What is a flash flood?

2021-09-03T13:31+0200thesun (en)

FLASH floods are becoming more and more common across the world as global warming takes it tole. But what exactly is a flash flood? Here's all you need to know... A brave motorist in his Land-rover Discovery drives through the flooding at Renwick road, Barking Credit: The Sun What is a flash flood?....

What is flash flood?

2021-09-03T13:30+0200eminetra (en)

Flash floods are becoming more and more common around the world as global warming worsens. But what exactly is flash flood? This is all you need to know … Land Rover Discovery’s brave driver runs through the floods of Barking’s Renwick Road Credit: The Sun What is flash flood? Flash floods are when....

Storm Ida remnants hit northeast US with flooding, tornadoes

2021-09-02T12:00+0200urdupoint (en)

New York, Sept 2 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Sep, 2021 ) :The remnants of Hurricane Ida wreaked further havoc as it moved up the northeastern United States , causing tornadoes and significant flooding, including in City. "Significant and life-threatening flash flooding is likely from the....

New York declares state of emergency as heavy rains wreak havoc

2021-09-02T11:59+0200urdupoint (en)

A state of emergency has been declared in New York City after it was hit on Wednesday evening by record rainfall and flash flooding as a result of Tropical Storm Ida that brought to a grinding halt underground trains and turned streets in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn into rivers.

Hurricane Ida could become costliest weather disaster: UN

2021-09-01T18:39+0200urdupoint (en)

Hurricane Ida, which slammed into the US Gulf Coast at the weekend, could become the costliest weather disaster on record, the UN said Wednesday, hailing though that prevention measures had dramatically limited casualties. Geneva, Sept 1 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 1st Sep, 2021 )....

The One And Only Way To Avoid A Climate Crisis As the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events increases, it is clear that the world needs to reduce its emissions, and it is also clear that there is only one way to do that

2021-08-31T19:38+0200oilprice (en)

For anyone still in doubt about climate change, the recent floods and unusual heat waves around the globe will be difficult to ignore. Floods in China have killed dozens of people and have led to warnings from the People’s Liberation Army of the possible . More than 135 people died in India when the recent heavy flooding caused major landslides.

Hurricane Ida pummels Louisiana as Category 3 storm

2021-08-30T12:18+0200urdupoint (en)

New Orleans, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Aug, 2021 ) :Hurricane Ida battered southern Louisiana Sunday , 16 years to the day after deadly Hurricane Katrina devastated the southern US city of Ida slammed into the Louisiana coast as a Category 4 storm , and was downgraded to a Category 3....