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Flooding vulnerabilities of LA River’s Glendale Narrows spark concern amid record rain

LOS ANGELES — Heavy rain this week turned the Los Angeles River flood-control channel into a raging torrent, and with new storms expected on Monday, emergency officials are keeping a wary eye on a well-known stretch that has long been vulnerable to flooding.

Los Angeles Times

Lismore resident knocks back 'generous' buyback offer after record flooding, calls for house-raising option

After rejecting a buyback offer of about $500,000, Graham Askey is among those Northern Rivers homeowners who are calling for support to raise their homes — not relocate.

ABC News

Remote NT communities face ongoing struggle with food supply due to flooding-induced isolation

The managers of the only store in the community of Alpurrurulam say their stocks, supposed to get them through the wet season, are dwindling while the road is still cut off due to flooding.

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Everything Everywhere All at Once swept the Oscars, but actors and filmmakers say Australia needs to catch up on diversity

When Australian actor Jillian Nguyen watched Everything Everywhere All at Once command Hollywood's biggest stage at the Oscars this week, she felt a flood of emotions. But while she's overwhelmed with hope, she says Australia is still "very, very behind".

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This Weather Combination Can Lead to Destructive Floods — and it Might Get Worse

Rain and snow can form destructive floods in certain mountain areas, but the risks are hard to predict.

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1,500 Bell's turtle hatchlings to be released in Northern Tablelands rivers as part of UNE breeding program

A University of New England research program will also his investigate the effect flooding has on hatching success for the reptiles.

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Flooding is dire concern in Central California as rivers swell, with more rain coming

LOS ANGELES — Days after the latest heavy storm passed through, rising waters are continuing to spur evacuation orders and flood warnings across Central California — and still more rain is forecast for early next week.

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Tampa Bay area surgeon, sports trainer killed in Utah canyon floods

TAMPA, Fla. — A surgeon and athletic trainer who worked for a Tampa Bay orthopaedic medicine practice were identified as the two hikers who died after floodwaters surged through a narrow canyon in Utah last weekend.

Tribune News Service

As California drought retreats, threat of spring flooding rises

LOS ANGELES — Though California may be ending its winter with quenched reservoirs and near record snowpack, meteorologists are warning that the state will face increased flooding risk in the coming months as Sierra Nevada snowmelt fills rivers and streams.

Los Angeles Times

‘Unfathomable’: millions of dead fish blanket river near Menindee in latest mass kill

Authorities blame low oxygen levels made worse by receding flood waters as locals say latest event much more severe than previously

The Guardian - AU

Cyclone Freddy was the most energetic storm on record. Is it a harbinger of things to come?

On February 4, a storm off the north-west coast of Australia was named Cyclone Freddy. It rapidly strengthened and headed west across the Indian Ocean, eventually causing devastation in eastern Africa. Hundreds of people died, tens of thousands more were displaced, national energy grids were crippled, flash flooding was widespread…

The Conversation

Rain speeds snowmelt after Southern California's winter storms, a mixed bag for buried mountain towns

LOS ANGELES — Recent rainstorms in the San Bernardino Mountains brought both reprieve, melting off much of the snow that had stranded some residents for weeks, and restlessness, setting off minor flooding and rockslides.

Los Angeles Times

More financial support for flood-hit north Queensland

Record flood levels continue to recede in northwest Queensland, and more government support is on offer as residents begin a mammoth recovery.

The New Daily

Two hikers found dead after flash flood in Utah canyon

Sheriff’s office says ‘conditions were above and beyond what anybody expected’

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California Facing Another Storm Crises As Floods Begin To Ripple Throughout The State

An extraordinarily active winter season across California has been full of moisture-laden storms that have helped lessen a drought

Orlando Sentinel

Florida homeowners are in the dark about flood insurance, expert says

After the back-to-back named storms last year left billions of dollars in flood losses across Florida, one organization is warning that major reforms are needed to government regulations and flood insurance, especially inland as climate change makes storms wetter and more powerful.

The Independent UK

California storms flood strawberry farms, others in valley

A potential casualty of the powerful rainstorms that drenched coastal California and flooded rivers is hundreds of acres of strawberries

Evening Standard

London council planning to build new homes in flood risk areas

Waltham Forest is planning up to 11,000 new homes in medium to high-risk flood areas

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Calif.'s intensifying atmospheric rivers

As storms get warmer and wetter, the state's flood control system is struggling to keep up

Liverpool Echo

Couple looked out window of Airbnb to find car submerged in water

They looked out from their window and saw that everywhere was flooded - including their car

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why rain-on-snow floods from atmospheric rivers could get much worse

California’s latest atmospheric rivers are sending rainfall higher into the mountains and onto the state’s crucial snowpack. The rain alone is a problem for low-lying areas already dealing with destructive flooding, but the prospect of rain on the deep mountain snow has triggered widespread flood warnings.

Wales Online

Tourists stranded in Wales after car gets stuck in flood

The local community rallied to help the couple

The Guardian - US

California town races for survival after levees fail: ‘It destroyed everything’

The town of Pajaro was flooded by the nearby river after repeated deluges, forcing residents to shelter at a fairground

The Independent UK

Scientists: Largest US reservoirs moving in right direction

Parts of California are under water, emergency flood declarations are in place in Nevada, and water is being released from some Arizona reservoirs to prepare for a bountiful spring runoff

Daily Mirror

UK weather: Warnings of travel chaos and flooding deluge for huge swathe of the nation

A yellow weather warning is in place for rain across parts of the UK with persistent downpours expected in Scotland, Wales, the north and midlands of England

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