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Flooding vulnerabilities of LA River’s Glendale Narrows spark concern amid record rain

LOS ANGELES — Heavy rain this week turned the Los Angeles River flood-control channel into a raging torrent, and with new storms expected on Monday, emergency officials are keeping a wary eye on a well-known stretch that has long been vulnerable to flooding.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 18, 2023

Lismore resident knocks back 'generous' buyback offer after record flooding, calls for house-raising option

After rejecting a buyback offer of about $500,000, Graham Askey is among those Northern Rivers homeowners who are calling for support to raise their homes — not relocate.

ABC News · Mar 18, 2023

Remote NT communities face ongoing struggle with food supply due to flooding-induced isolation

The managers of the only store in the community of Alpurrurulam say their stocks, supposed to get them through the wet season, are dwindling while the road is still cut off due to flooding.

ABC News · Mar 18, 2023

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.

Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2023

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 · Mar 17, 2023

‘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 · Mar 17, 2023

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…

The Conversation · Mar 17, 2023

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 · Mar 16, 2023

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 · Mar 16, 2023

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 · Mar 16, 2023