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California Braces for a Potentially Record-Setting El Niño Winter
weather1 day ago

California Braces for a Potentially Record-Setting El Niño Winter

Forecasters warn a potentially historic super El Niño could develop by fall, with NOAA predicting a >90% chance of El Niño and up to a 50% chance it will be strong; if it arrives, Southern California could see a wetter winter that replenishes water supplies but raises the risk of floods, debris flows and coastal erosion, even as it may reduce wildfire risk. Forecasters caution that even strong El Niños don’t always deliver predictable weather, citing past events (1982-83, 1997-98) that varied widely in rainfall. The pattern is tied to warmer Pacific waters and altered jet streams, and climate change could be intensifying swings; impacts may extend to marine life as warmer seas affect plankton and sea lion rookeries along the Channel Islands. More clarity is expected between May and June as models improve.

via Los Angeles Times|
#climate-change#el-nino#floods
Hawaii storms cause $1B in damage, hundreds rescued as floods surge
world19 days ago

Hawaii storms cause $1B in damage, hundreds rescued as floods surge

Two back-to-back storms drenched Hawaii with up to 50 inches of rain, driving about $1 billion in damages and prompting hundreds of rescues and mass evacuations across Oahu and Maui; officials say the flooding is the worst since 2004, with ongoing road closures, dam monitoring by the National Guard at Wahiawa, and advisories to avoid driving through deep water, while the White House has offered support and there have been no reported fatalities so far.

via BBC|
#evacuation#floods#hawaii
Oahu Evacuations Triggered as Wahiawa Dam Faces Potential Failure
us-news21 days ago

Oahu Evacuations Triggered as Wahiawa Dam Faces Potential Failure

Two powerful storms drenched Hawaii, pushing Wahiawa Dam on Oahu toward potential failure from overtopping and prompting evacuation orders for Waialua and Haleiwa, affecting about 4,000 residents. The 1906, 9,200-acre-foot earthen dam, owned by Dole and forming Lake Wilson, has a spillway that could be overwhelmed in a major flood. Officials say the risk is evolving, with flood watches in effect and more rain expected; Governor Josh Green urged residents to evacuate as state offices closed except emergency management.

via NBC News|
#dam#evacuation#floods
Heavy rains trigger deadly floods and landslides in Minas Gerais, Brazil
world1 month ago

Heavy rains trigger deadly floods and landslides in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Torrential rainfall in southeastern Brazil’s Minas Gerais state caused floods and landslides that killed at least 30 people and left 39 missing, with Juiz de Fora and Ubá among the hardest-hit areas as homes were swept away and rescues continue; a state of emergency was declared, shelters opened, and officials linked the disaster to record February rainfall amid broader climate-change–related extreme weather.

via The Guardian|
#brazil#emergency#floods
Iberia braces for another storm as deadly floods force thousands from homes
environment2 months ago

Iberia braces for another storm as deadly floods force thousands from homes

Spain and Portugal brace for Storm Marta after deadly floods from Storm Leonardo killed at least two people and displaced about 11,000; Portugal mobilized more than 26,500 rescuers and postponed three municipalities' presidential vote as warnings of further floods and landslides spread across regions including Andalusia, Castile-La Mancha, Galicia, Murcia, and the Valencian Community; orange alerts are in place for heavy rain, strong winds up to 110 km/h, and high seas, with authorities warning that already-saturated ground remains vulnerable; Portugal’s PM said damages exceed €4 billion and dams have released water equal to the country’s annual consumption in days.

via Al Jazeera|
#environment#evacuations#floods
Morocco braces for floods as 50,000 flee city amid weeks of heavy rain
climate-and-energy2 months ago

Morocco braces for floods as 50,000 flee city amid weeks of heavy rain

Morocco evacuated more than 50,000 people from Ksar el-Kebir as weeks of heavy rain caused floods that threatened the city, with authorities opening shelters, barring entry, and deploying the army for evacuation and rescue efforts; the floods were worsened by water releases from a full dam, while nearby regions also evacuated villagers and reinforced riverbanks as drought ends and reservoirs near capacity.

via Reuters|
#africa#climate-and-energy#climate-change
East Coast braces for bomb cyclone: blizzards, floods and bitter cold
extreme-weather2 months ago

East Coast braces for bomb cyclone: blizzards, floods and bitter cold

An intense nor’enaster is rapidly intensifying into a bomb cyclone off the Carolinas, bringing blizzard conditions, coastal flooding and a deep cold snap to about 35 million people along the Southeast and Eastern Seaboard, with the worst impacts expected in the Carolinas and southern Mid-Atlantic as frigid air spreads across a wide region and travel disruptions and power outages loom.

via The Washington Post|
#blizzards#east-coast#extreme-weather
Climate change and La Niña drive catastrophic floods in southern Africa
sustainability2 months ago

Climate change and La Niña drive catastrophic floods in southern Africa

A World Weather Attribution study links a climate-change–driven 40% rise in extreme rainfall to floods across southern Africa (Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Eswatini), worsened by La Niña; about 200 people have died and hundreds of thousands are affected as some areas receive more than a year’s worth of rain in days, including Kruger National Park closures and mounting repair costs.

via Reuters|
#climate-change#floods#mozambique