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Slow-moving supercell thunderstorms trigger flooding in Florida and a cyclone hits AustraliaFort Lauderdale experienced a historic rainfall event this week. As low pressure developed across the northern Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday morning, a warm front…
Whether waterlogged from flooding or parched and prone to wildfires, festival sites are having to plan for every eventuality – and the costs are substantialWellies and sun hats are the traditional first guard against the elements at festivals, but this…
Mobile phones with 4G or 5G signal will make siren sound and vibrate at 3pm on Sunday of testThe first nationwide test of a public warning system that sends alerts to UK mobile phones will take place at 3pm on Sunday 23 April.The emergency alerts syste…
Environment Agency says system trialled during strikes will continue for now despite false alarms and late warningsThe flood warning system relied on by hundreds of thousands of households in England will be put on permanent autopilot, officials have s…
Experts think snowpack will be either the first or second biggest documented in 70 years after winter of extreme stormsCalifornia’s winter of extreme storms has brought the drought-ravaged state one of the largest snowpacks on record, with officials sa…
Residents in several low-lying communities told to evacuate after flooding caused by rainfall and snowmeltAt least three people were found dead this week after their vehicles were swept away by floodwaters in Arizona, authorities said.Gila county sheri…
Alerts with siren-like beeps can be sent during events such as severe flooding, fires or extreme weatherA new government public warning system, in which alerts are sent to mobile phone users about events that may put their life in danger, has been laun…
Cate Faehrmann of NSW Greens says ‘harmful tragedy’ will further degrade water qualityGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPoliticians are calling for the urgent removal of millions of dead fish that are clogging the…
Severe flooding continues along the Gregory, Nicholson and Leichhardt river catchments; PM to meet Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak to announce Aukus terms. Follow liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastCircling back to t…
Authorities say community still in town could be isolated for up to two weeks with water levels continuing to riseGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAbout 70 people are holding out in the stranded Queensland town o…