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Sydney -
It’s official; predicting the weather is now very difficult, thanks to climate change. The weird jet streams, heat, floods and droughts are hitting hard, and knowing what happens next is crucial.
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By AFP
Paris -
The River Seine peaked Monday at more than four metres above its normal level, heralding a lengthy mop-up job for Parisians after days of rising waters that have put the soggy city on alert.
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By AFP
Paris -
Paris was on alert Saturday as the swollen Seine crept higher, with forecasters expecting the flooding to peak before the weekend is out.The river reached 5.
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By AFP
Tirana -
Thousands of police and soldiers have been deployed in Albania to rescue stranded residents after heavy rainfall triggered major flooding, and caused the death of a utility worker, officials and the power company said Sunday.
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In a first-of-its-kind study, the global effects and impact of atmospheric rivers on rainfall, flooding, and droughts have been estimated for the first time. The study reveals that in some regions, the risks can be increased by as much as 80 percent.
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By AFP
Floods and landslides caused by torrential rains have killed 26 people and left 15 missing in Vietnam's mountainous north, authorities said Monday.
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By AFP
Bejing -
Flooding in China's northeast has left 18 dead and 18 missing, state media said Monday, after the latest deadly deluge to hit the country this summer.
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By AFP
Taipei -
Roads turned into rivers in northern Taiwan Friday as rain lashed the island, killing one woman and leaving two others missing.
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By AFP
Taipei -
Roads turned into rivers in northern Taiwan Friday as rain lashed the island, killing one woman and leaving two others missing.
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By AFP
Taipei -
Roads turned into rivers in northern Taiwan Friday as rain lashed the island, killing one woman and leaving two others missing.
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By AFP
Ottawa -
With heavy rains persisting and waters still rising over much of waterlogged eastern Canada, the nation's military on Sunday tripled the number of troops urgently working to evacuate thousands of residents.
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By AFP
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The death toll from flooding and mudslides plaguing Peru since the start of the year has risen to 113 people, including five killed last weekend, officials said Tuesday.
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By AFP
Sydney -
The bodies of a "hero" mother and her two young children were pulled from a river in Australia Tuesday as the death toll rose from cyclone-fuelled floods that devastated parts of the country.
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By AFP
Sydney -
The bodies of a "hero" mother and her two young children were pulled from a river in Australia Tuesday as the death toll rose from cyclone-fuelled floods that devastated parts of the country.
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By AFP
Sydney -
The bodies of a "hero" mother and her two young children were pulled from a river in Australia Tuesday as the death toll rose from cyclone-fuelled floods that devastated parts of the country.
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By AFP
Sydney -
A "gut-wrenching" clean-up was in full swing Monday as floodwaters receded across parts of Australia, with fears the death toll could rise after a car was swept into a swollen river.
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By AFP
Sydney -
A "gut-wrenching" clean-up was in full swing Monday as floodwaters receded across parts of Australia, with fears the death toll could rise after a car was swept into a swollen river.
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By AFP
Sydney -
A "gut-wrenching" clean-up was in full swing Monday as floodwaters receded across parts of Australia, with fears the death toll could rise after a car was swept into a swollen river.
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By AFP
Brisbane -
Rising floods plagued large parts of eastern Australia Sunday as emergency workers battled to restore water and electricity in cyclone-hit areas, with the recovery efforts expected to last several months.
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By AFP
Beenleigh -
Flooded rivers were still rising Saturday in two Australian states with two women dead and four people missing after torrential rains in the wake of a powerful tropical cyclone.
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By AFP
Beenleigh -
Flooded rivers were still rising Saturday in two Australian states with two women dead and four people missing after torrential rains in the wake of a powerful tropical cyclone.
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By AFP
Brisbane -
A second woman's body was found Friday and tens of thousands of people were evacuated from towns in two Australian states after torrential rain caused by a powerful tropical cyclone.
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By AFP
Brisbane -
A second woman's body was found Friday and tens of thousands of people were evacuated from towns in two Australian states after torrential rain caused by a powerful tropical cyclone.
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By AFP
Brisbane -
A second woman's body was found Friday and tens of thousands of people were evacuated from towns in two Australian states after torrential rain caused by a powerful tropical cyclone.
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By AFP
Brisbane -
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from towns in two Australian states as authorities warned Friday there could be deaths from severe flooding caused by a powerful tropical cyclone.
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By AFP
Brisbane -
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from towns in two Australian states as authorities warned Friday there could be deaths from severe flooding caused by a powerful tropical cyclone.
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By AFP
Brisbane -
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from towns in two Australian states as authorities warned Friday there could be deaths from severe flooding caused by a powerful tropical cyclone.
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By AFP
Bangkok -
Swathes of southern Thailand remained submerged Monday as fresh rain deepened misery in the flood-stricken zone, prompting a scramble to pump water from the worst-hit areas.
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By AFP
Bangkok -
Heavy rains continued to hammer Thailand's flood-ravaged south on Saturday, bringing the death toll up to 12 and leaving thousands of villages partially submerged, authorities said.
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By AFP
Bangkok -
Thai authorities on Friday warned of flash floods across the south as torrential rains lashed the region leaving at least eight people dead, delaying flights and disrupting holidays during peak tourist season.
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Heavy flooding washed out this section of Interstate 20 near the California-Arizona border. Fortunately, the man in this pickup truck survived. YouTube screen grab
Lake Ontario's water level has reached record heights. Ontario Warnings
In order to access pictures you must have a Facebook account. Elephant Stay
Flooding in Malaga city, Spain on November 17, 2012. Facebook
Asia Highway closed down because of flooding Bangkok Post, Mr. Surapol Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn
In Hubei Province, the heavy rains turned a football stadium into a giant swimming pool in Wuhan city. CCTV News via Twitter
Roads are washed out and fields of crops inundated. Twitter
Chilaw Town in Sri Lanka flooded, December 19, 2012 YouTube
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Flood street in Manila caused by Typhoon Mario FB
Elephants stranded on the wall at the Royal Elephant Kraal in Ayutthaya Elephant Stay
This is a scene of some of the flooding of the River Thames on Feb. 12, 2014. Agenda NWO
Emergency services personnel are carried by tractor at dusk through flooded land in the village of Burrowbridge in south west England February 7, 2014. Many areas of the Somerset Levels have been underwater for over a month © Reuters / Toby Melville
A school in Tongren city was left completed destroyed, with its buildings and playgrounds swallowed by floodwaters. Twitter
Aerial view of flooding in Mozambique. YouTube
Buenos Aires flooded from torrential rains on April 2, 2013 YouTube
Damage from the floods in Russia. Video screen capture
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