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Flash floods are not new, but their frequency and intensity are increasing in many regions due to rapid urbanisation, land-use change and a warming climate.
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Since there is proof that the Hume Centre had issued the warning 16 hours before the landslide struck, the implication was that Hume's information was unofficial.
The IMD chief said that an orange warning means ‘be prepared for action and one should not wait for red warnings.’
The Central Water Commission's data showed the water level reached 205.48 metres at 8 am and 205.60 metres an hour later.
The accumulation of waste in these river beds following the 2018 floods is one of the reasons for the quickly rising water levels.
The already parched West is getting drier and suffering deadly wildfires because of it, while the much wetter East keeps getting drenched in mega-rainfall events. Climate change is magnifying both extremes, but it may not be the only factor, scientists reveal.
Shanghai: As many as 61 people have been killed and 356,000 evacuated from their homes as heavy rain and floods swept through large parts of southern and central China this week, Chinese rescue authorities said. In a notice published late on Thursday, China's Ministry of Emergency Management said
Here are some of the precautionary measures you should take when a cyclone warning is issued in your area.
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