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Typhoon Jangmi slams into Japan triggering top-level flood warnings and travel chaos

Thousands lose power, hundreds of flights are cancelled and rail services disrupted as torrential rain prompts evacuations and landslide alerts

The Independent UK

Heavy rain from tropical storm raises flood risks in the Tokyo region

A tropical storm is dumping heavy rain and raising flood risks around east-central Japan as it moved into the heavily populated Tokyo region

The Independent UK

Hurricane season is here: Federal flood insurance carries 2 moral hazards – which you face depends largely on how wealthy you are

Anyone who has been through a flood or hurricane knows the scene: waterlogged furniture piled on curbs, gutted homes with mold creeping up the walls, families displaced for months. But the recovery isn’t the same for everyone.

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Rescuers search for alternative route to reach two missing in flooded Laos cave

The villagers reportedly entered the cave nearly two weeks ago to look for valuable minerals such as gold before being trapped by a flash flood that blocked their way out.

Euronews

China enters its flood season; heavy rain expected in the south

China has entered its flood season with heavy rains forecast for the south. Some northern areas and major river basins will experience below-average rainfall. Authorities are preparing for severe flood control challenges. El Nino is expected to peak later this year, potentially increasing southern precipitation and overall temperatures across China.…

The Economic Times

Rescuers search for alternative route to reach 2 missing in a flooded Laos cave

Rescue workers in Laos are searching for an alternative way into a flooded cave where two people have been trapped for nearly two weeks

The Independent UK

Cities are making it rain more – but not as much as scientists thought

After another spell of wet weather along Australia’s east coast, with storms, heavy rain and flash flooding across Sydney and parts of New South Wales, it is natural to ask whether our cities are shaping the rainfall that descends upon them.

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Heavy rainfall threatens search for two still missing in flooded Laos cave

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Heavy rain to delay search for two missing in Laos cave

Heavy rains are threatening to delay the search for two people missing in a flooded cave in Laos after the rescue of five other people.

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Heavy rains threaten to delay search for 2 people missing in Laos cave

Heavy rains are threatening to delay the search for two people missing in a flooded cave in Laos after the rescue of five other people who were trapped underground for over a week

The Independent UK

This Day in History 31st May: Usain Bolt record, Watergate revelation and Concorde’s last flight

This Day in History 31st May highlights several major global events across centuries, ranging from the Johnstown flood disaster and Angola peace accords to Usain Bolt’s 100m world record and Concorde’s final flight. The date also marks the revelation of Watergate informant “Deep Throat,” showcasing key moments in politics, science,…

The Economic Times

Climate change: how fires and floods are creating uninsurable areas across Europe

As climate change makes extreme weather events more intense and frequent, “uninsurable areas” are becoming increasingly common. They are a clear demonstration that insurance – the mechanism through which modern societies deal with all kinds of risk – is structurally underprepared for this new climate era.

The Conversation

Stop Telling Your Smart Speaker This Phrase—It’s Adding You to a Marketing List

Smart speakers sit in millions of kitchens, bedrooms, and living rooms, ready to play music, answer trivia, and control smart homes with a simple command. These devices feel convenient, friendly, and almost invisible in daily life. Yet one surprisingly common phrase can quietly trigger a flood of data collection that…

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Philippine court orders senator's arrest for largescale corruption; he surrenders and posts bail

A Philippine anti-graft court has ordered the arrest of Senator Jinggoy Estrada over allegations of pocketing millions in a flood-control project

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Tony Abbott says Liberals in ‘existential crisis’ as he is elected party president – as it happened

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Backlash is often swift when authorities try to plan retreat from the coast. There’s a better way

Climate change is exacerbating rainfall, flooding and sea-level rises in coastal and low lying areas. During the past few years, disastrous floods have swept through Lismore in New South Wales, Northern Queensland, and the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. Large waves have pounded beaches, causing erosion in Byron Bay and…

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5 Legal Mistakes Homeowners Make After Storm Damage

Storm season leaves plenty of wreckage behind, but the financial fallout often causes even bigger headaches than the broken shingles and flooded basements. One wrong move after a storm can delay an insurance payout, spark disputes with contractors, or even lead to denied claims that cost homeowners thousands of dollars.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter hit with heavy rainfall, some localised flooding

Residents should expect flash flooding, widespread rainfall and thunderstorms.

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Five people have been found trapped in a flooded cave in Laos. How will divers get them out?

Rescuers say extraction efforts complicated by low oxygen supplies, dark and narrow spaces, plus more rain

The Guardian - AU

Wild weather unleashes thunderstorms across south-east Australia, triggering flash flooding

Wet weather batters parts of Queensland, NSW and Tasmania amid warnings of heavy falls on Friday

Newsroom.co.nz

Top environmental watchdog’s Budget win with planning hub

A centralised environmental database will speed up consenting and development, alongside investment in a more resilient highway network

AAP

Wild, unseasonal weather unleashes severe thunderstorms

Unseasonal weather has unleashed heavy downpours and 500,000 lightning strikes across a rain-sodden region and caused chaos, triggering flash flooding.

The Texas Tribune

Camp Mystic chief health officer barred from direct patient care by Texas nursing board

Mary Liz Eastland failed to develop proper emergency plans or properly respond to the flood that killed 25 campers and two counselors last year, the order states.

The Guardian - UK

Five villagers found alive in Laos cave as search continues for two missing

Video appears to show divers discovering group sitting on a rock surrounded by flood water

International Business Times UK

San Antonio Tornado Warning: Crews Race Against Time To Pull Victims From Submerged Cars

About 34,000 residents could have been impacted by the threat, the NWS warned on X.

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