This situation sounds like every kid’s dream and every neighbor’s worst nightmare. If you spent ages begging your parents for a pool or a trampoline as a kid, you’re not alone. It’s a common experience for kids who want to get their energy out and spend countless hours swimming or bouncing with their friends. Of […]
The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides wrought by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines has reached nearly 130 and the president said Saturday that many areas remained isolated with people in need of rescue. Trami blew away from the northwestern Philippines on Friday, leaving at least 85 people dead and […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News The storm dumped 314 millimetres of rain on West Vancouver over 72 hours, which turned Marr Creek into a raging torrent that flooded dozens of properties in the Dundarave neighbourhood. Published Oct 25, 2024 • 4 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or […]
Saturday’s game between Bologna and Milan has been postponed due to heavy rain and flooding in the area, Serie A confirmed. The clubs and the league organisers met on Friday in an attempt to find alternative arrangements, after Bologna mayor Matteo Lepore had earlier announced that he had ordered the suspension of the match. An […]
Firefighters said they had found the body of a missing person in Botteghino di Zocca, immediately south of Bologna. News media identified the victim as a 20-year-old man whose car was swept away by the rush of water. In the city of Bologna and nearby areas, some 175 millimetres of rain (nearly 7 inches) fell […]
Ryanair has warned passengers of potential ‘disruption’ to flights on Sunday as Storm Ashley is set to batter Ireland Source link
It’s election day in B.C. and an atmospheric river has hit Metro Vancouver and parts of the province’s south coast. It’s expected to bring with it 90 to 150 millilitres of rain. Read More Source link
Residents of parts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal should prepare for possible heavy rain and flooding expected from Sunday to Tuesday. According to a statement released by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) on Saturday, the expected storms are the consequence of a cut-off low-pressure system. “Some areas in the summer rainfall region recently […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Think of flood prevention and you might imagine huge concrete dams, levees or the shiny Thames barrier. But some of the most powerful tools for reducing flood risk are far more natural and widely recognizable: woodlands and green spaces. Trees offer much more than beauty and oxygen. Here’s how trees help […]
It was 2am when the parish priest, Giovanni Samorì, was woken by a phone call from the mayor of Traversara ordering him to start ringing the church bells. The traditional call now forms part of the civil protection procedure deployed by many Italian towns. Its aim: to warn residents of impending calamity. As torrential rain […]