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How a Montana community is faring after devastating floods hit the area last month

2:33pm July 12, 2022

by Halisia Hubbard

Red Lodge, Mont., is still recovering after devastating floods hit the area in mid-June. Many businesses and locals are worried about surviving with hampered tourism and little insurance compensation.

The Manly Ferry makes its way through heavy swells across Sydney Harbour, Australia, Sunday, July 3, 2022.

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Heavy rains, floods prompt evacuations of Sydney suburbs

7:56am July 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

Thousands of residents in Sydney suburbs were told to evacuate their homes on Sunday after heavy rains caused floodwaters to rise and rivers to overflow.

Downtown Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence made landfall in 2018. Storms like Florence, with both heavy rain and very high tides, are projected to get more common as the Earth gets hotter.

Science

A new study predicts a huge increase in catastrophic hurricanes for the northeastern U.S.

5:44pm February 03, 2022

by Rebecca Hersher

When hurricanes cause both extreme high tides and heavy rains, devastating floods ensue. Such storms will get much more frequent by the end of the century, according to a new study.

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On the front lines of global warming, evacuees from Lytton, a western Canadian village destroyed by wildfires in June, are detached and bitter about the September 20 snap elections.

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A church retreat came to the aid of Canada's latest disaster survivors

8:39am December 11, 2021

by Emma Jacobs

British Columbia experienced major disasters this year that scientists say show the intensifying effects of climate change. Many of those affected by fires and floods took shelter at Camp Hope.

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Nyayua Thang, 62, left, stands waist-deep in the floodwaters in front of an abandoned primary school in South Sudan. Members of her village, displaced by extreme flooding as a result of heavy rainfall, are using the building as a refuge. Only small mud di

Prize-winning photos capture the grit and suffering of flood survivors in South Sudan

7:00am November 20, 2021

by Diane Cole

The photo series Unyielding Floods recently won its fifth award this year. It captures the strength and hardship of those affected by flooding of biblical proportions in South Sudan.

Heavy rainfall makes for a stormy Times Square outing Wednesday in New York City.

Ida Brings Historic Flooding To The Northeast, Killing More Than 40 People

8:23pm September 02, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Record-breaking levels of rainfall in New York City, parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania flooded roadways and affected travel throughout Wednesday evening into Thursday.

Destroyed houses are seen in Schuld, Germany, on July 15 after devastating floods hit the region.

Western Europe Can Expect More Heavy Rainfall And Fatal Floods As The Climate Warms

7:05am August 27, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The World Weather Attribution initiative has issued a report that said July's historic flooding in Europe is more likely to happen today due to global warming.

A man rows a boat down a residential street after flooding in Liège, Belgium, on Friday.

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In A Belgian City Ravaged By Flooding, The Signs Of Disaster Are Everywhere

2:50pm July 17, 2021

by Rebecca Rosman

In Liège, Belgium's third-largest city, water from the Meuse river overflowed into parts of the city center, prompting city officials to call for residents to evacuate the area or seek higher ground.

Flooding has led to the collapse of an entire field in Rhein-Erft-Kreis, a district in western Germany. Officials have said a warming climate is at least partially to blame for floods.

Flood Deaths Are Rising In Germany, And Officials Blame Climate Change

1:19pm July 16, 2021

The worst flooding in decades to affect Germany and parts of Belgium has killed more than 100 people as search and rescue efforts for hundreds of missing continue, officials said.

An aerial view Wednesday shows the flooded center of the city of Hagen, western Germany, after heavy rain in parts of the country caused widespread flooding.

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Torrential Rain And Flooding Are Wreaking Havoc Across Western Germany

7:29pm July 15, 2021

by Esme Nicholson

The storms also have struck Belgium and other European countries. More than 60 people have died and dozens remain missing. In Germany has a state of emergency and the army has been deployed.