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The scourge of fake news in Brazil’s presidential election

Just a few weeks ahead of the presidential elections, authorities in Brazil are trying to limit the flood of disinformation circulating online. Although the country is better prepared to deal with fake news than it was during the 2018 campaign, which saw Jair Bolsonaro win the presidency, certain types of…

France 24

FAO Calls for Preparedness to Face Risks of Expected Floods in Yemen

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for unrelenting flood risk preparedness in Yemen. It strongly advised adopting integrated farming systems as the ravages of climate change continue to affect farming communities in the country. According to the UN body, agricultural systems that integrate crops, livestock, and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Wee Waa prepares to be cut off by floodwaters as Namoi River rises

Having already spent weeks cut off by floods, the community of Wee Waa in north-west NSW is again preparing for isolation.

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La Niña is back. How long and strong will it be and should we prepare for more flooding?

Modelling suggests this La Niña will peak early. But how accurately can the experts predict this "messy natural process" and what difference does a strong La Niña make on the ground?

ABC News

Calls mount for city flood retention areas

Located in a low-lying area on the Chao Phraya River basin, Bangkok covers an area of 1,569km² but it has little space for green areas that can be converted into flood retention areas.

Bangkok Post

BMA pairs with RID to tackle floods

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has plans to work with the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) and governors in neighbouring provinces to better manage the city's flood waters during the rainy season.

Bangkok Post

Quattro formaggio: four species cheese a combined effort by Queensland producers

Necessity is the mother of invention in the flood-stricken Scenic Rim, where sheep, camel, goat and Jersey cow farmers pooled their milk into a single cheese

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WHO raises alarm on disease in flood-hit areas of Pakistan

The World Health Organization is raising the alarm about a “second disaster” in the wake of the deadly floods in Pakistan this summer, as doctors and medical workers on the ground race to battle outbreaks of waterborne and other diseases

The Independent UK

Chinese factory churns out British flags after queen's death

Ninety minutes after Queen Elizabeth II died, orders for thousands of British flags started to flood into a factory south of Shanghai

The Independent UK

Flood-hit Pakistan deserves more attention and help

The crippling natural disaster is another example of how the actions of economically stronger and more powerful nations, however unintentional, can have a crushing impact.

Chicago Sun-Times

Flood warnings issued in NSW, northern Vic

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued major flood warnings across NSW as emergency services perform floodwater rescues.

AAP

Severe storm headed for Alaska could bring devastating levels of flooding

In what could be the worst storm in five decades, residents are warned to take action against rising waters that may not recede for hours

The Guardian - US

Pakistan reels from floods: ‘We thought we’d die of hunger. Now we fear death from water’

After record temperatures and drought, swaths of the country lie submerged, symptoms of a climate crisis its people play little part in

The Guardian - UK

Eastern Australia areas under flood warnings amid La Nina event

Australia's weather forecaster warned on Saturday of potential heavy flooding in parts of New South Wales, as much of the country braces for unusually heavy rains in coming months due to a third straight La Nina weather event.

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Lismore-based theatre company NORPA stages a successful return with a joy-filled production

Australia's only full-time professional regional theatre company has had a horror few years. But cast and crew say they're thrilled to bring a joy-filled new production to the stage for the first time since their hometown was devastated by floods.

Wales Online

Angry residents facing an £820,000 bill to build a tiny wall

The Environment Agency say it will cost £8.2 million to repair a flood defence and homeowners will have to fork out 10 per cent of the fee

The Independent UK

Alaska braces for huge storm, flooding, power outages feared

Residents on Alaska’s vast and sparsely populated western coast braced for what forecasters said could be one of the worst in recent history, accompanied by strong winds and high surf that could knock out power and cause flooding

Tribune News Service

Alaska braces for powerful storm with wind gusts up to 90 mph

Residents along Alaska’s western coast were battening down Friday before the expected arrival of one of the fiercest storms the state has faced in more than a decade, with meteorologists warning of hurricane-force winds and heavy rain that could trigger severe flooding.

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A 'historically powerful' storm brings seas of up to 54 feet toward Alaska, NWS says

Virtually Alaska's entire shoreline is under some form of alert. Flood and storm warnings cover the west, and craft advisories cover both the Gulf of Alaska and the coast of the North Slope.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Water Begins Receding in Pakistan’s Worst Flood-Hit South

Floodwaters are receding in Pakistan's worst-hit southern Sindh province, officials said Friday, a potentially bright sign in an ongoing crisis that has left hundreds of thousands of people homeless in the impoverished South Asian country. The Indus River, which had swelled until earlier this month, was now rushing at “normal”…

The Hindu

Assam has 15 of India’s 25 districts most vulnerable to climate change

The State experienced exponential increase in flood events since 2010, Minister Keshab Mahanta said

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: First flood warning withdrawn at Dowleswaram

Irrigation authorities releasing 9.91 lakh cusecs into the sea

Daily Mirror

'Water bomb' kills at least 10 as 16 inches of rain falls in just two hours

At least 10 people in Italy have died after flash flood swept through towns and villages following a "water bomb" of rainfall. Around 16 inches of rain fell in just two to three hours on Thursday.

Liverpool Echo

Mum left to live in home where water pours through light sockets

Amanda Bilal-Jones' son has been sleeping on the couch since the family's home was flooded at the end of August

The Independent UK

Western Alaska braces for strong storm, possible floods

A vast swath of western Alaska could see flooding and high winds as the remnants of Typhoon Merbok move toward the Bering Sea region

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