Tag: floods
floods lead to water cuts in the Santiago region
For two days, intense rains have been falling on several regions of central and southern Chile, a country that has been hit by a severe drought for more than a…
The floods of the Kahovka dam can cause environmental damage comparable to Chernobyl – “The problems are not limited to Ukraine”
The collapse of the Kahovka dam is not only a local problem in Ukraine, says University of Helsinki researcher Freek van der Vet. Huge amounts of pollutants and chemicals leak…
The disaster scenario waiting for the world! Scientists announce the impending danger: the disappearance of glaciers, floods and forest fires…
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications has revealed the extent of the disaster. According to the scientists in the study, even if measures against global warming are…
The threat after floods in Italy: Tetanus and hepatitis
Although almost two weeks have passed since the floods in northern Italy, the community of Conselice outside Ravenna is still under water. The situation is so serious that the municipality…
Tens of thousands of dead animals after floods in northern Italy
14 people died and tens of thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes after the devastating floods in northern Italy. Now the animal rights organization Essere Animali is…
First, northern Italy was ravaged by drought, then came the floods – Extreme weather like this is linked to climate change
On May 3rd, it finally arrived: the rain that northern Italians had been waiting for. However, in many places, too much water started to fall. In the Emilia-Romagna region, east…
Tens of thousands are being evacuated after the floods in Italy
No new deaths were reported on Saturday, but local authorities have issued new landslide warnings in connection with the heavy rains. As larger areas are affected, more people are forced…
the floods are likely to cause an economic and food disaster
Italy is taking into account the catastrophic effects of floods on its agriculture. In the rich Emilia-Romagna, considered “the orchard of Italy”, thousands of agricultural hectares have been submerged under…
Bruce Springsteen performed in the flooded area of Italy despite criticism – the number of victims of the floods had already risen to fourteen
The realization of the concert seemed to receive widespread praise from the people devastated by the floods. In the Emilia-Romagna region in the northern part of Italy, the warning of…
Over 20,000 homeless after the floods in Italy
About twenty rivers are flooded and the extreme weather has caused over 200 landslides in the region. The evacuations and the fact that several roads have to be closed also…