Summers are getting drier and winters are getting wetter. This is an effect of climate change that is already noticeable. According to weatherman Roland van der Zwaag, it is even the wettest year ever in some places in the province. But the rainfall has consequences for nature. Where ditches used to be dug to drain … Read more
AFPHHigh water in Woumen NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 09:53 Flooding is still expected in Belgium due to the persistent rain. Water levels have been extremely high in various regions in Belgium for days. Due to the rain in recent days, “every drop of rain is currently one too much for West Flanders”, according to acting governor Anne … Read more
ANP NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 17:50 October was the wettest month ever measured by the KNMI and November is also on track to become soaking wet. In the coastal provinces, water boards are trying hard to drain the water to the sea. In the east of the country they want to retain the water. “This is really … Read more
Reuters NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 17:21 Fourteen people have recently been killed in heavy rainfall and flooding in Somalia. Thousands of others are stuck in their homes because of the flooding. More than a hundred thousand people have also fled their homes, reports the UN aid organization OCHA. Streets are flooded and infrastructure, such as bridges and … Read more
AFPThe festival site with surrounding camps in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 20:51 Some 70,000 visitors to the Burning Man festival in the United States are forced to stay in their camps and to use their food and water sparingly due to heavy rains. The festival in the Black Rock Desert in the state … Read more
Status: 09.08.2023 15:51 Weather in Lower Saxony – that means rain for weeks. What’s good for the aquifers is bad for everyone, who usually makes their biggest turnover in the summer. Or? It depends on. by Marc Wichert As is so often the case in life, some people are happy about what others are sad … Read more
Laschi, can you play there? Marco Hofer and Leobendorfer would have liked to have gone through the game against Drassburg, the weather put a spoke in their wheel. Photo: Robert Simperler Dhe rain made a game against ASV Draßburg impossible. SV Leobendorf agreed with the opponent on an alternative date. Around three hours before the … Read more
Title: Couple Sues Travel Agency for Disappointing Rainy Vacation in Ecuador Subtitle: Dream trip turned into a nightmare as couple demands partial refund Date: July 24, 2023 Frankfurt – A couple from Hessen, Germany, has taken legal action against a travel agency after their dream vacation to Ecuador turned into a rainy disappointment. The couple … Read more
AFPResidents of Conselice, in the Emilia-Romagna region, ride bicycles across a flooded street. From the driest month of April ever measured to unprecedented downpours. Spain, like Italy last week, is experiencing extreme weather. But those cloudbursts have not solved the drought problems. And because of climate change, southern European countries can increasingly expect this extreme … Read more
AFP NOS News•today, 20:31 A severe tropical storm on the African island of Madagascar has been causing casualties, a lot of nuisance and damage for a week now. At least 24 people have been killed, according to the National Disaster Relief Center. 21 people are still missing. The storm named Cheneso made landfall a week … Read more