Call Center will be open for customer calls throughout the storm.

Before, After & Now revisits Hurricane Katrina's wrath

Sun, 02 Aug 2015 03:46:00 +0200sunherald (en)

Over the next month, the Sun Herald will have full coverage of Hurricane Katrina's 10th anniversary. Starting today, the newspaper will run one of its popular Before, After and Now photo series each day. The photos show a Coast landmark before and after the storm, as well as what it looks like today.

Myanmar: OCHA Flash Update No 1: Myanmar Floods Emergency, 01 August 2015

Sun, 02 Aug 2015 00:18:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Heavy monsoon rains during the month of July, have caused flooding, flash floods and landslides in several parts of Myanmar , including in the Sagaing Region and Kachin State. Cyclone Komen, that made landfall in Bangladesh on 30 July, brought strong winds and heavy rains resulting in further floods,....

Preparing for Hurricane Season

Sun, 02 Aug 2015 00:03:00 +0200cfo (en)

It is the CFO’s job to protect the vitality and viability of the business, regardless of circumstance. As we make our way through hurricane season, it’s important to remember that most hurricane-related damage to property – and your business – can be prevented, or at least minimized, with an....

Flooding Spurs Disaster Zones in Myanmar

Sat, 01 Aug 2015 20:10:00 +0200nytimes (en)

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar ’s president on Friday declared four rural regions to be disaster zones, as floods and landslides continued to cause severe damage and the government faced criticism for its slow response to the emergency. President Thein Sein said the disaster zones covered the states of....

Dusty Atlantic Ocean thwarts tropical storms

Sat, 01 Aug 2015 06:53:00 +0200triblive (en)

It might be hard to think of an ocean as dry and dusty, but those are the conditions over a large part of the Atlantic where hurricanes often form. The dust, coming off Africa, is one item on a list of things that are making the Atlantic particularly inhospitable to large tropical systems.

Tropical update: Less chance of development of system moving across Atlantic

Sat, 01 Aug 2015 03:18:00 +0200nola (en)

Hurricane forecasters are continuing to monitor a weak area of low pressure several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde islands, according to the National Hurricane Center's Friday evening tropical weather outlook. Although the system continues to produce showers and thunderstorms,....

August is the Height of Hurricane Season, State Agencies Urge Preparedness

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 20:43:00 +0200prnewswire (en)

HARRISBURG, Pa. July 31, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- August starts the height of hurricane season and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, Department of Health and Insurance urge residents to always be prepared for the possibility of severe weather.

Coastal people survive Komen scare

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 20:24:00 +0200thedailystarBD (en)

Two more lives perished, around two lakh people were marooned and hundreds of houses damaged as the weakened tropical storm Komen crossed Chittagong and Cox's Bazar coasts early yesterday before turning into a land depression. Different parts of the country, including the capital, saw heavy rain....

Hurricane Guillermo, swirling in Pacific, could hit Hawaii

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:44:00 +0200denverpost (en)

MIAMI (AP) Hurricane Guillermo is swirling in the Pacific and could be headed toward Hawaii. The Category 1 storm has maximum sustained winds early Friday near 90 mph (150 kph) with additional strengthening forecast during the next two days. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center say Guillermo could become a major hurricane this weekend.

Hurricane Guillermo, swirling in Pacific, could hit Hawaii

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:29:00 +0200therepublic (en)

MIAMI Hurricane Guillermo is swirling in the Pacific and could be headed toward Hawaii. The Category 1 storm has maximum sustained winds early Friday near 90 mph (150 kph) with additional strengthening forecast during the next two days. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center say Guillermo could become a major hurricane this weekend.

Hurricane Guillermo, Swirling in Pacific, Could Hit Hawaii

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:12:00 +0200ABCnews (en)

Yahoo!-ABC News Network © 2015 ABC News Internet Ventures. All rights reserved. Hurricane Guillermo, Swirling in Pacific, Could Hit Hawaii. Hurricane Guillermo is swirling in the Pacific and could be headed toward The Category 1 storm has maximum sustained winds early Friday near 90 mph (150 kph)....

Hurricane Guillermo swirling in Pacific; forecaster says it's possibly headed toward Hawaii

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 16:54:00 +0200timescolonist (en)

MIAMI - Hurricane Guillermo is swirling in the Pacific and could be headed toward Hawaii. The Category 1 storm has maximum sustained winds early Friday near 90 mph (150 kph) with additional strengthening forecast during the next two days. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center say Guillermo could become a major hurricane this weekend.

Atlantic ocean is dry, dusty and struggling to spit out storms

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 16:46:00 +0200todayonline (en)

BOSTON — It might be hard to think of an ocean as dry and dusty. Right now, those are the conditions over a large part of the Atlantic where hurricanes often form. The dust, coming off Africa, is just one item on a list of things that are making the Atlantic particularly inhospitable to large tropical systems.

No storm in the making, forecasters say, as systems weaken

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 16:18:00 +0200caribbean360 (en)

FLORIDA, United States, Friday July 31, 2015 – One of the two systems forecasters were monitoring in the Atlantic has dissipated while the other has weakened significantly, practically eliminating any chance of it developing into a tropical storm. The elongated area of low pressure located east of....

Hurricane Guillermo forms, is possibly headed toward Hawaii

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:04:00 +0200durhamregion (en)

MIAMI - Hurricane Guillermo has formed in the Pacific and could be headed toward Hawaii. The Category 1 storm has maximum sustained winds early Friday near 80 mph (130 kph) with additional strengthening forecast during the next day or two. Richard Pasch, a senior hurricane specialist at the U.S.

Hurricane Guillermo forms in Pacific Ocean, possibly headed for Hawaii

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:56:00 +0200CBC (en)

Hurricane Guillermo has formed in the Pacific and could be headed toward Hawaii. The Category 1 storm has maximum sustained winds early Friday near 130 km/h with additional strengthening forecast during the next day or two. Richard Pasch, a senior hurricane specialist at the U.S.

Hurricane Guillermo forms, is possibly headed toward Hawaii

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:08:00 +0200nzherald (en)

MIAMI (AP) " Hurricane Guillermo has formed in the Pacific and could be headed toward Hawaii. The Category 1 storm has maximum sustained winds early Friday near 80 mph (130 kph) with additional strengthening forecast during the next day or two. Richard Pasch, a senior hurricane specialist at the U.S.

Hurricane Guillermo forms, is possibly headed toward Hawaii

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:06:00 +0200timesdaily (en)

Posted: Friday, July 31, 2015 4:00 am. Associated Press 0 comments MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Guillermo has formed in the Pacific and could be headed toward Hawaii. The Category 1 storm has maximum sustained winds early Friday near 80 mph (130 kph) with additional strengthening forecast during the next day or two.

Hurricane Guillermo forms, is possibly headed toward Hawaii

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:41:00 +0200denverpost (en)

MIAMI (AP) Hurricane Guillermo has formed in the Pacific and could be headed toward Hawaii. The Category 1 storm has maximum sustained winds early Friday near 80 mph (130 kph) with additional strengthening forecast during the next day or two. Richard Pasch, a senior hurricane specialist at the U.S.

Hurricane Guillermo forms in the Pacific, is possibly headed toward Hawaii

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:31:00 +0200startribune (en)

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Hurricane Guillermo forms in the Pacific, is possibly headed toward Hawaii

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:12:00 +0200timescolonist (en)

MIAMI - Hurricane Guillermo has formed in the Pacific and could be headed toward Hawaii. The Category 1 storm has maximum sustained winds early Friday near 80 mph (130 kph) with additional strengthening forecast during the next day or two. Richard Pasch, a senior hurricane specialist at the U.S.

Hurricane Guillermo forms, is possibly headed toward Hawaii

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:10:00 +0200therepublic (en)

MIAMI Hurricane Guillermo has formed in the Pacific and could be headed toward Hawaii. The Category 1 storm has maximum sustained winds early Friday near 80 mph (130 kph) with additional strengthening forecast during the next day or two. Richard Pasch, a senior hurricane specialist at the U.S.

Hurricane Guillermo Forms, Is Possibly Headed Toward Hawaii

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:09:00 +0200ABCnews (en)

Yahoo!-ABC News Network © 2015 ABC News Internet Ventures. All rights reserved. Hurricane Guillermo Forms, Is Possibly Headed Toward Hawaii. Hurricane Guillermo has formed in the Pacific and could be headed toward The Category 1 storm has maximum sustained winds early Friday near 80 mph (130 kph)....

Tropical outlook: Hurricane Center monitoring 2 Atlantic systems

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 02:13:00 +0200nola (en)

Two systems in the Atlantic are being monitors by the National Hurricane Center. (National Hurricane Center) The National Hurricane Center continues to track two systems in the Atlantic, but neither is considered likely to show tropical development over the next few days.

Hurricane Season Cruising: What to Know Before You Go

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:43:00 +0200huffingtonpost-us-en (en)

Summer activities are winding down. Kids are back in school. The unrelenting heat of summer has started to fade. Sounds like the perfect time to book a Caribbean cruise . Then you turn on the weather report only to learn that Mother Nature is sending a wallop of a storm right where you planned to sail.

Subhankar Banerjee, Fire at World's End

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:30:00 +0200opednews (en)

Paradise Burning Why We All Need to Learn the Word "Anthropogenic" By Subhankar Banerjee The wettest rainforest in the continental United States had gone up in flames and the smoke was so thick, so blanketing, that you could see it miles away. Deep in Washington's Olympic National Park, the aptly....

Searching for Key limes for pie? Look in a Mexican grocery

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:34:00 +0200latimes (en)

Are you still buying pricey bottled juice for your Key lime pies? Seriously? Because those little yellow-green Mexican limes you've seen in the grocery are exactly the same thing. The lime world can be roughly divided in two parts: what are generally called West India n limes ( Citrus aurantifolia ) and Tahitian limes ( Citrus latifolia ).

Why We All Need to Learn the Word 'Anthropogenic'

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:18:00 +0200huffingtonpost-us-en (en)

By late February, “less than three percent of normal” snowpack remained on the Olympic Mountains and the meadows, normally still covered by more than six feet of snow, “were bare.” As the Bugler also noted, recent data and scientific projections suggest that “this warming trend with less snowpack is....

Forecasters monitor two systems in the Atlantic with small chance of developing

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:11:00 +0200caribbean360 (en)

FLORIDA, United States, Thursday July 30, 2015 – Forecasters are keeping their eyes on two systems in the Atlantic with a small chance of developing over the next few days, as the second month of the quiet 2015 hurricane season nears an end. Early this morning, the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) in....

Danziger Bridge victims are still waiting on the city

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:50:00 +0200nola (en)

Jurors tour the Danziger Bridge during the federal trial of five New Orleans Police officers charged in connection with shooting unarmed civilians on the bridge six days after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. (Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com / The Times-Picayune) What do Hervey Farrell, Wendy Bosma and the....

British medics who bring hope to disaster victims

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:32:00 +0200YorkshirePost (en)

As part of the UK Emergency Medical Team, Pete Skelton has worked in disaster zones all over the world, including Nepal following April’s earthquake. He talks to Chris Bond. IT was a Saturday morning and Pete Skelton was looking forward to spending the weekend with his fiancée, Arij. At least he was until his phone rang.

Tropical storm Two struck Bangladesh at about 00:00 GMT on 30 July.

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:59:00 +0200trust2 (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Two struck Bangladesh at about 00:00 GMT on 30 July. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall was near 21.9 N, 91.2 E.

Tropical storm Two struck Bangladesh at about 00:00 GMT on 30 July.

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:22:00 +0200trust (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Two struck Bangladesh at about 00:00 GMT on 30 July. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall was near 21.9 N, 91.2 E.

Tropical storm Two struck Bangladesh at about 18:00 GMT on 29 July.

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 07:19:00 +0200trust (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Two struck Bangladesh at about 18:00 GMT on 29 July. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall was near 21.6 N, 91.2 E.

Add potential thunderstorms, lightning to L.A.'s hot, humid weather

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 06:41:00 +0200dailynews (en)

Posted: 07/29/15, 9:16 AM PDT Updated: 12 hrs ago # Comments Get ready to sweat, as the region is going to get sandwiched between heat from the east and a moist air mass moving up from Mexico, a combination that will create triple-digit humid conditions and the possibility of thunderstorms, the National Weather Service said Wednesday.

Tropical storm Two struck Bangladesh at about 18:00 GMT on 29 July.

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 05:25:00 +0200trust2 (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Two struck Bangladesh at about 18:00 GMT on 29 July. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall was near 21.6 N, 91.2 E.

U.S. Census Bureau: Special Edition Hurricane Katrina 10th Anniversary: Aug. 29, 2015

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 23:08:00 +0200prnewswire (en)

WASHINGTON July 29, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hurricane Katrina is the costliest U.S. hurricane on record, and the deadliest to strike our nation since 1928. After initially making U.S. landfall on Aug. 25, 2005 , in South Florida as a Category 1, it moved into the Gulf of Mexico , rapidly....

Tropical storm Two struck Bangladesh at about 12:00 GMT on 29 July.

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 22:54:00 +0200trust2 (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Two struck Bangladesh at about 12:00 GMT on 29 July. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall was near 21.4 N, 91.2 E.

Devastating floods might be more common than we thought, study says

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 21:46:00 +0200latimes (en)

Keep the sandbags handy. Previous flood assessments have underestimated the actual risk of dangerous floods in many parts of the country, according to a new study. By looking back at the historical weather records, researchers have found an important synergy between two flood risk factors in coastal zones that has often gone overlooked.

The World’s Most Dangerous Volcano Threatens a Huge City

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:54:00 +0200wired (en)

or Popocatépetl to Mexico City . We’re talking a volcano smack in the middle of the city. It is merely ~12 km (~7.5 miles) from the summit craters at to downtown Naples. For your average pyroclastic flow from a volcano like Vesuvius, that is a trip that would take only about two and a half minutes.

Tropical storm Two struck Bangladesh at about 06:00 GMT on 29 July.

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 19:37:00 +0200trust2 (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Two struck Bangladesh at about 06:00 GMT on 29 July. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall was near 21.2 N, 91.4 E.

Lacson: I never felt welcome in Aquino Cabinet

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 14:48:00 +0200gmanews (en)

Former Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday said he never felt part of President Benigno Aquino III's Cabinet even when he was appointed presidential adviser on reconstruction and rehabilitation in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda in 2013. "Maski noong 14 months na nandoon ako, I never felt in any of....

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Wed, 29 Jul 2015 13:20:00 +0200usaToday (en)

The $1 million worth of treasure recovered included: • 51 gold coins. • 40 feet of ornate gold chain. • A single coin called a Royal made for King Phillip V of Spain. The coin — nicknamed “Tricentennial Royal” — is dated 1715 and could be worth about $500,000.

Tropical storm Two struck Bangladesh at about 00:00 GMT on 29 July.

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 12:18:00 +0200trust2 (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Two struck Bangladesh at about 00:00 GMT on 29 July. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall was near 21.2 N, 91.2 E.

Tropical storm Two struck Bangladesh at about 00:00 GMT on 29 July.

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 12:18:00 +0200trust (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Two struck Bangladesh at about 00:00 GMT on 29 July. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall was near 21.2 N, 91.2 E.

Tropical storm Two is forecast to strike Bangladesh at about 00:00 GMT on 29 July.

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 05:39:00 +0200trust2 (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Two is forecast to strike Bangladesh at about 00:00 GMT on 29 July. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near 21.

Tropical storm Two is forecast to strike Bangladesh at about 00:00 GMT on 29 July.

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 04:58:00 +0200trust (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Two is forecast to strike Bangladesh at about 00:00 GMT on 29 July. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near 21.

Floods are Getting Worse, and America’s Coasts Are Unprepared

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 22:32:00 +0200newrepublic (en)

A clear understanding of the various flood types and changes in the frequency of their occurrence is critical toward reliable estimates of vulnerability and potential impacts in the near-term as well as into the future. Given the heavy reliance on coastal zones for natural resources and economic....

Henry Glover Case

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 21:53:00 +0200nola (en)

A federal appeals court Tuesday ordered a new sentencing hearing for New Orleans Police officer Gregory McRae, the lone officer serving prison time in the death of Henry Glover, an Algiers man who was shot by a rookie cop after Hurricane Katrina. The ruling overturned McRae's conviction on an....

Catastrophic Floods Are Going to Hit the US More Often

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 21:14:00 +0200wired (en)

Caption: In this aerial photo, people canoe through floodwaters past a stop sign near Bear Creek Park Saturday, May 30, 2015, in Houston. David J. Phillip/AP Catastrophic Floods Are Going to Hit the US More Often In this aerial photo, people canoe through floodwaters past a stop sign near Bear Creek Park Saturday, May 30, 2015, in Houston.

Groups lament PNoy’s exclusion of environment issues in last SONA

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:11:00 +0200gmanews (en)

Environmental organizations expressed their disappointment with President Benigno Aquino III's final State of the Nation Address, saying the two-hour speech delivered on Monday had little to do with environment and conservation issues. Dakila Advocacy Director Renee Juliene Karunungan told GMA News....

Vanuatu reconstruction moves ahead in the aftermath of Cyclone Pam

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:31:00 +0200guardian (en)

. Archipelago continues to rebuild after natural disaster but predicted El Niño drought could hit food security. Slow reconstruction … Tanna, where most households depend on the crops they grow for their own use, was the hardest-hit island in Vanuatu. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters.

Bahrain builds 200 houses in aid for Haiyan survivors

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:41:00 +0200tradearabia (en)

One of the houses paid for by Bahrain to shelter survivors of Typhoon Haiyan Bahrain builds 200 houses in aid for Haiyan survivors MANAMA, 7 days ago Bahrain is building more than 200 houses in a remote area of the Philippines for families whose lives were torn apart by a deadly typhoon almost two years ago.

Seven Things You Should Know About Human Trafficking

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 06:18:00 +0200dipnote (en)

Today, Secretary of State John Kerry released the 2015 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. As required by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), the TIP Report assesses government efforts around the world to combat modern slavery. This year’s Report, the 15th installment, includes....

Fisherman killed, hundreds stranded due to heavy rains in Cebu

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 06:03:00 +0200AsiaOne (en)

A boy runs as heavy rains and high waves brought by typhoon Linfa, locally named Egay, crash along a breakwater along Manila Bay at a slum area in Baseco, Tondo in Manila July 6, 2015. Photo: Reuters. CEBU CITY, Philippines-A fisherman was killed while hundreds were stranded after water level rose....

Sea level rise, storm surges increasing risk of “compound flooding” for major U.S. cities

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 04:21:00 +0200homelandsecuritynewswire (en)

U.S. cities have found that flooding risk is greatest for cities along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts when strong storm surge and high rainfall amounts occur together. While rising sea levels are the main driver for increasing flood risk, storm surges caused by weather patterns that favor high precipitation exacerbates flood potential.