Tag: floods
War, floods and pandemic: it has never been so busy at Prepshop in De Meern
It’s not really storming – a day later. The store is therefore not located in a busy shopping street in Utrecht, but in a remote business park in De Meern,…
Floods in Australia: unprecedented rainfall accumulations
Since late February, eastern Australia has been swamped by torrential rains that have flooded 1,000 km of land from Queensland to New South Wales. Greater Sydney has once again been…
torrential rains and floods now on Sydney’s doorstep
The east coast of Australia continues to be swept by torrential rains, having caused major flooding earlier this week in Queensland, but also in northern New South Wales. The human…
Australia hit by historic floods for 2nd time in 10 years
The east coast of Australia has suffered torrential rains in recent days, causing massive flooding and killing at least a dozen people. These record rains are the consequence of the…
About 100 people lost their lives due to landslides and floods in Brazil
It was announced that about 100 people lost their lives in the landslide and flood disaster in Petrópolis, Brazil. Petrópolis, located in the mountains north of the Brazilian city of…
at least 78 dead in Petropolis floods
In the Brazilian tourist town of Petropolis the streets have been turned into rivers of mud. And the balance sheet is likely to increase further, the number of missing in…
Deforestation in West Africa would increase the risk of floods
A study published in January 2022 reports that high deforestation in West Africa could influence flooding linked to storms and bad weather. Meteorologists warn of the human, environmental and material…
The Himalayan glaciers are melting at an alarming rate!
Scientists usually refer to the Himalayas as “Third pole”. Because its glaciers contain the third largest amount of ice in the world. And today, researchers are telling us that, under…
The “third pole” is melting at record speed!
Scientists usually refer to the Himalayas as “Third pole”. Because its glaciers contain the third largest amount of ice in the world. And today, researchers are revealing to us that,…
These super-trees, champions in the fight against global warming, pollution and floods
In the current context of global warming, and more broadly, of an environmental crisis, trees have a role to play. And scientists can help us maximize the benefits we can…