Overall Green alert Flood for United States
in United States

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Flood United States can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1100491
Death: 0
Displaced: -
Countries: United States
From - To 07 Jun - 07 Jun

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Tropical Storm Cristobal, USA, June 2020Days after sweeping over southern Mexico (separate report) Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall on 07 June near the mouth of the Mississippi River and the island of Grand Isle in Louisiana, USA. The storm brought winds of up to 50 mph (85 kmh) and spawned a tornado in Florida. Heavy rainfall and a storm surge caused flooding in coastal areas of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.Sun 7 Jun 2020FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 38 | About casualties: 3 | Last hour: 0

‘Protectors of the Coast’ — What the Northward March of Mangroves Mean ... Wed, 10 Jun 2020 22:49:00 +0200.

By Ayurella Horn-Muller, Climate Central ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. — Walking along a wooden path winding through Nease Beachfront Park, Danny Lippi pointed to coastal trees sprouting from the shrubbery around him. The exotic species were brought
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Agriculture and livestock: Are they victims or perpetrators of climate ... Wed, 10 Jun 2020 22:24:00 +0200.

Though much of the world is focused on transitioning away from fossil fuels as a way to fight climate change, there are other often overlooked contributors to the conundrum resulting from climate change. Two of them are agriculture and live
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Insured Losses from Storm Cristobal Estimated at $150 MillionWed, 10 Jun 2020 17:17:00 +0200.

Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC) said on Wednesday it expects insured losses of close to $150 million from tropical storm Cristobal. Cristobal is the third named storm to form and impact the United States coast during t
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KCC estimates insured losses of nearly $150 million from tropical stor ... Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:15:00 +0200.

(Reuters) - Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC) said on Wednesday it expects insured losses of close to $150 million from tropical storm Cristobal. Cristobal is the third named storm to form and impact the United States co
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),