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Climate Flooding Could be Mitigated by an Animal-Inspired Low-Cost, Low-Tech Solution

Low cost, human-made river barriers, similar to those built by beavers, can protect communities at risk of flooding.

Inverse

Flood situation in Assam turns grim again, 53,000 marooned in six districts

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Sunday, with over 53,000 people across six districts of the state reported marooned. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Millions of children need aid a year after Pakistan's devastating floods, UNICEF says

Dozens of countries and institutions pledged more than $9 billion to help Pakistan rebuild from last summer's floods. But most of the pledges are for project loans still in the planning stages.

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UNICEF says a year on from Pakistan's catastrophic floods, millions of children still need support

The United Nations children’s agency is warning that a year on from Pakistan's catastrophic floods, millions of children still need humanitarian assistance and access to essential services

The Independent UK

After a Vermont playhouse flooded, the show went on

A Vermont theater company is hoping to get back into its playhouse next summer after it flooded this July

The Independent UK

Flood of English and maths resits expected amid tougher GCSE grading

Call to change policy of forced retakes as nearly 40,000 more pupils in England likely to miss grade 4 in one – or both – subjects

The Guardian - UK

Causing floods is a terrorist offence in proposed law to replace Indian Penal Code

Proposed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill (BNS) seeks to replace British-era Indian Penal Code and defines terrorism as separate offence. Section 111 (6) (a) says causing floods is terrorist offence. Bill lacks procedural safeguards against false implication and has provisions for min 5-year imprisonment and death sentence.

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Farmers detained in Haryana, Punjab ahead of protest for flood relief

Heavy police deployed at inter-State borders of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh in wake of protests by various farmer outfits from six flood-ravaged States demanding flood-relief compensation

The Hindu

Himachal Pradesh: IMD sounds flash floods alert in multiple districts in next 24 hrs

Surface runoff and Inundation may occur at some fully saturated watersheds and low-lying areas due to expected persistent rainfall. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Texas braces for flooding as Tropical Storm Harold barrels towards state

State emergency response resources currently in place include rescue boat teams and search and rescue aircraft

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Harold live updates: Cyclone begins landfall in Texas as California reels from Hilary

Follow live as Tropical Storm Harold tracks towards southern Texas

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Hilary – live: Death Valley gets one year’s rain in a day as new flood warnings issued

Hilary, now downgraded to a post-tropical storm, marches northward, prompting flood watches and warnings in half a dozen states

The Independent UK

As Tropical Storm Hilary shrinks, desert and mountain towns dig themselves out of the mud

Crews worked to dig roads, buildings and care home residents out of the mud across a wide swath of Southwestern U.S. desert Monday, as the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years headed north, prompting flood watches and warnings in half a dozen states

The Independent UK

FACT FOCUS: Is Dodger Stadium flooded? No, it was just an illusion

A viral aerial video of Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium has many social media users convinced that floodwaters submerged the ballpark amid Tropical Storm Hilary over the weekend

The Independent UK

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The internet fell for a misleading video of Dodger Stadium flooding during Tropical Storm Hilary

Dodger Stadium appears to be just fine after Tropical Storm Hilary passed through.

The Hindu

Farmer killed in clash with police ahead of Chandigarh rally over flood relief

Farmer leaders detained in Punjab ahead of protest in Chandigarh for flood-relief compensation. Police and farmers clashed, leading to the death of one farmer dead. 16 farmer outfits from 6 states to gather in Chandigarh on Aug 22

Evening Standard

One dead in Mexico as Storm Hilary brings ‘life-threatening’ floods to California

‘Lives and property are in great danger’, officials warn

The Hindu

CM promises to pay one DA instalment for govt. employees by Dasara

CM Jagan Mohan Reddy announces one instalment of DA before Dasara, ordinance for GPS soon. 2.06 lakhs given permanent employment, 53,000 RTC employees regularised, 1.35 lakhs appointed in village/ward secretariats, 14,658 Vaidya Vidhana Parishad employees regularised, retirement age increased to 62, compassionate appointments in RTC. Govt. employees praised for delivering…

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The Guardian - US

Storm Hilary aftermath: 10,000 without power, Palm Springs declares emergency and new storm heads for Texas – as it happened

Thousands in Los Angeles County still without power; Palm Springs continues to be hit by flooding; impact in Texas expected on Tuesday

The Guardian - US

Weakening Storm Hilary leaves floods and mud behind in California

Damage from rare tropical storm is less than feared, but experts warn of further danger as it heads to Nevada and Oregon

WEKU

Rains slow as Hilary moves north and leaves Southern California underwater

As much as 7 inches of rain fell on some parts of Southern California, leaving the region vulnerable to floods and mudslides as the rain eases and moves north.

The Conversation

Why beaver-like dams can protect communities from flooding – new research

Low cost, human-made river barriers, similar to those built by beavers, can protect communities at risk of flooding.

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: tropical storm makes landfall in California for first time in 84 years

Storm Hilary expected to cause severe flooding, as other parts of US and Mexico put under extreme heat warnings

The Hindu

Krishna Basin irrigation projects in Telugu States may be hit hard by rainfall deficit

Crops in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh stand to be hit hard, particularly under the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, due to rainfall deficit in the upper catchment areas of the Krishna Basin in Maharashtra and Karnataka. According to irrigation authorities, it is the first time since 2018 that the Srisailam reservoir has…

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Hilary – live: Death Valley gets one year’s rain in a day as new flood warnings issued

Hilary, now downgraded to a post-tropical storm, marches northward, prompting flood watches and warnings in half a dozen states

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