Poudre Canyon flash flood: ‘One dead and others missing’ as dangerous Colorado mudslides sweep homes away

2021-07-21T13:42+0200thesun (en)

AT least one person is dead and two others are reported to be missing after “dangerous” flooding hit northern Colorado. Search and rescue crews pulled a body from the Poudre River on Tuesday while homes were swept away in mudslides. At least one person is dead after flooding hit northern Colorado on Tuesday night Credit: Twitter.

Thunderstorms to strike UK on hottest day of the year so far

2021-07-20T20:17+0200theargus (en)

Forecasters warn of water spray, sudden flooding and lightning strikes, which could lead to power cuts, damage to buildings and delays to public transport. (PA Graphics) It comes as the UK recorded its hottest day of the year so far, after the temperature reached 32.2C (89.96F) at Heathrow Airport in west London on Tuesday afternoon.

Thunderstorms to strike UK on hottest day of the year so far

2021-07-20T19:58+0200pressandjournal (en)

Heavy showers and thunderstorms are set to batter parts of the UK on the hottest day of the year so far. The Met Office has issued new amber thunderstorm warnings for parts of south-eastern England between 4pm and 7pm on Tuesday. Forecasters warn of water spray, sudden flooding and lightning....

Thunderstorms to strike UK on hottest day of the year so far

2021-07-20T19:49+0200thecourier (en)

Heavy showers and thunderstorms are set to batter parts of the UK on the hottest day of the year so far. The Met Office has issued new amber thunderstorm warnings for parts of south-eastern England between 4pm and 7pm on Tuesday. Forecasters warn of water spray, sudden flooding and lightning....

Thunderstorms to strike UK on hottest day of the year so far

2021-07-20T19:40+0200yourlocalguardian (en)

Forecasters warn of water spray, sudden flooding and lightning strikes, which could lead to power cuts, damage to buildings and delays to public transport. (PA Graphics) It comes as the UK recorded its hottest day of the year so far, after the temperature reached 32.2C (89.96F) at Heathrow Airport in west London on Tuesday afternoon.

Thunderstorms to strike UK on hottest day of the year so far

2021-07-20T19:37+0200dailyecho (en)

Forecasters warn of water spray, sudden flooding and lightning strikes, which could lead to power cuts, damage to buildings and delays to public transport. (PA Graphics) It comes as the UK recorded its hottest day of the year so far, after the temperature reached 32.2C (89.96F) at Heathrow Airport in west London on Tuesday afternoon.

Feds add $1.4B to fund projects in communities facing wildfire, flood risks 40 mins

2021-07-20T19:18+0200cknw (en)

Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says the federal government is adding almost $1.4 billion to the disaster mitigation and adaptation fund this year to help communities across Canada facing and environmental disasters. Speaking to reporters in Toronto Tuesday, McKenna says the funding will....

Feds add $1.4B to fund projects in communities facing wildfire, flood risks

2021-07-20T18:39+0200globalnews (en)

Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says the federal government is adding almost $1.4 billion to the disaster mitigation and adaptation fund this year to help communities across Canada facing and environmental disasters. Speaking to reporters in Toronto Tuesday, McKenna says the funding will....

The devastating floods in Europe show the urgency to act against climate change

2021-07-20T09:49+0200explica (en)

Recently, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands received the equivalent of two months of rain in two days. More than a hundred people died and dozens are missing. “We need to intensify climate action,” says the World Meteorological Organization, which attributes these extreme events to....

Inundación de Saguenay: “Nunca se ha encontrado la caja fuerte de la Caisse populaire”

2021-07-19T18:58+0200notiulti (es)

“Había un pequeño río en el sector de Arvida de quizás 2 metros, no más que eso. Este río ha invadido un barrio, ¡pero de una manera extraordinaria! “ Incluso la enorme caja fuerte de la Caisse populaire Desjardins desapareció en el agua. “La caja fuerte era un apartamento completo al que entramos …....

La lucha de lugares Patrimonio de la UNESCO contra el cambio climático

2021-07-19T18:14+0200euronews-es (es)

Finlandia ha vivido el mes de junio más cálido desde que se tienen registros; Helsinki alcanzó un nuevo récord para el mes con 31,7 grados centígrados. Norteamérica experimentó su mes de junio más cálido. Lytton, en Canadá, quedó destruida por los incendios forestales, después de alcanzarse un nuevo....

In Germania le alluvioni sono state il peggior disastro naturale dell’ultimo secolo

2021-07-19T16:19+0200wired-it (it)

Centinaia di morti e feriti e migliaia di sfollati. In Renania-Palatinato sono caduti il doppio dei litri di pioggia della media mensile in sole 48 ore. Più di 180 persone hanno perso la vita e oltre 600 sono rimaste ferite a causa delle devastanti inondazioni che hanno colpito la parte occidentale della Germania e il Belgio negli ultimi giorni.

Nadie está a salvo: El clima extremo golpea a los países más ricos

2021-07-19T15:49+0200clarin (es)

En Canadá, un incendio forestal borró a una aldea del mapa. Moscú se tambaleó por las temperaturas históricas registradas. Y este fin de semana, en el norte, las Montañas Rocosas se preparaban para otra ola de calor mientras los incendios forestales se extendían a lo largo de 12 estados en el oeste del país.

Europe floods: A summer of despair

2021-07-19T08:37+0200gulfnews (en)

Our world is changing. It is getting warmer and weather events are becoming more extreme. And for those who doubt the science of climate change, then they need look no farther than at the devastation across much of northwestern Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Rescuers search for Germany flood survivors as death toll climbs

2021-07-18T01:57+0200trtworld (en)

Water stands in a street in Berchtesgaden, Germany, on July 17, 2021. (AP) Rescue workers have scrambled to find survivors and victims of the devastation wreaked by the worst floods to hit western Europe in living memory, which have left at least 170 people dead and dozens more missing.

‘We Are in Deep, Deep Sh*t’: Climate Experts Shocked at Severity of Floods in Germany and Belgium

2021-07-17T22:43+0200defenddemocracy-press (en)

Climate scientists on Friday were stunned by the intensity of flooding in Germany and Belgium that killed at least 120 people and damaged tens of thousands of homes, with experts saying they did not expect such extreme weather to result from the human-caused climate crisis as rapidly as it has.

Germany Floods 2021 Climate Change: Europe Flood: Two Months of Rain When Two Days of Rain – Europe floods in germany and belgium 2021 explained

2021-07-17T13:14+0200archyde (en)

By Bhadra Chandran. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has blamed unpredictable flash floods in Europe for “man-made climate change.” The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has said that climate change is causing not only floods in Belgium and Germany, but also extreme temperatures and....

Wet weekend ahead for truckers in Eastern US

2021-07-16T18:12+0200freightwaves (en)

Truckers will face a wet weekend from the Mississippi Valley to the East Coast. Parts of southeastern Missouri and southern Illinois have already seen up to 5 inches of rain and flash flooding Friday morning due to a slow-moving cold front stretching from the Plains all the way to eastern Canada . This was based on radar estimates.

Summer of extremes: floods, heat and fire

2021-07-16T14:57+0200miragenews (en)

Heavy rainfall has triggered devastating flooding causing dozens of casualties in Western Europe. Parts of Scandinavia are enduring a lasting heatwave, and smoke plumes from Siberia have affected air quality across the international dateline in Alaska. The unprecedented heat in Western North America has also triggered devastating wildfires.

MIL-OSI United Nations: Summer of extremes: floods, heat and fire

2021-07-16T14:51+0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)

Source: World Meteorological Organization. Heavy rainfall has triggered devastating flooding causing dozens of casualties in Western Europe. Parts of Scandinavia are enduring a lasting heatwave, and smoke plumes from Siberia have affected air quality across the international dateline in Alaska.

Tropics watch: System in Atlantic continues to show low chance for development

2021-07-15T14:44+0200tcpalm (en)

The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor a system in the Atlantic that's showing a small chance for development. The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season is expected to be active, with a forecast of up to 20 named storms and three to five direct impacts on the U.S.

Emily Anthes

2021-07-14T14:37+0200anthropocenemagazine (en)

Last June, not long after a catastrophic thunderstorm swept through southern Ontario, bringing a month’s worth of rain in just a few hours, a group of 75 architects, engineers, and policymakers from 16 countries gathered in the city of Waterloo to discuss how humanity will cope with its waterlogged future.