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I’ve moved back home to Lismore just in time for the third La Niña. The sound of rain brings dread

We’re holding off getting a couch till the wet season passes – I’ve lost far too much velvet to the Wilson River. Living in a flood plain means not ever fully resting

The Guardian - AU

NSW convenes first meeting of disaster taskforce ahead of more wet weather

Task Force Hawk formed to address issues raised in an independent inquiry into floods earlier this year

The Guardian - AU

What ails our lakes: A tale of vanishing lakes and drains that bring the city to its knees during rain

A year ago, in its report on ‘Performance Audit of Management of stormwater in Bengaluru Urban Area’‘, the CAG had exposed how the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and other civic agencies had played a role in the vanishing of lakes

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Could Hurricane Ian increase the chances of alligator attacks in South Carolina?

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hurricane Ian is strengthening as it heads toward Florida and then South Carolina, bringing with it heavy rains, potential flooding — and possibly alligators.

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Trudeau tours storm-hit Atlantic Canada as power outages persist

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday started a tour of Atlantic Canada, where thousands were still without power after record-setting storm Fiona ravaged the country's east coast, tossing homes into the sea and killing at least three people.

Reuters

$52B storm gates eyed for NY-NJ waterways hit by Sandy

A decade after Superstorm Sandy pummeled New York and New Jersey in one of the costliest storms in U.S. history, the federal government is proposing a $52 billion plan to build movable barriers and gates across bays, rivers and other waterways in the two states hardest hit by the storm

The Independent UK

Hurricane Ian, now a fierce Cat 3, track shifts south as rains sweep Florida

MIAMI — Hurricane Ian’s project path shifted slightly Tuesday, on a track that would push the powerful storm’s to an earlier potential landfall south of the Tampa Bay area — a small but significant change for a Gulf Coast vulnerable to storm surge.

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DeSantis warns Hurricane Ian will bring ‘catastrophic’ storm surge, flooding

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ message on Hurricane Ian was clear on Tuesday morning: “It is now a major hurricane.”

Miami Herald

Hurricane Ian rips roofs off in Cuba as Disney World shuts its doors ahead of storm

The Category 3 hurricane was about five miles south of the city of Pinar Del Rio, with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said

Daily Mirror

Hurricane Ian’s first bands are lashing Florida ahead of west coast landfall as a Cat 3

MIAMI — Hurricane Ian strengthened overnight into a major storm before making landfall over western Cuba, and an eastern tilt is set to take it into Tampa Bay as a powerful Category 3 Thursday morning.

Miami Herald

Category 3 Ian batters western Cuba, leaves Pinar del Río province without power

Cuba’s westernmost province has been battered by Category 3 Hurricane Ian during the early hours of Tuesday, leaving destruction and uncertainty among the residents of small towns and the city of Pinar del Río.

Miami Herald

Hurricane Ian with 125mph gales barrelling towards US as residents prepare for impact

The storm is scheduled to become a Category 4 hurricane before battering Florida on Wednesday as locals are leaving supermarkets empty as they rush to stock up on essentials

Daily Mirror

Hurricane Ian nears Florida: Airlines issue warnings for Brits ahead of 'storm of a lifetime'

Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines, Jet Blue and Spirt Airlines have all issued weather waivers while Disney World has plans to evacuate some guests

Daily Mirror

Archbishop of Canterbury to visit flood-affected Lismore during rare visit to Australia

Along with a stop in Lismore, Justin Welby's two-week trip will also include visits to Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and the Torres Strait Islands.

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The Independent UK

Washington announces more aid for floods-ravaged Pakistan

The United States is boosting aid for Pakistan's flood relief efforts with $10 million, in addition to the already announced assistance of $56.1 million

The Independent UK

Vietnam imposes curfew, evacuations ahead of Typhoon Noru

Vietnam has imposed a curfew and evacuated over 800,000 people as a powerful typhoon that had flooded villages and left at least eight dead in the Philippines aimed for the country’s central region

Reuters

Vietnam shuts airports, imposes curfews as Typhoon Noru nears

Vietnam closed airports, announced curfews and urged thousands more people evacuate on Tuesday as intensifying Typhoon Noru barrelled towards the country, two days after causing at least eight deaths and widespread flooding in the Philippines.

The Hindu

Evacuation begins in Delhi areas abutting Yamuna as river flows high above danger mark

The evacuation alert was issued Tuesday morning after the water level of the Yamuna crossed the 206-metre mark

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The Independent UK

Hurricane Ian lashes Cuba, aims at Florida as possible Cat 4

A strengthening Hurricane Ian’s rain and winds are lashing Cuba’s western tip as it roared on a path that could see it hit Florida’s west coast as a Category 4 hurricane

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RIP Yr Long Weekend, NSW Will Cop Hectic Rain This Week That’ll ‘Continue For Several Months’

New South Wales will be pelted with rain, wind and storms this week and BOM has warned wet weather will "continue for several months".

Miami Herald

Cuba orders evacuation of 50,000 people in western province ahead of Hurricane Ian

Cuban authorities ordered the evacuation of 50,000 people in Pinar del Rio, the westernmost province on the island, which is expected to be hit by Hurricane Ian with heavy rains and winds above 100 mph late Monday and early Tuesday.

USAFacts

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The Independent UK

Long gas lines and panic buying as Hurricane Ian heads towards Florida

Gas prices have held steady

Bangkok Post

War room to monitor typhoon

The government has set up a "war room" to closely monitor the impact of Typhoon Noru, which is expected to hit the northeastern provinces as a tropical storm on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Don't waste young Pakistani lives

Following this year's catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, millions of young Pakistanis' life opportunities are hanging by a thread. The floods caused more than $10 billion (over 377 billion baht) worth of damage, and emergency support is urgently needed to rebuild. The crisis will be top of mind as United Nations…

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