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Extra £4.4m approved for controversial sea wall

The scheme is intended to protect houses from flooding but has been controversial

Liverpool Echo

Flooding emergency leaves north-west Queensland evacuees stranded far from home

Evacuees from flood-ravaged towns in north-west Queensland feel like they are living limbo as they wait to return home, with some getting by with just the clothes on their back.

ABC News

Stella Donnelly forced to cancel tour dates

PERTH indie-pop artist Stella Donnelly has cancelled her return to Newcastle just hours before the performance. The Boys Will Be Boys and Beware Of The Dogs singer-songwriter was scheduled to play at the Cambridge Hotel on Wednesday night as part of her national tour for her second album Flood. Donnelly…

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"Potent" atmospheric river hits California with heavy rain and flooding as thousands evacuate

New rainfall records were set in Los Angeles and several other cities, according to preliminary NWS data.

Axios

Flooding, evacuations and mass power outages hit California amid atmospheric river storm

California’s 11th atmospheric river storm of the season barreled through a beleaguered state Tuesday, dropping more rain and snow, sending thousands once again scrambling for higher ground and leaving more than 300,000 without power.

Los Angeles Times

Residents left in flooded California farm town of Pajaro feel ‘abandoned’ as levees fail

PAJARO, Calif. — Dora Alvarez stood on the balcony of her two-story apartment building Tuesday, holding a garden hose next to a rain gutter and steering the water toward recycling bins below for her family to use after boiling it.

Los Angeles Times

Handouts 'almost an insult' for flood victims in Qld

A local politician is urging Queensland and federal ministers to tour the northwest flood disaster zone, saying victims need more moral and financial support.

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Age, drought, rodents and neglect weaken California levees, heightening flood danger

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Flooding, power outages hit California amid another atmospheric river storm, 11th this season

PAJARO, Calif. — California’s 11th atmospheric river storm of the season barreled through a beleaguered state Tuesday, dropping more rain and snow and sending thousands of residents once again scrambling for higher ground.

Los Angeles Times

Flood fears across California as another atmospheric river storm hits, 11th this season

Los Angeles Times

Another atmospheric river storm slams California, state's 11th this season

LOS ANGELES — California's 11th atmospheric river storm of the season barreled through a beleaguered state Tuesday, dropping more rain and snow and sending thousands of residents once again scrambling for higher ground.

Los Angeles Times

Images reveal the scale of catastrophic flooding in the Gulf of Carpentaria

Just weeks ago, residents were praising one of the strongest wet seasons in a decade, but rather than wind down, the rains kept coming and caught everyone by surprise.

ABC News

From floods to drought – 50/50 chance of El Nino on the horizon

The weather bureau has issued an El Nino watch and warns a drought could occur later this year after years of heavy rain and floods.

The New Daily

New atmospheric river pushes into swamped California

Forecasters are warning of more flooding, potentially damaging winds and difficult travel conditions on mountain roads as a new atmospheric river pushes into swamped California

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Los Angeles Times

Age, drought, rodents and neglect weaken California levees, heightening flood danger

LOS ANGELES — The levee breach that left an entire California town underwater this weekend is putting a spotlight on how the state’s vital flood control infrastructure is being weakened by age, drought, climate change, rodents and neglect — leaving scores of communities at risk.

The Conversation

Why rain on snow in the California mountains worries scientists

Another round of powerful atmospheric rivers is hitting California, following storms in January and February 2023 that dumped record amounts of snow. This time, the storms are warmer, and they are triggering flood warnings as they bring rain higher into the mountains – on top of the snowpack.

Wales Online

Flood scheme protecting hundreds of homes in Neath Port Talbot to begin this year

It will help people in the area which saw bad flooding last November

Daily Record

Janey Godley gives fans health update as she continues weekly chemotherapy sessions

The 62-year-old mum was all smiles as fans flooded her Twitter announcement with well-wishes as she continues her determined fight against ovarian cancer.

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The Independent UK

Climate change made New Zealand’s Cyclone Gabrielle flooding ‘four times more common’

“With the world getting even warmer, we will see more and more of events like this,” experts warn

The Independent UK

Fears over crocodiles swimming into homes as flooding hits Australia

Since 1975, there have been 47 crocodile attacks in Queensland alone, 16 of which were fatal

The New Daily

Three in four homes in Qld town damaged by flood

Flooding is continuing across Queensland's northwest with many communities facing the prospect of severe damage to their homes as well as stock losses.

The Guardian - US

More ‘atmospheric river’ storms to sweep across California after days of rain and floods

Since Christmas the state has faced an exceptionally wet winter after being plagued far more by drought in recent years

Zenger

New Atmospheric River To Hammer California With Heavy Rain And Snow

Californians are preparing for another storm, which will cause traffic disruptions, and exacerbate existing flooding issues.

ABC News

Stunning vision shows scale of outback floodwater 'bigger than anything in our lifetime'

A lone cowboy negotiates a vast flood plain. Water stretches from inundated homestead buildings to the horizon. These are the stunning images of the Gulf of Carpentaria flood disaster. And the water's still rising along the Northern Territory-Queensland border.

Zenger

At Least 2 Dead Following Latest California Downpour

The latest wave in the parade of storms to slam the West Coast brought additional flooding hazards across California.

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