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Bridge collapse in Pakistan due to glacier lake outburst flood

Extraordinary record-high temperatures in Pakistan triggered the collapse of the Hassanabad Bridge along the Karakoram Highway in the Hunza Valley. The ongoing unprecedented heat wave melted ice on Shisper Glacier, creating a lake which flooded, wipi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMay 16th, 2022

Experts address gaps in Canada"s proposed flood insurance program

A pair of University of Waterloo flood disaster experts have published an analysis on the federal government's national flood insurance program that finds the proposed plan can do more to make insurance abundant and affordable for Canadian taxpayers......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Tiny pieces of plastic pose one of the biggest threats to Chicago River wildlife and water quality

Wendella engineer Miguel Chavez climbed down a ladder and over a small dock to pull up a trap floating in the Chicago River near the Michigan Avenue Bridge. The size of a standard garbage can, the trap is designed to collect trash and can hold up to.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Lake Tahoe expected to be full for first time since 2019, thanks to winter storms

Lake Tahoe is expected to fill for the first time since 2019, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Stop spam calls at the source by fighting data brokers with Incogni

Spam calls and robocalls flood our iPhones because our personal information is accessed through data brokers, but you can end the insanity with the help of online data removal services.Stop spam calls with IncogniThe number one commodity on the inter.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Indonesia flood death toll rises to 43 with 15 missing

The death toll from flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in western Indonesia over the weekend has risen to 43 with 15 more missing, officials said Monday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Indonesia flood death toll rises to 41 with 17 missing

The number of people killed by flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in western Indonesia over the weekend has risen to 41 with 17 more missing, a local disaster agency official told AFP Monday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Identity crisis: Climate destroying wonders that gave US parks their names

Glacier National Park's ice fortress is crumbling. The giant trees of Sequoia National Park are ablaze. And even the tenacious cacti of Saguaro National Park are struggling to endure a decades-long drought......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Rivers rise again as rain batters flood-hit south Brazil

River levels rose again Sunday as strong rains lashed waterlogged southern Brazil, where flooding has killed 145 people and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Fresh rains pound Brazil"s flood-hit south as evacuations double

The skies opened once again Friday in southern Brazil, offering little respite for those whose homes have been swallowed by floodwaters, while the number of people forced to evacuate doubled in 24 hours......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 11th, 2024

Intel’s next-gen desktop chips may embrace these two major changes

A new leak gives us some insight into Intel Arrow Lake, and it looks like apart from the branding, there's one other major change......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Intel’s next-gen desktop chips may have two major changes

A new leak gives us some insight into Intel Arrow Lake, and it looks like apart from the branding, there's one other major change......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

International SWOT mission can improve flood prediction

Rivers, lakes, and reservoirs are like our planet's arteries, carrying life-sustaining water in interconnected networks. When Earth's water cycle runs too fast, flooding can result, threatening lives and property. That risk is increasing as climate c.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Limited adaptability is making freshwater bacteria vulnerable to climate change

Freshwater bacteria with small genomes frequently undergo prolonged periods of adaptive stagnation. Based on genomic analyses of samples from Lake Zurich and other European lakes, researchers at the University of Zurich have uncovered specific evolut.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Ritacuba Blanco: death of a Colombian glacier

Just a few months ago, the Colombian mountain peak of Ritacuba Blanco was covered in an unbroken layer of white ice and snow, just as it had been for as long as anyone can remember......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Tim Cook promises aid for Brazil flooding relief

CEO Tim Cook has again committed Apple to donating support for relief efforts, this time for the flooding in southern Brazil.Apple CEO Tim CookAs it did in August 2023 over the flooding in Beijing — and before that in Pakistan — has announced tha.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

White House environmental official tours PFAS-site in Minnesota

A member of President Joe Biden's administration stopped in the city of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, on May 6 to talk PFAS with local officials, visiting an area that's been at the forefront of contamination just three weeks after the Biden administration r.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

No letup yet for flood-battered southern Brazil

The rains may have abated, but floodwaters continued their assault on southern Brazil Monday, with hundreds of municipalities in ruins amid fears that food and drinking water may soon run out......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Mercedes dealership sued for allegedly not revealing used car had flood damage

A customer has accused a South Carolina dealership group of fraud, negligence, breach of contract and a consumer protection law violation for failing to disclose the used 2018 Mercedes-Benz E300 she bought had flood damage......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Cyclone bears down on flood-hit Kenya, Tanzania

Beaches were deserted and many shops closed on Saturday as heavy rains and winds from a tropical cyclone buffeted coastal areas of Tanzania and Kenya......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 5th, 2024

Ice shelves fracture under weight of meltwater lakes, study shows

When air temperatures in Antarctica rise and glacier ice melts, water can pool on the surface of floating ice shelves, weighing them down and causing the ice to bend. Now, for the first time in the field, researchers have shown that ice shelves don't.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024