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Severe Bomb Cyclone Threatens West Coast with Intense Rain and Winds
A powerful bomb cyclone is approaching the West Coast, with heavy rain, strong winds, and snow forecasted from November 19 to 21. California and Oregon will experience the worst of the storm, including gusts up to 70 mph, rainfall up to 4 inches, and snow in high elevations. The system is driven by an atmospheric river, which, while helpful for wat...
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Slow Warnings, Poor Defences: How Spain Was Exposed To Deadly Floods
Dozens of inhabitants of flooded communities said that by the time they received the regional government's alert, muddy water was already surrounding their cars, submerging streets of their towns and pouring into their homes.
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Will Hurricanes Become Even Stronger as the Planet Warms?
Hurricanes derive their strength from warm ocean waters, with current theoretical wind speed limits around 200 mph. However, as global temperatures continue to rise due to climate change, experts predict hurricanes could intensify even further. This increase in ocean heat may push the limits, potentially resulting in stronger storms with winds exce...
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'If You Stay You Will Die': US State Florida Braces For Hurricane Milton
Weather-weary Florida girded Tuesday for a hit from Hurricane Milton, a monster storm packing furious winds and the threat of walls of water gushing inland.
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"Ship Tilted, We Were Thrown": Crew Member On UK Tycoon Mike Lynch Yacht
A crew member on Mike Lynch's yacht has spoken of being thrown into the water and efforts to rescue passengers as a storm sank the vessel off Sicily this month, in a disaster that killed the British tech tycoon and six other people.
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Search On To Find UK Tech Tycoon, Morgan Stanley Chief After Yacht Sinks
Divers scoured the wreck of a luxury yacht off Sicily's coast on Tuesday to find six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and a Morgan Stanley executive, following an intense storm that sank the vessel on Monday.
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Suspense Over Olympics Triathlon As River Seine Fails Water Tests Again
The waterway is still polluted after heavy rain storms on Friday during the opening ceremony in Paris and again on Saturday, which led to discharges of raw sewage.
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Delhi Coaching Centre Deaths: Storm Drains Covered By Encroachers, Says Official
The storm drains built to carry away excess water due to heavy rains in the Old Rajendra Nagar area, where three civil services aspirants died after being trapped in the basement of a coaching institute, were covered by encroachers, said an official.
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Dubai Faces Persistent Flooding Due To Lack Of Storm Drains
When record downpours sent water flooding into his Dubai home, Riaz Haq expected the levels to drop once it stopped raining. But instead of falling, the water kept rising higher.
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How 2023's Record Heat Worsened Droughts, Floods And Bushfires Globally
2023 was a year of record-breaking heat, devastating storms and floods, deepening droughts and raging wildfires. These events showed how climate change is affecting the global water cycle and our livelihoods.
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Tamil Actor Slams Chennai Mayor As City Gets Flooded Amid Cyclone Michaung: ''I Wonder...''
South actor and producer Vishal took to his X handle to question to Mayor of Chennai about the stormwater drain project which was supposed to prevent flooding.
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From Water Burger To Fruit Chai: 5 Bizarre Food Experiments That Left Internet In Shock
We got you a list of bizarre food trends that took the internet by storm in the recent past. Read on for details.
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Video: Pro-Palestinian Crowd Tries To Enter Turkey Base Housing US Troops
Turkish police used tear gas and water cannon as hundreds of people at a proPalestinian rally on Sunday tried to storm an air base
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Cyclone Tej And Hamoon: Rare Twin Storms Brewing Near India
Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal - two water bodies surrounding India - are experiencing twin cyclonic storms (a rare phenomenon) and warnings have been issued. These two storms are - Cyclone Tej and Cyclone Hamoon.
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Libya Dams, That Unleashed Floods, Had Decades-Old Cracks: Officials
Two dams that burst in a hurricane-strength storm, unleashing a wall of water that killed thousands in the Libyan port of Derna, had been cracked since 1998, an official said.
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Severe Bomb Cyclone Threatens West Coast with Intense Rain and Winds
A powerful bomb cyclone is approaching the West Coast, with heavy rain, strong winds, and snow forecasted from November 19 to 21. California and Oregon will experience the worst of the storm, including gusts up to 70 mph, rainfall up to 4 inches, and snow in high elevations. The system is driven by an atmospheric river, which, while helpful for wat...
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Slow Warnings, Poor Defences: How Spain Was Exposed To Deadly Floods
Dozens of inhabitants of flooded communities said that by the time they received the regional government's alert, muddy water was already surrounding their cars, submerging streets of their towns and pouring into their homes.
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Will Hurricanes Become Even Stronger as the Planet Warms?
Hurricanes derive their strength from warm ocean waters, with current theoretical wind speed limits around 200 mph. However, as global temperatures continue to rise due to climate change, experts predict hurricanes could intensify even further. This increase in ocean heat may push the limits, potentially resulting in stronger storms with winds exce...
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'If You Stay You Will Die': US State Florida Braces For Hurricane Milton
Weather-weary Florida girded Tuesday for a hit from Hurricane Milton, a monster storm packing furious winds and the threat of walls of water gushing inland.
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"Ship Tilted, We Were Thrown": Crew Member On UK Tycoon Mike Lynch Yacht
A crew member on Mike Lynch's yacht has spoken of being thrown into the water and efforts to rescue passengers as a storm sank the vessel off Sicily this month, in a disaster that killed the British tech tycoon and six other people.
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Search On To Find UK Tech Tycoon, Morgan Stanley Chief After Yacht Sinks
Divers scoured the wreck of a luxury yacht off Sicily's coast on Tuesday to find six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and a Morgan Stanley executive, following an intense storm that sank the vessel on Monday.
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Suspense Over Olympics Triathlon As River Seine Fails Water Tests Again
The waterway is still polluted after heavy rain storms on Friday during the opening ceremony in Paris and again on Saturday, which led to discharges of raw sewage.
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Delhi Coaching Centre Deaths: Storm Drains Covered By Encroachers, Says Official
The storm drains built to carry away excess water due to heavy rains in the Old Rajendra Nagar area, where three civil services aspirants died after being trapped in the basement of a coaching institute, were covered by encroachers, said an official.
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Dubai Faces Persistent Flooding Due To Lack Of Storm Drains
When record downpours sent water flooding into his Dubai home, Riaz Haq expected the levels to drop once it stopped raining. But instead of falling, the water kept rising higher.
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How 2023's Record Heat Worsened Droughts, Floods And Bushfires Globally
2023 was a year of record-breaking heat, devastating storms and floods, deepening droughts and raging wildfires. These events showed how climate change is affecting the global water cycle and our livelihoods.
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Tamil Actor Slams Chennai Mayor As City Gets Flooded Amid Cyclone Michaung: ''I Wonder...''
South actor and producer Vishal took to his X handle to question to Mayor of Chennai about the stormwater drain project which was supposed to prevent flooding.
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From Water Burger To Fruit Chai: 5 Bizarre Food Experiments That Left Internet In Shock
We got you a list of bizarre food trends that took the internet by storm in the recent past. Read on for details.
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Video: Pro-Palestinian Crowd Tries To Enter Turkey Base Housing US Troops
Turkish police used tear gas and water cannon as hundreds of people at a proPalestinian rally on Sunday tried to storm an air base
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Cyclone Tej And Hamoon: Rare Twin Storms Brewing Near India
Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal - two water bodies surrounding India - are experiencing twin cyclonic storms (a rare phenomenon) and warnings have been issued. These two storms are - Cyclone Tej and Cyclone Hamoon.
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Libya Dams, That Unleashed Floods, Had Decades-Old Cracks: Officials
Two dams that burst in a hurricane-strength storm, unleashing a wall of water that killed thousands in the Libyan port of Derna, had been cracked since 1998, an official said.
