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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

The glacial flood risks that Juneau is now experiencing each summer are becoming a growing problem in communities around the world.

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Rabbis; The Economy; His Majesty’s Health

RABBIS Orthodox Rabbis Emerge as Growing Voice of Criticism of Israel’s Tactics in Gaza. Hamas is no longer a credible threat. Israel should immediately flood...

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Behind Pakistan’s repeated floods: Melting glaciers, depleted forests

Deforestation and glacial melting are the two leading causes compounding the climate crisis in the north of Pakistan.

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The Treasury Department wants US banks to monitor for suspected Chinese money laundering networks

The Treasury Department wants U.S. financial institutions to monitor for suspected Chinese money laundering networks handling funds that are used to fuel the flood of fentanyl across American communities

The Independent UK

Pakistan floods force mass evacuations as Sikh holy shrine inundated

Indian soldiers rescue four boys swept by floodwaters towards border with Pakistan

The Independent UK

A Texas congressman is quietly helping Elon Musk pitch building $760M tunnels under Houston to ease flooding

Experts in Houston have been studying the idea of building massive tunnels to divert floodwaters. Musk’s company wants a piece of the project.

The Texas Tribune

Beavers were welcomed back to the Netherlands. Until they started digging 17m-long tunnels

Reintroduced to help boost biodiversity and retain water, beavers are now in danger of causing serious flooding. Should there be more culls? asks Dutch writer and journalist Renate van der Zee

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Floods affect 1.2 million, displace nearly 250,000 in eastern Pakistan

Rescuers in Pakistan's Punjab province are racing to reach stranded families after heavy rain and water from overflowing dams in India caused major rivers to burst their banks

The Independent UK

A Mississippi city's tax break spurred post-Katrina building. But will homes stand the next storm?

A decade after 2005's Hurricane Katrina, one Mississippi city began offering property tax breaks to encourage building near the waterfront

The Independent UK

Himalayan flash floods: climate change worsens them, but poor planning makes them deadly

On August 5, a cloudburst near the Kheer Ganga river triggered a flash flood that tore through Dharali, a village in the Indian Himalayas. Within minutes, the river swelled with water, mud and debris, sweeping away homes, roads and lives.

The Conversation

Flash floods leave 32 dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir as over 150,000 are displaced in Punjab

Indian media reports say intense rains have lashed parts of Pakistan and India and triggered flash floods in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s Jammu region, leaving at least 32 people dead and many missing following a landslide on a Hindu pilgrimage route

The Independent UK

Heavy rain causes flooding, landslides and 8 deaths in Vietnam and Thailand

Heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides in parts of Southeast Asia, where at least eight deaths were reported in the aftermath of a tropical storm

The Independent UK

Pakistan's Monsoon Misery: Nature's Fury, Man's Mistake

Floodwaters gushing through mountain villages, cities rendered swamps, mourners gathered at fresh graves -- as Pakistan's monsoon season once again delivers scenes of calamity, it also lays bare woeful preparedness.

International Business Times

Chiang Mai roads flooded as storm Kajiki enters Thailand

Several roads in Chiang Mai city were flooded on Tuesday as storm Kajiki dumped heavy rain on northern Thailand, but continued to weaken.

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Droughts don’t just dry up water — they drain livelihoods and weaken local economies

Unlike hurricanes and floods, which arrive suddenly and tend to dominate headlines with dramatic images of wrecked homes and submerged towns, droughts are often overlooked by media, governments and markets because they unfold more slowly.

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Evacuations under way in eastern Pakistan as India releases water from swollen rivers

The move came a day after New Delhi alerted Islamabad about possible cross-border flooding, marking the first public diplomatic contact between the two nuclear-armed rivals in months.

The Guardian - US

Texas schools that became flood ‘relief hubs’ welcome students back: ‘It’s OK to not be OK’

Educators across the country confronted with how to deal with children in their schools who experienced tragedy

Al Jazeera

Pakistan’s farmers battle floods, debt and climate-driven crisis

Farmers in Pakistan describe battling floods and droughts as ‘gambling with nature’ amid worsening climate impacts.

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The Independent UK

Heavy rain falls in parts of Southeast Asia after tropical storm blows into Vietnam

Heavy rain was falling in parts of Southeast Asia after a tropical storm made landfall in Vietnam, flooding streets in the capital, blowing away billboards and knocking down power poles and trees

The Guardian - UK

‘It happened in seconds’: residents count the cost of deadly floods that have left Pakistan in crisis

In the country’s north, people recall the terror of soaring flood waters that killed hundreds, and blame authorities for poor planning

The Independent UK

India warns Pakistan of flood threat in first known official contact for months

Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says India has issued an alert about possible cross-border flooding after heavy monsoon rains in the South Asian region

The Conversation

Monsoon flooding has killed hundreds in Pakistan – climate change is pushing the rainy season from blessing to looming catastrophe

Farmers in South Asia rely on the summer monsoon’s rainfall, but extreme monsoon rains in recent years have been destructive and deadly.

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Crossing rivers, climbing mountains: The story behind the Dharali stories

Disasters in the Himalayas rarely give warnings, only images. The first ones from Dharali arrived on my screen on August 5 – a massive flood smothering a hillside. As a reporter, I knew I had to reach the spot. But Dharali was more than 500 kilometres away, and the last…

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: monsoon rains cause deadly floods in Pakistan and India

More than 300 people killed after downpours in mountainous regions and several killed in Indian city of Mumbai

The Texas Tribune

In response to failures and grieving parents, Texas lawmakers advance flood bills

Here’s where the proposed laws to address camp safety, flood warnings and emergency response stand in the Legislature.

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