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Texans afflicted by 15-inch rains dismayed that climate denial persists in Congress

BALCH SPRINGS, Texas — Weeks after the skies opened and dumped 15 inches of rain on his home, Joel Garcia was tearing out drywall on a hot afternoon, a debris pile growing at the curb.

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‘They are the roots’: Puerto Rico’s elderly, hit hard by Hurricane Fiona, are also its heroes

SALINAS, Puerto Rico — Deogracio Arce and Laura Mulero sifted through the belongings that Hurricane Fiona had toppled, destroyed or buried after flooding the bottom level of their home in nearly 5 feet of water.

Miami Herald

Charles sends message to Canada’s governor-general following storm Fiona

The King said he and the Queen Consort wanted to send their ‘profound sympathy to the people of Atlantic Canada’.

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Ian just shy of a Category 5 hurricane as it nears Florida

Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified off Florida's southwest coast Wednesday, gaining top winds of 155 mph. Forecasters said the Fort Myers area could be inundated by a storm surge of up to 18 feet.

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Millions of sandbags for Bangkok's flood-prone areas

A total of 2.5 million sandbags will be distributed to areas in the capital city prone to flooding, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration spokesman Ekwaranyu Amarapal said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Severe flooding along the Chi River

KHON KAEN: Large water pumping and propulsion machinery was being installed along the Chi River on Wednesday to push water into the Mekong River and ease severe flooding in areas along the river banks.

Bangkok Post

Wild weather and hail hits NSW Mid North Coast and western Sydney

Hail has been reported up and down the NSW Mid North Coast and at Penrith in western Sydney, with the most intense hail between Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie.

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Typhoon Noru weakens over Vietnam, dumps rain in Thailand

Typhoon Noru has weakened into a tropical storm over central Vietnam, causing blackouts and blowing off roofs and billboards with strong winds and putting Thailand on alert for more floods and downpours

The Independent UK

TikTok influencers and tourists under fire for ignoring Florida evacuation orders and boasting about it online

Ian could become a catastrophic category 5 storm, warns US National Hurricane Center

The Independent UK

Watch | What is happening to Bengaluru’s lakes?

A video on the condition of Bengaluru’s lakes

The Hindu

Hurricane Ian to hit Florida - millions evacuated as state braces for catastrophic floods

Hurricane Ian battered Cuba on Tuesday and left the entire Caribbean island nation without power, but is now expected to crash ashore into Florida on Wednesday evening as a potentially deadly Category 4 hurricane

Daily Mirror

Florida braced for Hurricane Ian after knocking out power in Cuba

Cuba was struggling with an economic crisis even before the storm hit

Evening Standard

‘There had to be somewhere better’: New York criticized for building migrant tents in flood-prone lot

Republican governors have sent thousands of people to the city this summer, maxing out its shelter system

The Guardian - US

Hurricane Ian nears Florida coast, threatening floods, winds

Hurricane Ian is bearing down on Florida as a menacing major hurricane, and many residents have heeded orders to flee from its path

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Hurricane Ian leaves Cuba without any power

Ian struck the island with sustained winds of 125 mph.

Miami Herald

Hurricane Ian forecast to strike west Florida earlier and harder as track moves south

MIAMI — Hurricane Ian’s projected path shifted to the south Tuesday and farther away from Tampa Bay, a heavily populated region highly vulnerable to storm surge flooding, but the storm was still shaping up as a potential wide-ranging disaster for Florida.

Miami Herald

All of Cuba goes dark after Hurricane Ian ravages its fragile power grid

Hurricane Ian ripped through Cuba Tuesday and took out the island nation’s fragile power grid, leaving millions in the dark, just like Puerto Rico on Monday.

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A Whole SA Town Is Being Urged To Evacuate Bc A Privately-Owned Dam Is On The Verge Of Collapse

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‘Hours of terror’: Hurricane Ian’s passing causes massive floods, destroys homes in Cuba

A damaged hospital, destroyed homes, downed trees and power poles, and towns where residents wade through waist-deep water. Those are some of the images coming out of Cuba in the aftermath of the destruction left by Category 3 Hurricane Ian, which battered the island’s westernmost provinces Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

How an 'ancient landslide' keeps threatening a railroad, homes in San Clemente

LOS ANGELES — When heavy rains and high surf from Tropical Storm Kay battered much of Southern California's seaboard this month, the ground shifted — ever so slightly — under the railroad along San Clemente's coast.

Salon

How climate change supercharged Ian

As the coast braces for "historic" devastation, Ian likely won't be the last storm supercharged by a warming world

Miami Herald

Hurricane Ian forecast to strike west Florida earlier and harder as track moves south

The Independent UK

Alaska landslide damages 3 homes, 'squishes' pickup

A landslide triggered by record rainfall significantly damaged three homes, prompted the evacuation of about a dozen residents and caused power outages in downtown Juneau, Alaska’s capital city

ABC News

Echunga residents evacuated, emergency warning remains for failing dam wall

Residents from the small Adelaide Hills town of Echunga have evacuated to the local football club, where volunteers are cooking food and offering support, as authorities attempt to stop a private dam from bursting.

Bangkok Post

Northeast braces for Noru

Authorities are on high alert for rapidly intensifying Typhoon Noru which is expected to be downgraded to a tropical storm before reaching Thailand's Northeast on Thursday and exacerbate woes in already flooded areas that lie in its path.

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