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8 months ago

UAE rains: Indian consulate in Dubai launches helpline numbers for Indians affected due to extreme rain

India's consulate here has launched helpline numbers for Indians and stranded passengers affected by unprecedented heavy rains pounded the city and the northern Emirate of the UAE. In a post on X, India's consulate mentioned the helpline numbers through which the Indian community can seek help for their issues following extreme weather conditions. “Regular updates from airlines are being conveyed …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mapping Earth’s atmospheric rivers could help improve predictions for intense rain

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have developed the world’s first real-time map showing the flow of atmospheric rivers in …

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1 year, 2 months ago

As extreme downpours trigger flooding around the world, scientists take a closer look at global warming’s role

The Hindu

Torrential downpours sent muddy water racing through streets in Libya, Greece, Spain and Hong Kong in early September 2023, with thousands of deaths in the city of Derna, Libya. The almost instantaneous runoff from rain, as opposed to the slower release of water from melting snow, leads to more severe flooding, landslides and other hazards – particularly in mountain regions …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Tri-city police commissionerates geared up for extreme weather forecast

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: Police in the three city commissionerates of Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda have placed their forces on high alert in view of the heavy rain forecast and have deployed teams at all vulnerable locations spreading over Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Yadadri Bhongir districts. Hyderabad police commissioner C.V. Anand said that unlike in the past, there is less inundation in …

1 year, 5 months ago

Warming causes more extreme rain, not snow, over mountains. Scientists say that’s a problem

Associated Press

A warming world is transforming some major snowfalls into extreme rain over mountains instead, somehow worsening both dangerous flooding like the type that devastated Pakistan last year as well as long-term water shortages, a new study found. Using rain and snow measurements since 1950 and computer simulations for future climate, scientists calculated that for every degree Fahrenheit the world warms, …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Warming causes more extreme rain, not snow, over mountains and scientists say that's a problem

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A warming world is transforming …

Pakistan Water Rain Flooding West Water Supply Study

2 years, 3 months ago

Extreme heat, flooding and wildfires: How climate change supercharged the weather

NPR

Extreme heat, flooding and wildfires: How climate change supercharged the weather TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. And I think it's an explicit acknowledgment both of the age of our infrastructure, but also the fact that climate change really is not some distant worry but something that we're already dealing with now. Let's get back to my interview with …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Rapid glacial melt puts India, Pakistan at high flash flood risk

Hindustan Times

The number has become well-known over the past few days; it’s the number of glaciers in Pakistan, widely considered to be the highest concentration of glaciers outside the poles. Glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalayas on the Indian side are also extremely vulnerable to high run-off, glacial lake outburst floods, and other related disasters due to a rapid trend of …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Explained | Why is India facing bouts of extreme weather?