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This Weather Combination Can Lead to Destructive Floods — and it Might Get Worse

Rain and snow can form destructive floods in certain mountain areas, but the risks are hard to predict.

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1,500 Bell's turtle hatchlings to be released in Northern Tablelands rivers as part of UNE breeding program

A University of New England research program will also his investigate the effect flooding has on hatching success for the reptiles.

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Flooding is dire concern in Central California as rivers swell, with more rain coming

LOS ANGELES — Days after the latest heavy storm passed through, rising waters are continuing to spur evacuation orders and flood warnings across Central California — and still more rain is forecast for early next week.

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Tampa Bay area surgeon, sports trainer killed in Utah canyon floods

TAMPA, Fla. — A surgeon and athletic trainer who worked for a Tampa Bay orthopaedic medicine practice were identified as the two hikers who died after floodwaters surged through a narrow canyon in Utah last weekend.

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As California drought retreats, threat of spring flooding rises

LOS ANGELES — Though California may be ending its winter with quenched reservoirs and near record snowpack, meteorologists are warning that the state will face increased flooding risk in the coming months as Sierra Nevada snowmelt fills rivers and streams.

Los Angeles Times

‘Unfathomable’: millions of dead fish blanket river near Menindee in latest mass kill

Authorities blame low oxygen levels made worse by receding flood waters as locals say latest event much more severe than previously

The Guardian - AU

Cyclone Freddy was the most energetic storm on record. Is it a harbinger of things to come?

On February 4, a storm off the north-west coast of Australia was named Cyclone Freddy. It rapidly strengthened and headed west across the Indian Ocean, eventually causing devastation in eastern Africa. Hundreds of people died, tens of thousands more were displaced, national energy grids were crippled, flash flooding was widespread…

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Rain speeds snowmelt after Southern California's winter storms, a mixed bag for buried mountain towns

LOS ANGELES — Recent rainstorms in the San Bernardino Mountains brought both reprieve, melting off much of the snow that had stranded some residents for weeks, and restlessness, setting off minor flooding and rockslides.

Los Angeles Times

More financial support for flood-hit north Queensland

Record flood levels continue to recede in northwest Queensland, and more government support is on offer as residents begin a mammoth recovery.

The New Daily

Two hikers found dead after flash flood in Utah canyon

Sheriff’s office says ‘conditions were above and beyond what anybody expected’

The Independent UK

California Facing Another Storm Crises As Floods Begin To Ripple Throughout The State

An extraordinarily active winter season across California has been full of moisture-laden storms that have helped lessen a drought

Zenger

Florida homeowners are in the dark about flood insurance, expert says

After the back-to-back named storms last year left billions of dollars in flood losses across Florida, one organization is warning that major reforms are needed to government regulations and flood insurance, especially inland as climate change makes storms wetter and more powerful.

Orlando Sentinel

California storms flood strawberry farms, others in valley

A potential casualty of the powerful rainstorms that drenched coastal California and flooded rivers is hundreds of acres of strawberries

The Independent UK

London council planning to build new homes in flood risk areas

Waltham Forest is planning up to 11,000 new homes in medium to high-risk flood areas

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Calif.'s intensifying atmospheric rivers

As storms get warmer and wetter, the state's flood control system is struggling to keep up

Liverpool Echo

Couple looked out window of Airbnb to find car submerged in water

They looked out from their window and saw that everywhere was flooded - including their car

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why rain-on-snow floods from atmospheric rivers could get much worse

California’s latest atmospheric rivers are sending rainfall higher into the mountains and onto the state’s crucial snowpack. The rain alone is a problem for low-lying areas already dealing with destructive flooding, but the prospect of rain on the deep mountain snow has triggered widespread flood warnings.

Wales Online

Tourists stranded in Wales after car gets stuck in flood

The local community rallied to help the couple

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California town races for survival after levees fail: ‘It destroyed everything’

The town of Pajaro was flooded by the nearby river after repeated deluges, forcing residents to shelter at a fairground

The Independent UK

Scientists: Largest US reservoirs moving in right direction

Parts of California are under water, emergency flood declarations are in place in Nevada, and water is being released from some Arizona reservoirs to prepare for a bountiful spring runoff

Daily Mirror

UK weather: Warnings of travel chaos and flooding deluge for huge swathe of the nation

A yellow weather warning is in place for rain across parts of the UK with persistent downpours expected in Scotland, Wales, the north and midlands of England

AAP

Flood victims waiting for Qld rivers to fully recede

A tiny community is still under water in northwest Queensland as locals elsewhere in the region begin to count the cost of record floods.

ABC News

Hay drops for feral horses during floods allegedly damage Yorta Yorta site at Barmah

Traditional owners and environmental groups allege the decision feed feral horses during flooding in Victoria led to a sacred site being damaged.

ABC News

Gulf of Carpentaria farmers return to 'complete devastation' on flood-ravaged properties

A farmer in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria region says the station he spent his life building up is now a scene of "complete devastation" after floods swept through the area.

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Tropical Cyclone Freddy wanes after battering Malawi, Mozambique

After killing hundreds and displacing thousands as it barrelled through Mozambique and Malawi, twice, Cyclone Freddy dissipates over land, although flooding remains a threat in both countries.

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