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May 12 2024
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Doggie Dash 2024: Portland’s waterfront park flooded with pups for Oregon Humane Society’s biggest annual fundraiser
The Oregon Humane Society’s Doggie Dash event filled Portland’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park with kind canines on a sunny Saturday, May 11, 2024. The Doggie Dash is the Oregon Humane Society’s biggest fundraiser of the year. As of Sunday, over $480k had been raised, nearing the goal of $598k. The event, centered around a 1.5 and 2.5-mile dog walk/run, has been going for nearly 40 years and
The OregonianMay 10 2024
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Flood-hit Brazil braces for more chaos with heavy rains to come and nearly 2 million people affected
People in southern Brazil, already reeling from deadly floods, are bracing for more disruption as meteorologists warned of 12 straight hours of heavy rain Friday and more throughout the weekend. The death toll in the floods that have ravaged parts of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul has inched up to 113, the state’s civil defense agency said, as relentless downpours sweep the region and
CNN (Online News)Apr 21 2024
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Tens of thousands evacuated from floods in China's south
STORY: More than 700 school students stranded in their dormitories after heavy rains and the ensuing floods were rescued by emergency workers, said CCTV.
The southern Chinese province has been battered by unusually heavy, sustained and widespread rainfall since Thursday (April 18), with powerful storms ushering in an earlier-than-normal start to the region's annual flooding season.
Yahoo NewsMay 05 2024
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Flash floods sweep across Texas, killing 5-year-old in Johnson County
High waters flooded parts of Texas early Sunday following heavy rains, prompting hundreds of rescues from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in murky water. Water swept roads in rural Johnson County, south of Fort Worth. At least one person, a 5-year-old boy, died in the floods. A witness told authorities they saw two adults and a child scramble out of a vehicle to get to dry ground when water
The Dallas Morning NewsMay 05 2024
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Severe weather continues, triggering Flood Advisory in Harris County, Houston and surrounding areas
ABC13 HoustonMay 05 2024
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At least 224 people, 153 pets rescued in Texas floods with more rain in the forecast
As rivers swell across South Texas, leaving homes and businesses flooded and thousands of people displaced, residents are looking skyward Sunday as the threat of more rain looms. At least 224 people have been rescued from homes and vehicles in Harris County, Texas, an official said Saturday night, with evacuation orders and flood watches in place, as more rain expected descends on the state
CNN (Online News)Apr 11 2024
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The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”
Another great American migration is now underway, this time forced by the warming that is altering how and where people can live. For now, it’s just a trickle. But in the corners of the country’s most vulnerable landscapes — on the shores of its sinking bayous and on the eroding bluffs of its coastal defenses — populations are already in disarray. A couple of miles west of downtown Slidell,
ProPublicaApr 16 2024
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Heavy rains cause rare flooding in Dubai
Heavy rains battered parts of the Middle East on Tuesday, closing schools in the United Arab Emirates and flooding the tarmac at Dubai International Airport. In Oman, at least 18 people have died in recent days due to the severe weather. The storms swamped roadways and created dangerous conditions across the region, a normally arid part of the world that is unaccustomed to intense rainfall and
NBC News (Online)Apr 10 2024
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UPDATES: Major flash flooding overnight
Major flash flooding has occurred overnight in Southwest Louisiana as storms continue to develop and move across the state. The risk for tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail continues, said National Weather Service Lake Charles Storm Warning Coordinator Doug Cramer. Showers and storms will increase in intensity throughout today, Cramer said, with up to 4 inches of rainfall possible in the
American PressApr 28 2024
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Morning thunderstorms in Chicago with possible flooding, second round of storms by evening
CHICAGO (CBS) — We're in Weather Alert mode for Sunday with morning thunderstorms and a return for storms late in the evening and tonight.
Localized flooding is the main threat for the morning as clusters of rain and thunderstorms run across the same areas. Warm again with some dry breaks mid-day and early afternoon.
The last round of storms will be later this evening and tonight
CBS News (Online)