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Weather: Storm Ashley to batter UK with 80mph winds as six flood alerts issued for London

High winds forecast to sweep across UK as flooding in the capital remains a threat

Evening Standard

Flood warnings in place across Scotland ahead of Storm Ashley

A NUMBER of flood warnings are in place across Scotland as the country prepares for Storm Ashley...

The National (Scotland)

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Flood warnings in place as Storm Ashley set to hit Scotland

FLOOD warnings are in place across numerous parts of Scotland as Storm Ashley is set to batter the country with high winds and heavy rain over the…

The National (Scotland)

Building bans and buybacks floated for flood zones

A federal investigation into flood insurance failures urges an end to building in high-risk areas and government intervention to stop skyrocketing premiums.

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Five surprising ways that trees help prevent flooding

Think of flood prevention and you might imagine huge concrete dams, levees or the shiny Thames barrier. But some of the most powerful tools for reducing flood risk are far more natural and widely recognisable: woodlands and green spaces. Trees offer much more than beauty and oxygen. Here’s how trees…

The Conversation

Daughter Reveals Damning Texts From Tennessee Factory Employee Killed In Hurricane After Allegedly Being Forced To Stay At Work: 'It's Bad'

The daughter of an Impact Plastics employee who died in a flash flood during Hurricane Helene has shared revealing texts suggesting workers may have been forced to stay longer than necessary.

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Flooding closes key Scottish road at multiple points in both directions

A SCOTTISH A-road has been closed in both directions due to flooding ...

The National (Scotland)

‘It’s shameful and I won’t pay it’: flood-hit Italians rage against insurance call

The destruction in northern Italy has ignited debate in a country where just 6% of homes are insured against natural disaster

The Guardian - UK

Hurricanes Milton and Helene set to join the ranks of most costly storms - both with damage estimates more than $50 billion

Experts in economics, insurance and risk say both hurricanes are likely to be in the pantheon of super-costly $50 billion disasters

The Independent UK

Daughter Reveals Damning Texts from Tennessee Factory Employee Killed by Hurricane After Allegedly Being Forced to Stay at Work by Bosses: 'It's Bad'

The daughter of an Impact Plastics employee who died in a flash flood during Hurricane Helene has shared revealing texts suggesting workers may have been forced to stay longer than necessary.

Latin Times

South Florida Could Face Record Flooding as King Tides and Rising Seas Combine

The combination could cause record-breaking flooding in South Florida over the following week, impacting streets, homes, and infrastructure.

Latin Times

Coastal cities have a hidden vulnerability to storm-surge and tidal flooding − entirely caused by humans

Centuries ago, estuaries around the world were teeming with birds and turbulent with schools of fish, their marshlands and endless tracts of channels melting into the gray-blue horizon.

The Conversation

Police Are Searching For An ‘Amorous Couple’ Who Allegedly Flooded 2 Melbourne Train Stations

"Perhaps a stairwell may not be an appropriate place to find yourself in after dinner."

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‘Amorous couple’ blamed for causing flooding that shut down two Melbourne CBD train stations

Minister says sprinkler was dislodged before Melbourne Central and Flagstaff stations were evacuated on night of Olivia Rodrigo concert

Newcastle Herald

Raft of reports on new basketball stadium drop: 12-courts planned

Traffic around the site is one of the major issues for residents.

The Independent UK

After hurricanes, the business of rebuilding lives means navigating the insurance claims process

Now that the threat of Hurricanes Helene and Milton has receded, millions of homeowners and business-owners across Florida and the Southeastern U.S. are faced with traversing the often long and laborious process of using insurance to rebuild their lives

The Independent UK

Family of Tennessee employee who died in Hurricane Helene flooding files wrongful death lawsuit

The family of a Tennessee employee who was killed by catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene has filed a wrongful death lawsuit

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Ray McCauley, the bodybuilder turned pastor who introduced the prosperity gospel to a new South Africa

News of the passing of South African pastor Ray McCauley on 8 October was met by a flood of tributes from across the spectrum of society, from President Cyril Ramaphosa to everyday worshippers at the Rhema Bible Church. McCauley established the influential church in 1985. It has since attracted a…

Guitar World

“I worked on that crazy Fender Twin and never understood how it made such fabulous noise”: Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Twin Reverb amp, used in the recording of Texas Flood, Bowie sessions and live shows is up for sale... for over $600,000

The 1967 Twin is fitted with distinctive Electro Voice SRO 'coffee can' speakers, and was used by SRV during his Las Colinas rehearsals with David Bowie

Roll Call

Cleaver calls for 'bold' congressional response to hurricanes - Roll Call

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II says the policy response to hurricanes Helene and Milton should be wide-ranging and impactful.

The Guardian - US

Insurance is failing hurricane survivors: ‘People thought they were covered’

Flooding is separate from typical US home insurance and many homeowners are not adequately covered

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Wayne McGregor on turning a post-apocalyptic trilogy by Margaret Atwood into a three-act ballet with Max Richter

Wayne McGregor's latest project is an adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s trilogy of novels, ‘Oryx and Crake’, ‘The Year of the Flood’ and ‘MaddAddam’, marking 16 years of his partnership with composer Max Richter

The Independent UK

If you let your flood insurance lapse and then got hit by Helene, you may be able to renew it

Residents in states hit by Hurricane Helene who had coverage through the federal flood insurance program but let it lapse before the storm hit may be able to renew it and still be covered from the impact

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Florida Rivers Experience Record Flooding After Milton's Deluge

Severe flooding in central and north Florida post-Milton's deluge, with rivers reaching record levels. Alafia, Hillsborough, Anclote, and St. Johns Rivers ...

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