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Heavy Rain (Nowcast)

Heavy Rain Alerts in Darlawn Champhai Aizawl ….. cities of India

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COP27: Forecasting overhaul may reduce extreme weather hazards – New Scientist

A UN program to revamp weather forecasting in lower-income countries could improve global climate models and help people prepare for extreme weather events By...

Europe

Isle of Wight residents warned to brace for flooding – BBC

Photo Credit: BBC, IOW Residents in parts of the Isle of Wight are being urged to prepare for flooding after heavy rainfall. The Environment...

Americas

Aymara indigenous pray for rain amid drought – Fremont Tribune

Members of Bolivia’s Aymara Indigenous community climbed the sacred hill of Inca Pucará on the outskirts of La Paz to pray for rain. The...

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More intense flooding threatens to set back sanitation goals – UNEP

Severe flooding this year in Pakistan, Nigeria and, most recently, Chad not only destroyed crops, homes and infrastructure. It also inundated latrines, sewers and...

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Nigeria floods: ‘I have nowhere to go’ – BBC

Credit Photo: Kogi state, where the Rivers Niger and Benue meet, has seen some of the worst flooding By the time Ifeanyi Ashley...

Oceania

More Flooding in Australia’s Soggy Southeast – nasa.gov

After an extremely wet October, southeast Australia continued to see heavy rainfall in November 2022. With soils already saturated and dams full, the latest...